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Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundWest Bengal is one of India’s most populous states, with a large and diverse population and significant welfare and development needs. Managing...

Policy UpdateVishal KumarIntroductionJammu & Kashmir’s welfare and development framework combines social protection with interventions in agriculture, healthcare, women’s mobility, renewable energy, property, education and...

Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackgroundHaryana occupies an important position in India’s economic and administrative landscape, combining a predominantly agrarian economy with substantial industrial, manufacturing and services...

Policy UpdatesManisha KumariBackgroundBihar’s 2026  Budget reflects a development approach that combines long-standing welfare programmes with newer priorities such as employment, women’s economic participation, infrastructure,...

Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground On June 22, 2026, West Bengal’s newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, presented its first...

Jyoti PooniaNew data and political developments since February reveal the deepening stakes behind the replacement of MGNREGA, cuts to health and environment, and the...

Press ReleaseThe IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organised a panel discussion...

Urvashi Prasad India’s Union Health Budget 2026-27 and the release of the country’s first evidence based lung cancer guidelines have sparked important conversations about whether...

Tikender Singh PanwarThe Union Budget 2026 has cut urban development allocations by 11.6%, lowering funding from ₹96,777 crore to ₹85,522 crore. This reduction raises...

ARUN KUMAR True reforms would ensure a level playing field and boost public investments in education, healthcare and social securityBoth the Union Budget 2026...