National Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Policy 2018
On May 14, 2018, the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy was introduced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) with the goal to make use of the complementing features of solar and wind energy
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Mission for Cotton Productivity (2025-26)
In the 2025-26 Budget, cotton farmers, who suffer from low productivity, have been provided with a huge relief with the announcement of a five-year Cotton Productivity Mission. The Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) is the Nodal Department, responsible for the implementation of the Mission.
Beyond Policy: Unpacking the Evolution of the Integrated Watershed Management Programme’s Development Component (2009-10)
The Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP) was launched in 2009–10 after an urgent demand for a unified, landscape-based strategy for natural resource management emerged from these overlapping vulnerabilities.
Strengthening India’s Climate Resilience: Evaluating the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), 2008 and Its Mission Framework
The missions were launched under the broader National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) on 30th June 2008, which was announced by the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change (PMCCC).
Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0, 2025 – Envisioning a business friendly future
In a bid to create a comfortable and friendly environment for doing business, Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 has been introduced in the Union Budget 2025-26 speech. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing a post-Budget webinar via video conferencing on “Regulatory, Investment and EODB (Ease of doing business) reforms”, stated that the government is committed to the simplification of regulatory processes and introduced the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 legal provisions which are outdated to achieve greater ease of doing business in the country.
RUSA: Advancing Quality and Equity in Higher Education
The Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan programme was started to raise the standard of higher education. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan was a centrally sponsored scheme for upgrading state and union territory colleges. It covers government and government-aided institutions of the States and Union Territories. RUSA’s part one was launched in 2013, and RUSA 2.0 was launched in 2018. With the National Education Policy being introduced in 2020, the RUSA scheme has been renamed and transformed to Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA).
Supply Chain Diplomacy: How Re-Shoring and Friendshoring Are Redefining Global Power Centres
The COVID-19 pandemic was a turning point in global trade, economics, and geopolitics. The disruptions it caused in manufacturing value chains left industries struggling with backorders, supplier failures, and economic uncertainty. However, this crisis also accelerated the restructuring of supply chains, with strategies like ‘Friendshoring’ and ‘Nearshoring’ gaining prominence in Western political circles.