Simran GungaliyaThe global order, long dominated by Western alliances, is undergoing a subtle yet significant transformation. At the heart of this shift stands BRICS the association of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa which has steadily evolved from...
Policy Update Om VisputeIntroductionAccording 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...
Ayanna PrakashI’ve always been fascinated by global politics and diplomacy. The negotiation of power, the architecture of alliances, and the ethical dilemmas of emerging technology have long captured my interest. As a Batch of 2027 student, I know I...
Policy UpdateAnamta HusainIntroduction Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), a flagship program of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, seeks to promote inclusive growth by aiming for transformative change in rural areas through collaboration with educational institutions. The program aims to...
Policy UpdateTuba AtharBACKGROUNDAccording to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in its report ‘India Aging Report 2023’ there are 14.9 crore persons aged 60 years and above in 2022 (as on 1 July), comprising around 10.5 percent of the country’s...
Policy UpdateMeyhar Kaur WaliaBackground:One of the major responsibilities of the Government is to ensure that no student is denied the right to education and has an equal opportunity to pursue higher studies regardless of their background. The core idea...
Policy UpdateNomula Pranay GoudIntroduction: GREENE is a campaign across India that was started under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) in association with the Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT) to create awareness among people, industry participants,...
TK ArunGDP growth rate is the headline number everyone tracks, to figure out how the economy is doing. It is time we shifted focus to the Gross Value Added, or GVA, which is a more direct measure of the...
Policy UpdateDiva BhatiaThe Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment initiated the plan in 2017 for the purpose of eliminating any financial barriers for able students from the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), who are Economically Backward Classes...
Policy UpdateRounak PandaBackgroundThe Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS), launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in April 2020, is a significant policy lever under the National Policy on Electronics (NPE) 2019. India’s electronics sector will...
