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Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP), 2025.

The increasing problem of legacy waste in India has necessitated an urgent need to focus on dumpsite remediation. The Government of India has set the target of “Lakshya Zero Dumpsites” to be achieved by 2026 under the Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0). To hasten the progress, MoHUA launched the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Program (DRAP) in November 2025. DRAP is a dedicated one-year program with a goal to double the current pace of remediation at priority dumpsites through better site-level planning, oversight, and financial support (MoHUA, 2025a; MoHUA, 2025b).

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Mapping Safety: Assessing the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO).

The persistent challenge of gender-based violence and crimes against women and children has long tested the resilience of India's criminal justice framework. In the wake of nationwide civil mobilizations following the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, institutional mechanisms surrounding investigation, tracking, and prosecution underwent intense public scrutiny. Recognizing the structural lacunae in cross-jurisdictional tracking of perpetrators, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) launched the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) on September 20, 2018.

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Moral, Accountable, National Sovereignty, Accessible, Valid (MANAV) Framework, MeitY, 2026: Safe and Trusted AI Governance.

In the era of rapid digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence has emerged as a critical driver of economic growth and governance in India. However, its unregulated expansion has raised serious concerns regarding ethical use, data sovereignty, and accountability. To address this regulatory gap, the Government of India launched the MANAV Framework in 2026. The framework was formally unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the India AI Impact Summit, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. It has been conceptualized by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the IndiaAI Mission, following the recommendations of a drafting committee constituted in July 2025.

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India–UN Development Partnership Fund (2024): Advancing South–South Development Cooperation

Established in June 2017 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Ocean Conference, the India–UN Development Partnership Fund represents a landmark mechanism in modern multilateral development assistance (United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation [UNOSSC], 2024a).

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