Policy UpdateRadhika GuptaBackgroundThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in India is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring welfare, social justice, and empowerment of the disadvantaged sections of society. Therefore, the objective of all the policies and programs made...
Policy UpdateArushi JainBackgroundIndia has more than 7,500 km of environmentally diverse coastline, which provides a living for millions of Indians and sustains vital industries including coastal agriculture, tourism, marine trade, and fisheries. However, pollution, uncontrolled construction, sea level rise,...
Arun KumarFifty years ago, on June 25, 1975, the Emergency imposed by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi.When Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in 1975, the nation’s existence was not jeopardised, externally or internally. An ex-post justification was given that...
Anil TrigunayatIn the ongoing war between two arch-rivals, Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran, the death and destruction and the utter defiance of international law by both sides under the garb of ‘self-defence’ have pushed the entire West...
Feminist Foreign Policy: Cohort 2.0 | Theme: Inclusive Diplomacy | An Online International Summer School Program | A Three-Day Immersive Online Certificate Training Program | June 2025 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearningParticipants List & DetailsParticipants List & DetailsOn the Occasion of International Day of Women...
Policy UpdateFatima FirdausBackgroundThe Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), established under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India is the nodal technical organization responsible for policy, guidelines and standards related to urban water supply,...
Policy UpdateFatima FirdausIntroductionOne-Stop Centre, also known as Sakhi, is a scheme under the Ministry of Women & Child Development (GOI). It was established on 1 April, 2015 to provide safety, rehabilitation, and support to the women who suffered any...
Policy UpdateTuba Athar BackgroundAccurate prediction of monsoon rainfall is very crucial in a country like India, as it impacts many sectors like agriculture, water resources, power generation, transport, and even the Indian economy. Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) amounts...
Policy UpdateAnto Mariya M MBackground As a step towards rectifying the historical injustices done to the De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified/Nomadic Tribes (SEED) was rolled out by the Ministry of Social Justice and...
Policy Update Elenora Tu’uBackgroundIndia’s push for “Digital India” in recent years created a fertile foundation for departmental Information Technology (IT) programs. In fact , at the International e-Governance Conference ICEGOV-2017 the Union IT minister formally unveiled the ‘Digital India’...
