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The Comprehensive Health Insurance of Antyodaya Units (CHIRAYU) Scheme of Haryana was launched on November 21, 2022 as an extension of state-specific Ayushman Bharat Yojana by the Department of Health, Haryana Government (Ayushman Bharat, Haryana, n.d.). The rationale behind launching CHIRAYU Haryana was to extend state-level implementation to Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to ensure healthcare development.
Forests provide important ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, soil and water conservation, climate regulation, and the provision of fuel, fodder, timber and non-timber forest products. They are also an important source of livelihood for communities living in and around forest areas. Recognising their ecological importance, the National Forest Policy, 1988 set the objective of maintaining forest and tree cover over at least one-third of the country's geographical area, while emphasising the need to protect ecological stability and prevent soil erosion and land degradation.
India's direct selling sector, encompassing multi-level marketing (MLM) companies selling wellness, cosmetics, and household products through networks of independent sellers rather than fixed retail outlets, operated for decades without a binding statutory framework. The only regulatory reference point before 2021 was the Model Framework for Guidelines on Direct Selling, issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs on October 26, 2016, following consultations with the Ministry of Finance, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, and select states including Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala.
India possesses a vast and diverse manuscript heritage covering fields such as philosophy, literature, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, arts, governance and other knowledge traditions. These manuscripts are dispersed across libraries, academic institutions, museums, temples, monasteries, private collections and individual custodians, making their systematic identification, preservation and accessibility a major institutional challenge. Government sources have estimated India's manuscript corpus in the range of 5–10 million manuscripts, highlighting the scale of the task involved in creating a comprehensive national inventory (Ministry of Culture, 2026).
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Introduction: Why the Gulf Is Building Security Beyond Washington
For decades, the security architecture of the Arabian Gulf rested on an implicit bargain: Gulf monarchies would remain closely aligned with Washington, while the United States would provide the military deterrence necessary to protect the region’s territorial integrity, energy infrastructure and maritime routes.
That bargain has not collapsed. But it has been tested.
InsightsAnkita Ganguli How falling fertility, ageing, youth migration and uneven urbanisation are reshaping India’s eastern frontier India’s demographic debate is often reduced to a single question: is the population rising or falling? That question is increasingly inadequate for West Bengal…