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National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), 2013: Standardising Skills for a Future-Ready Workforce

The National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) was launched by the Government of India in December 2013 to address a basic problem: the country had no common way to compare a diploma, an ITI certificate, and skills picked up informally on the job. As an outcome and competency-based framework, NSQF organizes qualifications across a series of levels defined by learning outcomes, the knowledge, skills, and aptitude a person must demonstrate, regardless of whether that learning happened through formal education, non-formal training, or informal experience. This let millions of Indians who had gained skills outside the classroom get that learning formally recognized through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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Politics, Representation and Women: A Pie in the Sky?

In the 18th Lok Sabha Elections, the overall female voters’ turnout was 65.78 percent, just .02 percent short of the overall male voters’ turnout, which amounted to 65.80 percent, marking the active participation of women in undertaking the democratic process of choosing our leaders. And in many states, women voters outperformed in comparison to the male counterpart reflecting their intent in performing their political duty. (Election Commission of India, 2026). Yet, in that same election, out of 543 Members of Parliament who were elected, only 74 women candidates were voted to power, amounting to only 14 percent. (Association for Democratic Reforms, 2026, p.24), a dip from 14.4 percent in the previous Lok Sabha elections. (PRS, May 2019).

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Integrated Theatre Commands: Advancing Jointness in India’s National Security Architecture

India's security environment has grown more complex, with threats now surfacing across land, maritime, air, cyber and space domains at the same time. This has raised the importance of jointness and integration among the Army, Navy and Air Force. The three Services have traditionally run largely separate operational structures, coordinating through higher-level mechanisms rather than a unified command.

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From Fragmented and Failing to Integrated: What Delhi’s New Rehabilitation Complex Says About India’s Child Care Institutions

Children enter India’s child care institutions every year, yet many continue to face overcrowding, staff shortages and gaps in rehabilitation. For children in conflict with the law, rehabilitation is especially important because the juvenile justice system is meant to support reintegration rather than simply punish them. Delhi’s proposed rehabilitation complex in Alipur could be an important step in that direction. But can a modern facility solve problems that have existed within the system for years?

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National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG): Strengthening Data-Driven Judicial Governance under e-Courts Phase III

The timely delivery of justice is central to the rule of law and effective governance. However, Indian courts have faced persistent challenges of case pendency, delays in disposal and limited access to consolidated judicial information. To address these gaps through technology, the Government introduced the e-Courts Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan. The National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) emerged during Phase II (2015–2023) as a central repository of information on cases in District, Subordinate and High Courts, providing data on institution, disposal and pendency through an online platform.

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DEEN DAYAL LADO LAKSHMI YOJANA 2025: ASSESSING WOMEN’S INCOME SUPPORT IN HARYANA

Women’s economic insecurity in India is shaped not only by low incomes but also by unpaid care work, limited control over household resources, dependence on family members and unequal access to employment. State governments have increasingly responded through direct cash-transfer programmes that place money directly into women’s bank accounts. Haryana’s Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana (DDLLY) is part of this wider shift toward women-focused income support.

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Viksit Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) (2026): A Policy Initiative for Regional Air Connectivity

The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched the Viksit UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 4 July 2026 for FY 2026-27 to FY 2035-36, a modified form of UDAN, launched in October 2016 which has transformed regional connectivity by operationalising 669 routes and connecting 95 airports, heliports and water aerodromes, benefitting over 1.66 crore passengers (PIB, 2026). This upgraded UDAN scheme emphasises on India’s development and self-sustainable air connectivity across the country.

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