Kedar Bhasme Abstract This article explores whether carefully regulated hunting could complement wildlife conservation in India. It draws on international examples—Namibia’s communityconservancies, South Africa’s private reserves, and the U.S. Pittman–Robertson fundingmodel—to show how limited, science-based hunts can raise conservation funds…
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The SWAMIH (Special Window for Affordable and Mid-Income Housing) Investment Fund was initiated by the Government of India in November 2019 to resolve the problem of stalled housing projects that were financially viable but were starved of last-mile funding. The fund is supervised by SBICAP Ventures Ltd, the subsidiary of the State Bank of India, and supported by the Ministry of Finance.
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Indian federalism’s real challenge is to design institutions in a way that would encourage participatory democracy in terms of self-rule plus shared rule.
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