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eCourts Phase III digital courts rollout in India

eCourts Mission Mode Project – Phase III (2023): Assessing India’s Digital Courts Rollout

The eCourts Project has its genesis in the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary, framed in 2005, and has been implemented since 2007 under the National e-Governance Plan. E-governance entails the use of Information and Communication Technology by governmental institutions in providing public services and sharing of information for better participation of citizens, while the eCourts Project utilizes e-governance concept for the courts.

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Decoding Chhattisgarh’s 2026 Scheme Landscape: Department-wise Updates and Outcomes

Chhattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh in November 2000, covers 1,35,192 sq km, the 9th largest state in India, and had a 2011 Census population of 2.55 crore, of which 30.6 percent belong to Scheduled Tribes and 76.8 percent live in rural areas (Forest Survey of India, 2019). Nearly 44 percent of the state is under forest cover, concentrated in the Naxal-affected Bastar and Surguja divisions, which makes last-mile welfare delivery in scattered, forested, low-density habitations a central governance challenge.

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Uttarakhand: Department wise Scheme Update 2026-27

Uttarakhand, nestled in the Central Himalayas, is a land of timeless beauty. With a geographical area of 53,483 sq. km, extending between 28°43′ - 31°27′ N latitudes and 77°34′ - 81°02′ E longitudes, the state is marked by considerable diversity. Uttarakhand was established as a separate state on 9 November 2000, following its separation from Uttar Pradesh, and became the 27th state of the Indian Union. As per Uttarakhand's Economic Survey 2025 - 26, the state's GSDP has grown nearly 26-fold from ₹14,501 crore at the time of State formation to ₹3,81,889 crore in 2025-26, reflecting its growing significance in India’s growth story

National Cyber Coordination Centre India and proactive cyber defence

National Cyber Coordination Centre: Evaluating India’s Approach to Proactive Cyber Defence 

The modern international security context demands a reconsideration of the ideas and institutions that have traditionally governed statecraft and national security. Traditional security thinking focused primarily on state security, identifiable adversary states, military means, territorial defence, and deterrence.

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E-Waste (Management) Rules (2022): Assessing India’s Extended Producer Responsibility Framework

India's approach to e-waste has shifted over time, from simply regulating disposal to making producers themselves responsible for what happens to their products after use. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), built this Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, requiring producers to ensure collection and environmentally sound management of e-waste from their products. It covered 21 categories of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

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PM-AJAY Digitalisation- can technology make welfare delivery more inclusive? 

The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) was introduced in 2021–22 by merging three Centrally Sponsored Schemes: the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP), and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY). The merger was intended to improve convergence and the utilisation of resources for the socio-economic development of Scheduled Caste communities.

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