Category Center for ICT for Development

Chips To Startup Programme

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Policy Update, Science and Technology

The "Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme" is a foundation scheme of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and follows through on the National Policy on Electronics 2019 (NPE-2019). The programme was formed based on the aim of India becoming a global Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) hub and limiting its electronic imports. The program officially began with MeitY seeking applications from academia, R&D institutions, startups, MSMEs, and online applications were accepted until January 31, 2022.

IMPRI Desk
July 10, 2025

Commissioning of Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radars

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Centres, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Research, In News, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research

Polarized Doppler Weather Radars (DWRs) are forecasting systems that use both horizontal and vertical polarization to gather detailed information about precipitation. The operating frequencies of DWRs can range from S-band to X-band, depending on terrain, application, and coverage range. Commissioning PDWRs is an initiative by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and is part of one of the eight sub-schemes of ACROSS (Atmospheric & Climate

IMPRI Desk
July 9, 2025

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN),2015 – Effectiveness and Implementation

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for ICT for Development, Policy Update, Special Initiatives

Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) was launched in 2015 by the erstwhile Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani at IIT Gandhinagar.

IMPRI Desk
July 7, 2025

Tech-Driven Governance: Biometric Attendance Initiative in Delhi, 2014

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Center for Work and Welfare, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

In the days before, attendance used to be logged manually, thus frequently allowing persons to sign in for others or even change the timing. To tackle this, the Government of India implemented the Biometric Attendance System (BAS).

IMPRI Desk
July 3, 2025

Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India: A Transformational Push for Smart Urban Housing (2019–2025)

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for ICT for Development, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Launched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing deficit through technology-led solutions.

IMPRI Desk
July 2, 2025

Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS), 2025

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS) is one of the quality improvement schemes by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It aims to modernize and eliminate obsolescence in laboratories, workshops, and computing facilities (libraries are excluded) to equip institutions for practical learning, research, and consultancy/training initiatives.

IMPRI Desk and Bhaktiba Jadeja
July 2, 2025

Digitizing Memory, Democratizing Access: Abhilekh Patal, 2015

Insights, Books, Center for ICT for Development, Policy Update, Reports, Research, Society, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture, Special Initiatives

‘Abhilekh Patal', a search portal of the department of archives, was launched in March 2015 as a digital reference platform for historical records. The digitisation of historical records was launched to make the rich archival treasure accessible to scholars and users.

IMPRI Desk
July 2, 2025