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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.

Losing Ground to the Sun: How Solar Expansion is Displacing Rain-fed Farming in Karnataka

Losing Ground to the Sun: How Solar Expansion is Displacing Rain-fed Farming in Karnataka

Rain-fed farming has traditionally escaped policy and funding attention, though it engages more than 60% of India’s farmers. In Karnataka’s Koppal, it now finds itself competing with state-backed solar farms for real estate, at a considerable social cost

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Breathing Movement and Words: Rethinking Trauma-Informed SEL and CSE for Our Girls

In India’s secondary schools, discussions about mental health, violence, or sexuality are often minimal due to stigma, despite high need. Urban adolescent girls from low-income communities frequently encounter traumatic experiences – a national study by the Ministry of Women and Child Development found that 2 out of 3 children had faced physical abuse and half of all children had suffered sexual or emotional abuse

India-Nepal: Cross Border Energy Grid Integration

India–Nepal: Cross-Border Energy Grid Integration

Cross border integration is a strategic imperative for regional energy security,economic growth, and climate resilience. This article argues that while the initiative has made commendable progress, emerging regulatory and infrastructural challenges must be addressed to unlock its full potential.

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Blurry Futures, Hidden Barriers: Uncorrected Vision in Adolescents and the Global Call for Action 

Millions of adolescents across the globe suffer silently from uncorrected refractive errors (URE) such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. Despite being easily treated with corrective lenses, these vision problems remain one of the leading, yet under-addressed, public health challenges for young people. The ripple effects extend far beyond blurry sight, impacting education, psychosocial well-being, and future opportunities especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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Jiyo Parsi Scheme (2025)

The Jiyo Parsi Scheme, initiated in 2013-14 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, is a first-of-its-kind Central Sector scheme to stem the falling Parsi population in India. Taking cognizance of the demographical woes of the community, the scheme follows a scientific intervention and systematic measures for stabilizing and incrementally increasing their numbers.

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