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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Inclusive MSME Growth: The Role of the National SC-ST Hub (2016)

Policy Update, Center for ICT for Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Social Sector, Special Initiatives

Launched by the Prime Minister in October 2016, the National SC-ST Hub (NSSH) was established to foster an ecosystem that supports SC/ST entrepreneurs in fulfilling the mandates of the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order, 2012. This policy stipulates that Central Ministries, Departments, and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) must procure a minimum of 25% of their total annual requirements from MSEs, with a specific sub-target of 4% earmarked for SC/ST-owned enterprises.

IMPRI Desk
March 25, 2026

The Need for Proactivity in Policy-Making

Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Niranjan Krishna Kumar For decades, global policy-making has operated on a “break-fix” model. Technologies were released, industries were deregulated, and governments intervened only when social or environmental crises peaked. While reactive governance and policy-making are required, in the current environment…

IMPRI Desk
March 25, 2026

The Great Welfare Retreat: How Budget 2026–27 Quietly Dismantled India’s Social Sector

Insights, IMPRI Research, Social Sector

Jyoti Poonia New data and political developments since February reveal the deepening stakes behind the replacement of MGNREGA, cuts to health and environment, and the reduction in LPG subsidies. Introduction When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27,…

IMPRI Desk
March 25, 2026

DBT-Wellcome Trust Partnership/India Alliance

Policy Update, Insights, Science and Technology

DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, known as India Alliance, is a key public charity advancing biomedical research in India through fellowships and capacity building. This policy update for IMPRI details its structure and trajectory as of early 2026, building on the prior HFSPO overview.

IMPRI Desk
March 24, 2026

Global Innovations in Primary and Secondary Education: Implications for the Future

Insights, IMPRI Research

Viren Naik Education is still the foundation of social progress, but traditional methods that rely on memorization, standardized testing, and rigid systems are no longer enough for today’s challenges. Countries with top education systems are trying new approaches that focus…

IMPRI Desk
March 23, 2026

Trump’s Grand Claims, Grounded in Falsehoods

International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Insights, South Asia Studies Center

TK Arun Trump lied about everything—inflation, jobs, economic growth, tariffs, immigration, and Democrats’ disposition towards the US—in his State of the Union speech. At a campaign speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said that King Purushottam (Porus, the Greeks called…

IMPRI Desk and TK Arun
March 23, 2026

The Paradox of AI: Enhancing, Not Replacing, Natural Intelligence

Center for ICT for Development, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Generation Alpha Data Centre, Governance and Law, Insights, Journal Articles

T K Arun AI will enable new human activity not imagined hitherto, to realise that potential, education must train young minds to develop critical thinking and imagination Israel has bombed the 365 sq km of Gaza into death, devastation and…

IMPRI Desk and TK Arun
March 23, 2026