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National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA): Assessing Climate-Resilient Farming and Sustainable Agricultural Practices in India (2014–2026)

Over the past decade and more, the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has evolved from a standalone climate-adaptation-focused mission into part of India's agricultural policy framework. NMSA was launched as one of the eight missions of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) with the objective of making Indian agriculture more productive, remunerative and resilient to climate variability, especially in the face of the huge rainfed agriculture base in India. The article describes the institutional journey of NMSA from 2014–2026 and evaluates their key initiatives: Rainfed Area Development, Per Drop More Crop, Soil Health Management and the National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture programme; along with measured outcomes of the mission, and the structural constraints that remain, most prominently, lack of funding at the last mile and underfunding.

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From Hackathons to Impact – Assessing the IndiaAI Application Development Initiative (2024)

The IndiaAI Mission was launched in March 2024 with a total outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore over five years to build a comprehensive AI ecosystem in India. The mission's overarching goal is "AI for All," democratising access to computing power, developing indigenous foundation models, and promoting AI adoption across critical sectors including agriculture, healthcare, governance, disaster management, and climate resilience. With the AI market currently valued at approximately $120 billion and growing by more than 20% annually, the mission aims to position India as a global AI leader by 2030

PRADHAN MANTRI VIKSIT BHARAT ROZGAR YOJANA PMVBRY ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT LINKED INCENTIVES UNDER MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 1

PRADHAN MANTRI VIKSIT BHARAT ROZGAR YOJANA (PMVBRY): ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT LINKED INCENTIVES UNDER MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

BACKGROUND

As India transitions towards a developed country, economic growth is accelerating faster, creating productive and formal employment opportunities for its growing workforce, particularly its young population. As per PLFS Annual Report 2025, Youth (age 15-29) unemployment rate has declined 9.9% in 2025 from 10.3% in 2024, While the manufacturing sector improved from 11.6% to 12.1% in 2025, still leave a substantial gap between the size of India's workforce entering the labour market each year and the pace of formal job creation.

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