Tag: Development
Lakhpati Didi: Reimagining Rural Development Through Women-Led Entrepreneurship
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroduction: From Welfare to Women-Led DevelopmentIndia’s rural development policy has gone through three main phases. The first, called “women’s welfare,” saw women...
SHE-Marts & The Next Frontier Of Women-Led Development In India Building...
Policy UpdateTanvi NerurkarIntroductionIn the last thirty years, rural women’s development in India has gone through several stages. It began with welfare programs focused on...
France’s Feminist Foreign Policy And Its Role In Development Cooperation
Policy UpdateDevanandhana CFrance’s Feminist Foreign Policy is an example of how a state can connect diplomacy, development and gender equality. This is a diplomatic...
Kishtwar’s Hydropower Revolution: Development, Energy Security And Local Challenges
Vishal KumarBackgroundKishtwar district has emerged as a strategic centre for hydropower development in Jammu and Kashmir because of the hydropower potential of the Chenab...
Development Of Indigenous Drone Ecosystem: Evaluating India’s Long-Range Kamikaze Drone Program...
Policy UpdateKavin Adithya CBIntroductionTechnological progress has revolutionized warfare, and unmanned aerial systems (UASs) have become an important element of military operations. Being initially used...
Overseas Development Partnership (ODP): South Asia’s Reality
Policy Update AsmatwaliBackgroundIndia’s Overseas Development Partnership (ODP) has evolved from a modest post-independence solidarity gesture into one of the most consequential instruments of New...
CITIIS Program: Redefining Urban Development For A Sustainable Future
Policy UpdateVaishnavi NandedkarBackgroundAs India undergoes rapid urbanisation, cities are discovering opportunities such as economic growth, innovation and employment. But, the rapid nature of urbanization...
Evaluating Mission LiFE Within India’s Green Development Agenda
Policy UpdateCB Kavin AdithyaIntroductionMission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) is an India-led environmental initiative launched by the Government of India to promote sustainable lifestyles and...
Craftsmen Training Scheme And Skill Development In India: Policy Performance And...
Policy UpdatePrabhjot DayalBackgroundThe Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) is the flagship long-term vocational training program offered by the Directorate General of Training (DGT) within the...
National Handloom Development Programme
Policy UpdateR.TejaswiniBackgroundThe Indian Handloom sector is one of the oldest and most vibrant textile traditions in the world. Yet it is also one of...
