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Union Budget 2026–27: Defence Ambitions, Strategic Constraints, and the Question of Execution

The IMPRI Centre for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted a panel discussion on ‘Defence, Foreign Policy, and the Union Budget 2026–27’ under its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026–27.

What India’s Urban Contradictions Teach an 81% Urban Planet

What India’s Urban Contradictions Teach an 81% Urban Planet

Urban water shortages coexist with luxury swimming pools. Air purifiers buzz inside gated towers while pollution chokes the public realm outside. Climate extremes hit hardest those who contribute the least to the problem.

Union Budget 2026-27: Environmental Concerns Remain on the Periphery

The IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organised a panel discussion on “The Environment and Union Budget 2026-27” under its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27, as part of IMPRI. The discussion critically examined the environmental priorities, fiscal allocations, and policy directions reflected in the Union Budget 2026-27.

Union Budget 2026–27: A Rural Push with Constrained Structural Impact

The IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Rural Realities and Union Budget 2025-2026” on February 4, 2025 (Wednesday) at 11:30 a.m. IST under IMPRI’s 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2025-26, as part of IMPRI, bringing together leading economists and policy researchers to assess how the latest Budget addresses rural livelihoods, agriculture, gender equity and employment generation.

Union Budget 2026-27: Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget

The IMPRI IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Cities, Local Governance and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 4, 2026  (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.

Union Budget 2026–27: Employment, Inequality and the Future of Work in India

The IMPRI Center for Work and Welfare (CWW), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Employment, Livelihoods, and Union Budget 2026-27" on February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI’s 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.

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