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Jal Jeevan Mission 2019 : Transforming Rural Water Access in India

The Jal Jeevan Mission, launched on 15th August, 2019, was to design a provision of functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to every rural household by 2024. This ambitious program addresses a crying need for potable water, which is estimated to cover around 19 crore rural families. Prior to JJM, more than 80% of rural households did not have piped water supply, thus exposing health hazards, economic burdens, and a greater share of responsibilities for women, with children joining in later to carry water for hours every day.

Modi Courts Trump While Keeping India’s Trade Defenses Up

US president Donald Trump would be horrified if told that he is proving Lenin right, but that is what he has been doing in the eight weeks since he assumed office. Obviously, he is not vindicating everything that Lenin said, just the observation that there are decades in which nothing happens and there are weeks in which decades happen. Trump has been making decades happen.

Her Cash, Her Power: The Impact of Cash Transfers on Women

Cash transfer schemes fall under both the State List and Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution, depending on their implementation structure. While these schemes have gained popularity in recent years, they are not a new phenomenon. They have existed since market liberalization, reflecting a shift from a welfare state to a corporate welfare state, where targeted financial support replaces broad-based subsidies.

National Green Hydrogen Mission 2023: A Sustainable Energy Transition Mission

The National Green Hydrogen Mission is a transformative initiative launched by the Government of India to revolutionize the country's energy landscape by markedly reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy security. India's Green Hydrogen Mission is set to revolutionize the country's energy landscape by markedly reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy security.

Nuclear Energy Mission for Vikasit Bharat 2025

This budget for the financial year 2025-26 proposes a robust development to nuclear energy, suggesting it as one of the main factors that will drive India’s energy focus in the long term. Federal assistance for the construction of no less than five Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) is set to be provided and is expected to be operational by 2033.

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