Tag: Framework

Policy UpdateAngela RajeevBackgroundTamil Nadu’s old-age pension is older than the national scheme it now sits inside. The state’s Old Age Pension (Normal) Scheme...

Policy UpdateAnushree KhareBackground The idea of asset recycling was created globally to help solve the traditional issue for governments known as “the sovereign dilemma” or...

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 UpdateAnushree KhareIntroduction In 1693, the British Parliament passed the Million Act for financing the Nine Years’ War. Specifically, they agreed to collect all beer...

Policy UpdateRashi KothariBackground & Structural ContextOver the past decade, India’s integration with the global digital economy has driven a rapid increase in foreign currency...

Policy Update Sudeepti JoshiBackgroundIndia’s approach to e-waste has shifted over time, from simply regulating disposal to making producers themselves responsible for what happens to...

Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundEnvironmental policy is moving beyond regulating factories and emissions towards influencing what consumers buy and what firms produce. The Ecomark Rules, 2024,...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundIndia’s investment-management landscape has traditionally offered mutual funds for relatively standardised pooled investments and Portfolio Management Services (PMS) for investors seeking greater...

Policy UpdateSairaj PatilBackgroundThe National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) was launched by the Government of India in December 2013 to address a basic problem: the...

Policy UpdateRashi KothariBackground & Structural ContextThe rapid digitization of retail payments in India—driven by UPI, 24/7 NEFT, RTGS, and mobile banking—has fundamentally reshaped consumer...