Ankit VardaniWhen I first stepped into a remote village in Rajasthan for a legal literacy camp, I thought Icarried something powerful — knowledge of the law. I believed the law, especially PublicInterest Litigation (PIL), could open doors for those...
Siddhartha ValandeAs civilisation has evolved, the migration of individuals from rural areas to urban centres has been a persistent phenomenon, driven by the pursuit of better job opportunities, education, and living standards.However, a transformative shift within the rural landscape...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundLaunched in 2011 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) was designed to help students from Jammu and Kashmir and, from 2019, to students from Ladakh as well, access quality higher education across...
Policy UpdateAnanya SitokeBackground: Teachers are the backbone and the core of the education system. Hence, ensuring their availability and improving the quality of both have come to occupy centre stage in our policy discourse. The Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National...
Policy UpdateRadhika GuptaBackgroundThe Indian Government has tried to promote entrepreneurship time and again through initiatives like Startup India, MUDRA Yojana, Atal Innovation Mission, etc. as small businesses not only help create jobs and opportunities for Indians, but also ensure...
Policy UpdatePranathi PoreddyBACKGROUNDNational Initiative for Design Innovation is a scheme set up by the Department of Higher Studies, Ministry of Education, in March 2014. The main aim of the scheme is to promote innovation, invention and design to contribute...
Policy Update Urvashi Singhal IntroductionCRTDHs are Common Research & Technology Development Hubs established by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), under India’s Ministry of Science & Technology. Launched in 2014–15, these CRTDH hubs aim to support micro,...
Policy UpdateHarshita MaheshwariBackgroundAccording to the 2018 Sample Registration System Statistical Report, India generally had a high share of young people, with 25.9% under the age of 14, 66% in the working-age group of 15-59, and only 8.1% over 60...
Policy UpdateAditi Singh KaushikBackground Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) was launched in 2015 by the erstwhile Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani at IIT Gandhinagar. This programme aims to foster an enriching collaboration between Indian...
Policy UpdateChetan GuptaIntroduction“The soul of India lives in its villages” – Mahatma Gandhi.This firm quote by Mahatma Gandhi emphasises the crucial role of rural areas in a nation’s identity and development. It highlights that actual progress for India can...
