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India’s Eco-Tourism Policy 2024: A Step Towards Sustainable Tourism and Conservation

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Policy Update

n a nation celebrated for its sprawling forests, snow-laden peaks, winding rivers, and cultural diversity, the interaction between development and conservation remains complex. Tourism carries potential for both resource stewardship and resource depletion. In 2022-23, it contributed 5% to the national GDP. India’s Eco-Tourism Policy, drafted in 2018 and implemented in 2024, focuses on promoting sustainable and responsible tourism in ecologically sensitive areas.

IMPRI Desk
August 3, 2025

Ministry of Cooperation’s Role in Reinvigorating India’s Cooperative Sector

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Policy Update

Ministry, "Sahkar Se Samriddhi" (Prosperity through Cooperation), is clear in the Government of India's commitment to strengthen the cooperatives at the primary, district, state and multi-state levels, in a way which will facilitate and promote inclusive socio-economic development .

IMPRI Desk
August 3, 2025

Transforming Indian Aviation Through the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016

Insights, Policy Briefs, Policy Update, Science and Technology, Special Initiatives

The National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016, which the Union Cabinet approved on June 15, 2016, was India’s first-ever integrated aviation policy since Independence. At that time, the aviation sector was not performing to its full potential. It was only the tenth-largest market globally, despite India having several advantages.

IMPRI Desk
August 3, 2025

District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA), 2016

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Policy Update

Introduced by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in June 2016, the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee—emerged from a pressing need: streamline oversight of 41+ key centrally sponsored schemes across rural India. Evolving from the predecessor District Vigilance and Monitoring Committees, DISHA became a statutory fixture under MoRD guidelines and parliamentary directives.

IMPRI Desk and IMPRI Desk
July 31, 2025

From Algorithms to Infrastructure: Reimagining Engineering for India’s Growth

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

While computer science remains a popular choice, the engineering landscape is broadening. Opportunities are emerging in green energy, defense, and space industries, driven by sustainability goals and national security needs. This shift demands diverse engineering skills, from power and mining to materials and microelectronics, offering a promising future for young engineers beyond the realm of coding.

IMPRI Desk and IMPRI Desk
July 31, 2025

The Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs) scheme is a cornerstone of India’s affirmative action and financial inclusion strategy.

Scheme of Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs)

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Special Initiatives

The Assistance to Scheduled Castes Development Corporations (SCDCs) scheme is a cornerstone of India’s affirmative action and financial inclusion strategy.

IMPRI Desk
July 31, 2025

Soft Power Through Solidarity: India’s AIDS Diplomacy Potential

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, IMPRI Research, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Journal Articles, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Namibia recently, on his way back from the G20 summit in Brazil, he was received warmly, and awarded the country’s highest civilian honour.

TK Arun and TK Arun
July 31, 2025