Policy UpdateFatima FirdausIntroductionAgainst the backdrop of increasingly dynamic public service delivery systems, digital health solutions represent an important inclusive growth driver. India’s healthcare system, otherwise plagued by inefficiencies, has begun adopting digital technologies to enable access, transparency, and accountability....
Policy UpdateSivapriya Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ministry_of_Mines_India.svgIntroduction The mining and quarrying sector approximately contributes 2% to India’s GDP and about 10-11% to the total industrial sector’s GDP in 2023-24. It plays a crucial role in providing basic raw materials to several industries, including...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirSource:https://gisresources.com/enhancing-rural-development-in-india-through-geospatial-innovations-gram-manchitra/Introduction Spatial planning is traditionally used in urban contexts. In the modern era it is now increasingly getting relevant even in rural governance. It involves the organised use of land, resources and infrastructure based on geospatial...
TK ArunSebi recently found that Wall Street financial firm Jane Street Capital had manipulated the cash and forward markets, fleeced hapless Indian investors, and made millions of dollars. For many, this would evoke images of the Wolf of Wall...
Bhairvi KushwahBased on government and institutional reports, including the World Bank’s review of SHG impacts and evaluations of DAY-NRLM, this blog attempts to propose grounded policy interventions.In the heart of rural India, women from a Self-Help Group raise their...
Swagat DashIndia’s Companies Act of 2013 and subsequent SEBI regulations mandated female board representation in listed companies. While the reforms boosted the percentage of women on boards—from around 5% in 2013 to over 18% by 2025—the depth of change...
Policy UpdateTuba AtharBackground GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) is a step by the Indian Government towards initial Satellite-based Navigation Services in India. It is a system to improve the accuracy of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver by...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariBackgroundRural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) is a key initiative sponsored by the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India in 2004. Ideally designed as a demand-driven mechanism, RuTAG is meant to bridge the gap...
Policy UpdateAkanksha BaroniaPrime Minister emphasized, “Science is Universal but Technology must be local”.‘IMPRINT India’ is a Pan IIT and IISc joint initiative to develop a roadmap for research to solve major engineering and technology domains relevant to India. If...
Policy UpdateAlisha MehraBackground The Urban Development Fund (UDF) was established by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) in 1994 to address the growing needs for better urban infrastructure. In 2016, the Ministry of Housing and Urban...
