The Biotechnology Sector Growth Strategy (2021–2025) was launched by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India established in 1986 with the vision to transform India into a global bio-manufacturing and innovation hub. This strategy is aligned with the national target of building a USD 150 billion bioeconomy by 2025.
Non-alignment was first envisaged by Nehru as a moral and political stance of opposition to bipolarity, with the aim of preserving sovereignty and participating in superpower confrontation space (Acharya, 2014).
Green hydrogen is hydrogen gas produced using renewable energy sources like solar, wind, or hydropower through a process called electrolysis and is increasingly seen as a key solution for reducing global carbon emissions, especially in sectors that are hard to decarbonise, such as steel, fertilizers, and shipping.
The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NM-SHE) is an initiative launched in 2014, as one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and falls under the observation and implementation of the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The Himalayan ecosystem is one of the largest resources of snow and ice and remains a vulnerable ecosystem due to the consequences of climate change and developmental issues.
Unorganised Workers are mostly engaged as home-based workers, street vendors, mid-day meal workers, head loaders, brick kiln workers, etc. As per the e-Shram portal, there are over 30.51 crore unorganised workers registered, as on 31 December 2024. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan Dhan was introduced in the Interim Budget 2019.
Policy UpdateDevshi Satish Mishra Background Launched in 2002 by the Ministry of Tourism, the Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) Scheme aims to address skill gaps in the unorganised tourism sector. While institutes like FCIs, IHMs, and IITTM train the…