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Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) – Transforming India’s Scientific Infrastructure (2022-23)

The Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) programme, launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has the vision to establish a shared, professionally managed Science and Technology (S&T) facility for the nation as a whole.

Climate Change and Maritime Security: India’s Growing Concern

The discourse on climate change has conventionally centered around melting glaciers, elevated temperatures, and diminishing forests. However, one domain where its consequences are increasingly tangible—and critical—is maritime security. India, endowed with an extensive coastline of over 7,500 kilometers and a strategic position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), stands at the intersection of this evolving environmental landscape.

Children at the Margins: Rights, Law, and Conflict in India’s Fragile Regions: Protecting Children in Conflict Zones – Legal Frameworks and Governance Challenges

Aayushi Shah Introduction In a country that guarantees the right to education, health, and protection for every child, it iseasy to overlook those who live in the shadow of conflict. Children in India’s conflict-affectedregions—such as Jammu & Kashmir, parts of…

Women Reservation and Its Practical Reality: A Critical Review of Policy and Practice in India

Arshia Bhatnagar Introduction Women’s reservation in political and administrative spaces has emerged as a transformative step towards achieving gender equality and empowering women in decision-making roles.  However it took decades of discussions and efforts to pass this bill recently and…

Unseen and Undermined: The Workplace Bias Divorced Women Silently Battle

Dr Mitashree Tripathy Let’s be honest—divorce still carries baggage, especially for women. It’s like an invisible label that says, “I didn’t follow the script.” And in many workplaces, that label quietly sticks. What’s worse? Most people won’t say it out…

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPPGP), 1985

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPPGP) is a critical organization of the Government of India responsible for the management of personnel, redressal of public grievances, and administration of pension issues of central government employees. The Ministry, as it exists today, was established in 1985. The Ministry has a core role in maintaining good governance, transparency, and administrative reform. Headed by the Prime Minister, who is constitutionally the Minister-in-Charge, and assisted by a Minister of State, the Ministry is the human resources wing of the government and the custodian of the delivery of services to citizens.

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