Tag: Protection

Policy UpdateSaachi SaxenaBackgroundFinancial inclusion is often measured by the number of bank accounts opened or people enrolled in government schemes. However, access to financial...

Policy UpdateGargi BishtBackgroundOccupational safety and health (OSH) is both a labour-rights concern and a public-policy challenge. Unsafe workplaces impose costs through preventable injuries, occupational...

Policy Update Tanisha HoodaBackgroundThe Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026 strengthen the existing Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 by introducing more specific requirements for...

Anjela RajeevBackgroundIndia enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act (1999) under Article 22 of the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of...

Policy UpdateSruti HalderBackgroundIndia’s direct selling sector, encompassing multi-level marketing (MLM) companies selling wellness, cosmetics, and household products through networks of independent sellers rather than...

Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackgroundThe National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) was introduced in 1995 as one of the original components of the National Social Assistance Programme...

Aravind UnniShalini SinhaEvery year, over 450 million workers, many of them migrants, engaged in agriculture, construction, street vending, sanitation, and transport are exposed...

Policy UpdateRavirala LahariBackground Historically, Hyderabad was known as “City of lakes”, it was built with a cascade of interconnected lakes (Golusu Katuu), and storm-water drains...

Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) is a cost-free, quasi-judicial mechanism letting customers of RBI-regulated entities take unresolved complaints straight...

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...