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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.
  • Joined: October 30, 2020
  • Articles: 2399

Decoding the Cryptos

Arun Kumar A bill to deal with the growing concern about cryptos is likely to be ready soon. Cryptos are a virtual entity which can potentially be like cash with implications for monetary policy, etc.. But there is lack of…

Werkbund Housing: Vienna

Manoj Parmar The Werkbund housing in Vienna epitomizes the ethos of very early stage modernity along with fresh explorations in housing that not only set the trends in Vienna but across all Europe. The ribbon windows, composition of perforations, the…

Why a price insurance policy makes sense

There is a growing demand from a section of farmers’ organisations for guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Central government has agreed to constitute a committee to consider the issue. Now the onus is on the committee to come out with a solution amicable to all stakeholders — farmers as well as Central and state governments. As the proposal will have huge logistic and fiscal implications (estimated costs varying between Rs 1.5 lakh crore and Rs 2.5 lakh crore), which can be sustainable only if both Central and state governments share the burden. Agriculture is a state subject and the entire agricultural extension machinery is in the hands of states, which can advise farmers on the correct choice of crop rotation, the use of right quantity of inputs, supply of irrigation water and most importantly APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) markets.

Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 Gramin – Policy Update 2021

On 2nd October 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission with the objective of "to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to put the focus on sanitation". Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) are two components of the Swachh Bharat Mission, focusing on rural and urban sanitation. Under Phase 1 of the mission, on 2 October 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, all villages, Gram Panchayats, Districts, States, and Union Territories in India had declared themselves "open-defecation free" (ODF) by constructing over 100 million toilets in rural India, costing close to Rs 1.3 Lakh Crore. 

Case for Price Insurance Policy in Indian Agriculture

A. Amarender Reddy There is a growing demand from a section of farmers’ organizations for guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Central government has agreed to constitute a committee to consider the issue. Now the onus is on the committee…

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