Tag: policy
The Malabar Salinity Frontier: Policy Blind Spots In Non-Kuttanad Estuarine Agriculture
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala’s estuarine rice-farming systems are often associated with Kuttanad, the famous below-sea-level rice-growing region of Alappuzha and Kottayam. But in the...
Environment Protection (End-of-Life Vehicles) Rules, 2025: Evaluating India’s Framework For Sustainable...
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...
National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG): Strengthening Data-Driven Judicial Governance Under E-Courts...
Policy UpdateKhushiBackgroundThe timely delivery of justice is central to the rule of law and effective governance. However, Indian courts have faced persistent challenges of...
Scaling UPI: The Economics Behind NPCI’s New Operational Limits – IMPRI...
Policy UpdateManish Prakash ShindeBackgroundAlthough the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been operational for a decade, it does not exhibit the obsolescence typical of legacy...
Kerala’s Paddy Land Conservation Policy (2008) And The Pressure Of Urbanization
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackgroundKerala’s paddy fields are wetland ecosystems that help manage flooding, recharge groundwater, and support rural biodiversity. They are also the state’s...
DEEN DAYAL LADO LAKSHMI YOJANA 2025: ASSESSING WOMEN’S INCOME SUPPORT IN...
Policy UpdateKarnavi ShendeBACKGROUNDWomen’s economic insecurity in India is shaped not only by low incomes but also by unpaid care work, limited control over household...
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Greywater Management & IoT-Based Monitoring Policy (2026)...
Policy UpdateAshi VermaBackground Jal Jeevan 2.0 represents a strategic goal to ensure universal access to safe and adequate drinking water through modern governance and technology....
Public Financial Management System (2009): Strengthening Transparency And Efficiency In Public...
Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe Public Financial Management System (PFMS) is a web-based platform developed and operated by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of...
Viksit Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) (2026): A Policy Initiative...
Policy UpdateMadhuritha DBackgroundThe Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Viksit UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 4 July 2026 for FY 2026-27 to...
Andhra Pradesh RTGS: Reinventing Governance Through Data – IMPRI Impact And...
Policy UpdateDebjani ChhatarjeeBackgroundAfter the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the state faced major governance challenges in coordinating departments and delivering timely public services...
