The government’s new Research, Development and Innovation scheme is half-hearted hope masquerading as policy. True, it talks big money: Rs 1 trillion, for private sector R&D, which, at present, is vanishingly small, and certainly needs a policy-induced boost. But...
TK ARUNMeanwhile, as China forges ahead in artificial intelligence and robotics, India is stuck with half-baked R&D schemes.US President Donald Trump has got his tax and spending cuts through Senate, although one amendment to the bill has stripped it...
Arun KumarGST WAS LAUNCHED ON JULY 1, 2017 with the promise that it would transform the Indian economy. It was characterized as a second freedom since it would unify the nation. Eight years later, it is time to assess its...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackgroundIndia’s Ministry of Power (MoP) stands at a pivotal crossroad—balancing an ambitious scaling of renewable energy and electrification with the urgent necessity to reform entrenched financial and infrastructural bottlenecks. Its ability to drive DISCOM reform, grid modernization,...
Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackgroundIndia’s Ministry of Power (MoP) stands at a pivotal crossroad—balancing an ambitious scaling of renewable energy and electrification with the urgent necessity to reform entrenched financial and infrastructural bottlenecks. Its ability to drive DISCOM reform, grid modernization,...
Anil TrigunayatThe myopic world ignores the threat until it becomes a victim, revealing its hypocrisy. India must stay the course on its ‘Ekla Chalo Re’ path, as outlined in its ‘New Normal’ policy towards PakistanPost-Pahalgam, grey-zone warfare has been...
Policy UpdateParth LathiyaBackgroundIn April 2015, the Government of India launched the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Department of Science & Technology (DST). The mission has...
Policy UpdateGauri KhannaIntroduction The National Portal of India is a core part of the National E-Governance Plan, developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC). This is the official portal of the Government of India, developed and hosted by the National...
Policy Update Fatima FirdausIntroductionThe phrase “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” is a catchword in Hindi and literally translates as “Save the Daughter, Educate the Daughter.” The term implies two fundamental steps: ‘Bachao’ (save) – that is, saving the girl child...
Policy UpdateShreya ParthibanBackground: India’s formal support for the migrant workers began under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (now MEA). The Overseas Workers Resource Centre (OWRC) was launched in January 2008 (which was inaugurated on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) as a...
