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Policy UpdateSneha KohliBackgroundThe Comprehensive Health Insurance of Antyodaya Units (CHIRAYU) Scheme of Haryana was launched on November 21, 2022 as an extension of state-specific...

Policy UpdatePritha ChowdharyBackgroundForests provide important ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, soil and water conservation, climate regulation, and the provision of fuel,...

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 UpdateKhushiBackgroundIndia possesses a vast and diverse manuscript heritage covering fields such as philosophy, literature, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, arts, governance and other knowledge traditions....

Rahi NaikIntroduction: Why the Gulf Is Building Security Beyond WashingtonFor decades, the security architecture of the Arabian Gulf rested on an implicit bargain: Gulf...

InsightsAnkita GanguliHow falling fertility, ageing, youth migration and uneven urbanisation are reshaping India’s eastern frontierIndia’s demographic debate is often reduced to a single question:...

InsightHimanshu ChhetriIntroductionIndia’s urban local bodies (ULBs) are at the frontline of service delivery, yet their fiscal health reveals deep structural imbalances. Recent municipal finance...

Mahenoor ImamBackgroundThe Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 insured workers against sickness, maternity, disability and death, but not against losing the job itself. It assumed...

Policy UpdateGowri KodaliIntroductionA provident fund constitutes deferred wages and forms the basis of long-term financial security for employees. Likewise, the value of a pension...

Policy UpdateDivya NatarajanBackgroundThe City Finance Rankings is a Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) initiative that evaluates, recognises, and rewards India’s Urban...