Nayanshi Jain Introduction India’s governance architecture is undergoing a paradigm shift from paper-based administration to digitally enabled public management, driven by initiatives such as Digital India Programme and broader civil service reforms. The Digital India programme was launched in 2015,…
As economies become increasingly characterised by widening wealth disparities, market concentration, and the growing dominance of large corporations, the search for more equitable and participatory models of development has acquired renewed urgency.
The rise of AI and India's journey towards the flagship process of the IndiaAI mission, which kicked off on March 7, 2024, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, under the banner of IndiaAI, which is a section of the Division of Business under Digital India Cooperation.
On 15 December 2025, Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Cabinet had approved it three days earlier, on 12 December 2025. In simple terms, this Bill proposes to completely overhaul the way India regulates its universities and colleges, something that has not happened since Independence.
The STARS project is a centrally sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, implemented with financial and technical support from the World Bank. It is part of India’s broader effort to improve the quality, equity, and governance of school education at the elementary and secondary levels.
India is preparing for a major technological transformation that could finally solve one of the country’s biggest connectivity problems — poor mobile network coverage in remote areas.
The government and tech industry are actively exploring Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite communication technology, which would allow smartphones to connect directly with satellites in space instead of relying only on mobile towers.
Policy UpdateShreeya Dixit Background A primary feature of urbanization and urban areas has been the development of transportation facilities in the specified areas. Transportation has always been a feature of progress, symbolizing connectivity and a means for growth. As per…