IMPRI Desk

IMPRI Desk

  • Joined: August 6, 2023
  • Articles: 2428

Weakened Sexual Assault Verdicts Undermine Both Gender Justice and Economic Progress

It is welcome that a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih have stayed the order of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra of the Allahabad High Court that had downgraded the criminal offence of attempt to rape determined by a lower court to a lesser charge of assault or use of criminal force with intent to disrobe, and aggravated sexual assault. This matters not just for gender justice, and social justice (the accused and the victim are from different castes separated by a power differential), but also for India’s economic prospects.

National Supercomputing Mission-2015

The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), a unique initiative launched in 2015, aims to connect national academic and research and development (R&D) institutions through a robust grid of more than 70 high-performance computing (HPC) facilities. This ambitious and transformative mission, jointly implemented by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India, sets itself apart with its estimated budget of Rs. 4,500 crore allocated over seven years.

National Urban Livelihoods Mission 2013: Creating a safe haven for the urban poor

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) is known for its multifaceted approach to address the different needs of the urban poor and their upliftment. The NULM believes that economic development and urbanisation are closely linked to each other. Data points towards the contribution of urban cities to be more than 60 per cent to India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The Report on Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihoods in the Unorganized Sector by the National Commission on Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector, brought out in August 2007 (NCEUS, 2007) reveals that in 2004-05, out of India’s total workforce, 92 percent were a part of the informal economy.

The Ministry of Minority Affairs: Empowering India’s Diverse Fabric 

The Ministry of Minority Affairs isn’t just a bureaucracy, it’s a lifeline for India’s 300 million minorities, stitching them into the nation’s growth story. From scholarships lifting dropout kids to PMJVK building schools, it’s made strides—literacy’s up, jobs are sprouting. Yet, state delays, thin funds, and political noise hobble its pace.

Unlocking Public Assets – Evaluating India’s Asset Monetization Plan 2025-30

In the Union Budget 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced India's Asset Monetization Plan 2025-30, a strategic approach to leverage the existing public infrastructure assets and create non-tax revenue to reinvest in new infrastructure projects. This new initiative is based on the earlier National Monetization Pipeline (NMP) 2021-25, which plans to generate ₹10 lakh crore through monetizing these functioning brownfield assets across sectors, including Highways, Railways, Power, Telecom, and Aviation. This is also consistent with the government’s broader goal of fiscal discipline and sustainable infrastructure development.

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