The IMPRI Center For Human Dignity And Development (CHDD) - IMPRI Impact And Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a thematic discussion on Population, Health and Union Budget 2026-27 as part of IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series Of Thematic Deliberations And Analysis Of Interim Union Budget 2026-27 which was held on February 5, 2026, 11:30 am IST.
The IMPRI Centre for Work and Welfare (CWW) at the IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organised a thematic discussion on Employment, Livelihoods, and the Union Budget 2026–27
Urban economies across the Global South are undergoing profound transformations driven by climate imperatives, sustainability goals, and green growth agendas. Yet these transitions intersect with labour markets that are already deeply unequal. Informal work constitutes the backbone of urban employment in countries like India, and women form a substantial share of this workforce.
The institutionalisation of the Strategic Partnership Council (SPC) in 2019 marked the beginning of India-Saudi cooperation in cybersecurity and the safeguarding of critical infrastructure. Discussions commenced under broader defence, security, and technological cooperation frameworks of SPC. India’s priorities are to safeguard its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the telecom sector along with its cyberspace. Its digital economy is valued at 11.74 percent of its national income, thus contributing USD 402 billion to the GDP. Considerable progress has been made in capacity development, legal, and technical aspects of cybersecurity by India as evident by its Tier 1 status in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Global Cybersecurity Index. Similarly, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 constitutes cybersecurity as a cornerstone for its economic resilience and development. Vision 2030 seeks to diversify the Saudi economy, build smart cities such as NEOM, and secure critical oil, gas, desalination, and logistics infrastructure.
India continues to add renewable power generation capacity without any coherent strategy for its full utilisation, often ordering RE generation to back down to maintain grid stability.
Policy UpdateMadhur Thapar Introduction The relationship between India’s tribal communities and forest stretches back millennia, it is characterised by a delicate balance where indigenous populations lived off forest resources but protected the ecosystem at the same time. Over time, colonial…