Tag: Evaluating

Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Punargeham is Kerala’s flagship relocation programme for fisher families living within 50 metres of the High Tide Line (HTL). Implemented by...

Policy UpdateKaustav MajumdarBackgroundThe pervasive backlog within India’s judicial machinery has long hindered the prompt delivery of justice, most acutely in cases involving sexual violence...

Vibha SethiBackgroundThe structural architecture of Indian agricultural marketing has historically been fragmented by localized monopolies. Prior to the federal intervention, the marketing mechanisms for...

Policy UpdateDebjani ChatterjeeBackgroundHistorically, Uttar Pradesh has faced persistent gender disparities, including low female literacy, child marriage and gender discrimination affecting girls. Census 2011 recorded...

Policy UpdateRitobrata PurkayasthaBackgroundThe rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July 2017 marked the most extensive structural overhaul of India’s fiscal federalism,...

Policy UpdateVinita SharmaBackground The modern international security context demands a reconsideration of the ideas and institutions that have traditionally governed statecraft and national security. Traditional...

Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBackground Before the concept of “solar energy” became a focus of governmental policies, sunlight was viewed as currency. Calendars were designed around the...

Policy Update Nayanshi JainIntroductionGovernance is ultimately assessed not by the volume of expenditure or the number of schemes launched, but by the quality of...

Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBackgroundThe global pharmaceutical sector for decades has been operating with a hyper-specialized and cost-driven business model. Under this approach, western pharmaceutical giants...

Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundIndia’s economic rise has been accompanied by an equally dramatic expansion in vehicle ownership. Rising incomes, urbanisation, logistics growth and improved mobility...