Category Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Plant: A Major Step Towards Self-Reliance

Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for ICT for Development, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Policy Update

India is steadily moving towards self-reliance and technological independence, especially under programs like Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India. These initiatives aim to reduce reliance on imports across various sectors, including sustainable energy. An essential part of this shift is gaining the ability to access and process critical minerals. Rare Earth Elements (REEs) are crucial in making high-performance components like Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPMs). These magnets are widely used in wind turbines, electric cars, electronics and defense applications.

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP): India’s Single-Window Framework For Biological Research- Policy Highlights 2025

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation

India is emerging as a global leader in biotechnology, with its biotech sector valued at USD 165.7 billion in 2024 and projected to reach USD 300 billion by 2030. Recognising the sector's vast potential to address global challenges, the Government of India launched BioRRAP (Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal) in 2022, an online platform developed and maintained by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology.

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

High-Performance Computing System for Climate Resilience and Forecast Precision in India

Center for ICT for Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights, Policy Update

India began its journey with High-Performance Computing (HPC) several decades back, but it was not a smooth beginning. Supercomputers and HPC systems were categorized as strategic and dual-use technologies by many developed nations, which limited the access of supercomputers to India. The first attempt to indigenously create supercomputing systems for research and development was the development of PARAM 8000, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

Master Plan for Delhi 2041: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Urban Future

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The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) prepared the Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD 2041) as a comprehensive statutory development plan, which is the fourth plan, following its predecessors in the years of 1962, 2001, and 2021.

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

Evaluating the Inefficacy of GST Rate Cuts in Achieving Policy Objectives

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Arun Kumar The move’s adverse impact on the unorganised sector is likely to overwhelm its positive impact on the organised sector. The GST rate reduction on a large number of items seems appropriate. The GST Council unanimously agreed to this major rationalisation…

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October 13, 2025

Swachhata Knowledge Partners (SKPs)

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Policy UpdateMuskan Thakur Background India’s speedy urbanization has accelerated sanitation issues to the center stage, particularly in small cities and underdeveloped urban areas. It was to address this that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) introduced the Swachhata…

IMPRI Desk
October 12, 2025

Critical Minerals and Resource Security: India’s Next Policy Frontier

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

India in South Asia stands at a tipping point where untapped mineral potential intersects with high import dependence, and India is leading the charge to bridge this gap. China's recent export restrictions on essential rare earth magnets have led to a supply chain bottleneck in different parts of the world.

IMPRI Desk
October 11, 2025