Tag: Scheme

Policy UpdatePurbaa JagannathBackgroundTechnological innovation, industrial competitiveness and economic growth rely on a skilled workforce in the knowledge-driven global economy, which includes the research and...

Policy UpdateMahenoor ImamBackgroundIndia is reported to have at least 11 million people in modern slavery, highest in the world, according to Walk Free’s Global...

Policy UpdateManisha KumariBackground The Amma Two Wheeler Scheme was introduced to support working women who faced difficulties travelling to their workplaces or conducting livelihood-related activities....

Policy UpdateAditi Natasha BhuinyanBackgroundThe ASPIRE Scheme (A Scheme for Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship) was launched on 16 March 2015 by the...

Policy Update Manisha KumariBackgroundWomen’s entrepreneurship can contribute to employment generation, household income and local economic development. However, women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds may face...

Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundExporters compete on price, and part of that price is made up of domestic taxes that no other mechanism returns to them....

Policy UpdateMannat AbbotBackgroundAgainst this backdrop, the introduction of GST in July 2017 represented a significant restructuring of India’s indirect tax system and created new...

Policy UpdateKaustav MajumdarBackgroundIndia’s digital expansion has brought a darker companion: stalking, sextortion, morphed images, fake profiles and child sexual abuse material. By 2018 it...

Policy UpdateAditya ChavanBackgroundIndia’s electric vehicle and energy storage ambitions depend heavily on imported battery cells. India has historically relied heavily on imported lithium-ion battery...

Policy UpdateNivedya MuraliBackground The Krishak Bandhu Scheme is a flagship agricultural welfare programme of the Government of West Bengal, introduced by the Department of Agriculture...