Policy UpdateKhushboo Dandona BackgroundHalf of the population consists of women. Traditionally, there is an opposite binary between nature and culture. Women are associated with nature and men with culture. Women’s bodies are seen as leaky and unproductive, like nature....
Policy UpdateUrvashi SinghalBackgroundSeismological Monitoring is the continuous observation, measurement, and analysis of earthquake-related activities. It typically involves:Seismographs/seismometers to detect and record ground motion.Data networks to track earthquake location, magnitude, and depth in real time.Analysis of seismic waves to understand...
Policy UpdateCharu SinghBackgroundInitiated in May 2020 by the Government of India, the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan (‘Self-Reliant Initiative’) was envisioned as a catalyst for the economic revival of the country post the COVID-19 pandemic. A critical component in this vision...
Policy InsightNomula Parnay GoudIntroduction: Krishi UDAN is a scheme started by the Ministry of Civil Aviation together with the Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare which aims at empowering agricultural value chain through enhancement of the transport of agri-produce...
Policy UpdateNisha BhartiBackground Sampada 2.0 is a digital project by the Madhya Pradesh government, created by the Department of Registration and Stamps, to change property governance and registration. It was launched under Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on October 10, 2024,...
Policy UpdateRashmi KumariIntroductionLaunched by the Ministry of Tourism in 2015-16, the Swadesh Darshan Scheme is a central-sector flagship initiative aimed at developing theme-based tourist circuits across India through end-to-end infrastructure and experiential enhancements. As of early 2023, this scheme...
Policy UpdateUrvashi SinghalBackground:The “Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls” is a scheme (PM-YASASVI), implemented by the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment – a flagship of the Prime Ministers...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroduction“Whoever controls the oceans, runs the world.” – Alfred Mahan.This statement has significant implications for the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in the 21st century, as the region is becoming a chessboard for major powers....
Policy UpdatePranathi PoreddyINTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDThe National Center For Earth Sciences is a premiere research institute dealing with the studies relating to the Earth Center ,under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoeS) The main areas of research in the Center...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroductionAntarctica is the fifth-largest continent in the world. It is situated within the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean. It has a total of 14 million-sq.km area, 98% is covered with thick ice sheets and...
