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...
Policy UpdateKiranmanonmani. YBackgroundThe Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India, is one of the key ministries of the Government of India, which oversees the development of heavy machinery and tools, industrial machinery, and the automotive industry, as well as...
Policy UpdatePrashail TripathiBACKGROUNDIMD’s “Upgradation of Forecast System” scheme is an ongoing scheme that largely consists of ongoing programs that are integrated in order to provide efficient meteorological and climate-related services throughout the country in multiple sectors. This initiative is...
Policy UpdateOM VisputeBackground:According to Mahatma Gandhi, who saw villages as miniature republics, genuine democracy should start with grassroots involvement from each village’s residents.The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992, gave Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs) constitutional status to operate as units...
Anil TrigunayatGiven the importance of India’s relationship and the engagement of its leadership, four of these five countries conferred their highest honours on PM Modi, with Argentina also handing him the key to Buenos Aires.Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook...
Harsh PantVivek MishraThe G7’s future relevance will depend on its ability to stay united, share space, and shape the agenda with rising powers like India.The just-concluded G7 meeting marks a key moment, both for the group and for India....
Policy InsightKumar AnkitBackgroundWorld Refugee Day (June 20) was established by the United Nations to commemorate the millions who are forced to escape persecution and war. The day was first marked on 20 June 2001, to celebrate the 50-year anniversary...
