Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
The Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship Inaugural Session marked an inspiring and informative gathering aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of the intersection between law and public policy. This report aims to provide an overview of the session and capture the key insights shared by Professor Patel, an esteemed expert in the field.
Strengthening cooperation in the cross-border payment systems by enabling integration of transactions between the UAE and India more efficiently, PM Modi's latest UAE visit witnessed the signing of a landmark MoU between the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates to promote the use of local currencies --rupee and dirham-- for cross border transactions. This cooperation will also include the mutual acceptance of domestic card schemes by interlinking national card switches.
2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets. As the celebrations reach almost the middle of the year, India leads the way in promoting millets across the world. This article tries to understand the significance of millets for international issues, India’s role in the declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets, its diplomatic efforts to situate millets as a soft power tool of its foreign policy, the challenges ahead of potential millet revolution and possible solutions.
Urban Policy & City Planning is an online one-month online immersive certificate training course organised by Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies at Impact and Policy Research Institute, IMPRI, New Delhi in the month of July 2023. An informative and panel discussion on the topic “Mobility and Urban Transport in India” was held on July 05, 2023 by Mr Srinivas Alavilli, Fellow, Integrated Transport and Road Safety, World Resources Institute, India.
Urban Policy & City Planning is an online one-month online immersive certificate training course organised by Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies at Impact and Policy Research Institute, IMPRI, New Delhi in the month of July 2023. An informative and panel discussion on the topic "An overview of Urban planning in India" was held on July 05, 2023 by Romi Khosla an eminent architect, researcher, writer and director at Romi Khosla Design Studios.
LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship is an Online National Summer School Program, a Two- Month Online Immersive Legal Awareness & Action Research Certificate Training Course and Internship Program, from June-August 2023 by IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute. An informative and interactive panel discussion on “Social Security, Law & Public Policy” was held on the 30th of June, 2023 by Prof Aruna Roy is the President of National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) and is the Founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS).
As of 2023, the Indian textile and apparel industry makes significant contributions to various aspects of the economy. It contributes 4% to global trade in textiles and apparel, making it a crucial player in the international market. In terms of GDP, it accounts for approximately 2%, which amounts to around $70 billion. Additionally, the industry's output represents 7% of the total industry value.