Tag: Indian
Uneven Access: Mapping Disparities In Basic Urban Amenities Across Indian Cities...
Sandra MenonAn average can hide a great deal. According to the 2011 Census, 70.6 per cent of urban households in India had access to...
Air Pollution As A Blind Spot Of Indian Industrial Policy
Bérenger SANONIn 2011, manufacturing still accounted for just over 16% of India’s GDP (Government of India, 2011). To reverse this trend, the government launched...
Annual Indigenisation Plan (2024-25): Strengthening Indigenous Capability In The Indian Army
Policy UpdateTanishaBackgroundThe Indian Army’s indigenisation drive runs through the Army Design Bureau and the Directorate of Indigenisation, set up in 2016 as the Army’s...
Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) Loan Schemes Across Indian States –...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) emerged in India during the early 1980s as a response to the persistent exclusion of rural poor, particularly women,...
Ease Of Living Index (2018): Assessing Urban Governance And Quality Of...
Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe Ease of Living Index (EoLI) is a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) assessment tool designed to help Indian cities...
Assistance To Deserted Indian Women Scheme, 2011: Protecting Abandoned Overseas Spouses
Policy UpdateArjya Shree PandeBackgroundThe Assistance to Deserted Indian Women Scheme was introduced to address the distress faced by Indian women abandoned by Non-Resident Indian...
Indian Resource Panel (InRP), 2015: From Resource Consumption To Resource Productivity....
Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundEconomic growth is usually measured in terms of output, income and investment. But behind this growth lies a less visible physical economy...
Kasturi Cotton Bharat Initiative (2022): Branding Indian Cotton For Global Markets...
Policy UpdateShruti ChandraBackgroundCotton plays a significant role in India’s agricultural and industrial economy. The country ranks first in the world in terms of cotton...
Fiscal Health Index 2026: Are Indian States Building Sustainable Public Finances?...
Policy Update Aditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s fiscal stability is closely linked to the financial health of its states, which account for a significant share of public...
Learning Crisis In Indian Education
Shivani ChauhanIndia’s education system presents a paradox. On paper, the country has achieved near-universal access to schooling, with government data showing a Gross Enrollment...
