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...
Anil Trigunayat President Donald Trump has a special affection for West Asia, not only for its hydrocarbon riches, strategic location, security of Israel, and competition with China and Russia but also for the style statements coming through the inflow of...
Avneet KaurIn recent years, a new force has crept into the heart of international politics—not a rising power or a radical ideology, but the changing climate itself. From the Arctic’s melting ice to devastating floods in South Asia, environmental...
