Shivani Goud This blog challenges the superficiality of today’s “green” urbanism, exposing how sustainability frameworks often ignore the deep inequalities and extractive systems embedded in city-making. Drawing from lived experience in Indian cities, it advocates for circular urbanism- an...
Dinesh KumarIn recent years, the conversation around climate change and environmental degradation has gained urgency across policy platforms. Yet, despite growing awareness, India continues to grapple with a paradox: while environmental regulations exist on paper, their translation into effective...
Saloni Sharma Our planet faces escalating environmental crises—soil degradation, climate change,deforestation, and biodiversity loss—often driven by profit-centric motives. These challengesdemand innovative approaches to foster sustainable living. Through my research as part ofthe IMPRI Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship...
TK ArunHistory usually creeps upon you in homoeopathic doses, unless it happens with a bang, such as the 9/11 attacks, or with a whimper, such as when the US exited Saigon, defeated and humbled, and being forced to retreat...
Policy UpdateBhavyaIntroduction Mission Antyodaya is a government initiative started in the 2017-18 budget. Its mission is to transform rural India through an accountability and convergence framework. It aims to improve how money and resources from 26 government departments are used...
Policy UpdateOmkar ShelarIntroduction The SWAMIH (Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Investment Fund was initiated by the Government of India in November 2019 to resolve the problem of stalled housing projects that were financially viable but were starved of...
Policy UpdateBhavyaIntroductionSTARS is a program to support reform to improve the quality and governance of school education in six states, namely, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Kerala. It became effective on 23rd February 2021 for a...
Khushi Uday SonarPicture 1 (taken from UN women official site https://www.unwomen.org/en )IntroductionWomen’s empowerment and gender equality are not just ideals; they are crucial for establishing human rights and ensuring sustainable development for all. Despite some progress in dealing with...
Anil Trigunayat I have often wondered what’s wrong with Türkiye. The symptoms of its principled anti-India stance are difficult to discern, even though there are plenty of examples and statements from its leaders—especially President Erdogan—that have sought to undermine India’s...
Harsh V. PantThat Pakistan lives in its own delusionary world was evident once again when its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the ceasefire understanding with India a “historic victory” in his address to the nation. Describing Pakistan as the...
