Employment, Livelihoods and Union Budget 2026-27
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
Category Center for Human Dignity and Development
Empowering India’s Youth: Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK)
The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram (RYSK) is the flagship Central Sector Umbrella Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Formulated during the 12th Five-Year Plan, the scheme was restructured in 2016 to merge several disparate youth-centric programs into a unified framework.
Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) program-1997
Policy UpdateRiya Singh Background The Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) program was introduced in 1997-98 to fill the longstanding education divide between the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and the rest of the Indian population. The scheme was conceived under Article…
Making Space for the Radical: Savitribai Phule’s Satyashodhak Modernity
Aditi Narayani Nikhil Adsule The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of ‘modern’ Marathi literature. In the Marathi play Trutiya Ratna, written by Jotirao Phule, two…
Selling Survival: What Air and Water Reveal About State Failure
Delhi’s air crisis is not an isolated failure. It is part of a larger civilisational collapse, one where the state has quietly surrendered its most fundamental duty: safeguarding the commons.
Health at the Crossroads: Public Health in an Era of Global Transition
As 2025 draws to a close, viewed from the window of a public health professional, the year offers a clear reminder that health leadership is not merely about systems, policies, or technologies. It is about trust, continuity, and the courage to make long-term choices amid uncertainty.
The past year tested health systems worldwide. Economic volatility, geopolitical realignments, climate stress, and workforce pressures converged to expose long-standing vulnerabilities. India was not immune. Yet beyond the dominant crisis narratives, India’s health trajectory in 2025 tells a quieter and more consequential story, one of steady progress shaped by public investment, institutional memory, and the everyday work of frontline systems.
What’s wrong with the SHANTI Act and how it can be fixed
The government should have referred the Bill to a parliamentary committee to iron out differences, instead of using its legislative majority to pass it as introduced.