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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Udyogini Scheme, 1997: Strengthening Women’s Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Generation in Karnataka

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

Women’s entrepreneurship can contribute to employment generation, household income and local economic development. However, women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds may face difficulties in obtaining institutional credit, preparing business plans, acquiring entrepreneurial skills and accessing markets. Limited access to finance can force aspiring entrepreneurs to depend on informal lenders or abandon business ideas before they become viable enterprises.

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) Scheme, 2021: 2026 Update on Export Incentives and Trade Competitiveness

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for Work and Welfare, Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Exporters compete on price, and part of that price is made up of domestic taxes that no other mechanism returns to them.

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

Analyzing Kerala’s Extreme Poverty Eradication Project, 2021

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

The Extreme Poverty Eradication Project, also known as the Athidaridrya Nirmarjana Project, was launched by the Government of Kerala in 2021 under the Local Self Government Department (LSGD). Its goal was to find people living in extreme poverty who had fallen outside existing support systems and help them exit that condition within five years (LSGD). Sources provide different launch months, ranging from May to July 2021, so the exact date still needs to be verified with the government order.

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) 2.0, 2026: Digital Gains, Delivery Gaps and Retirement Security

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Governance and Law, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

The EPFO, established in 1952, is one of the world's largest social security institutions, committed to social security for the financial future of India's workforce. EPFO is a managed provident fund, pension and insurance scheme for workers in the organised sector through its 3 flagship schemes — The EPF scheme (1952), The EPS (1995), the EDLI scheme (1976).

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

India–Brazil ICT Cooperation: Assessing the 2026 Telecommunications and Digital Partnership

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Economy and Infrastructure, International Relations and Strategic Studies

India and Brazil have had diplomatic relations since 1948, and their relationship was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in 2006. Since then, cooperation has expanded into areas such as trade, science and technology, energy and digital development. Building on this broader relationship, the two countries have now strengthened cooperation in telecommunications and Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs.

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

Scrolling, Speaking, Showing Up: The Triple Life of India’s Political Youth

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Governance and Law

The persistent narrative of youth apathy towards politics has become empirically untenable in contemporary India.

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2026

Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio-RIDE), 2024

Policy Update, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation

India's biotechnology sector has expanded significantly over the past decade, with the bioeconomy growing from $10 billion in 2014 to $165.7 billion in 2024, accounting for approximately 4.25% of GDP. And the target? $300 billion by 2030 (PIB, 2025)[2]. Recent global supply-chain disruptions, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, exposed India's dependence on imported biological inputs and reinforced the need for domestic biomanufacturing capacity. But strong science alone won’t make India an industry leader.

IMPRI Desk
October 13, 2026