Category Policy Update

Strengthening Early Identification of Child Neglect: Evaluating Kerala’s Community-Based Child Protection Framework

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Social Sector

A child born in Kerala today is not always guaranteed a safe and secure start to life. Contrary to common assumptions, the primary concern is not inadequate healthcare or poor infrastructure, but the neglect and abuse that many children face within their own homes.

IMPRI Desk
July 21, 2026

India’s UNSC Permanent Membership Campaign: Diplomacy, Alliances, and Prospects

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, International Relations and Strategic Studies

Asmatwali Background India’s pursuit of a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is nearly as old as the UN itself. Independent India was a founding member of the organisation in 1945, and by the 1990s, as the…

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2026

India’s Climate Diplomacy: Navigating the Gap Between NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) Targets and Energy Demands

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Asmatwali Background India’s climate diplomacy operates under the Paris Agreement’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) framework, through which each signatory periodically submits self-declared mitigation and adaptation targets. India’s first NDC (2015) rested on three pillars: an emissions-intensity reduction target, a non-fossil…

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2026

India–GCC Free Trade Agreement Negotiations (2026): Status, Stakes, and Stumbling Blocks

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, International Relations and Strategic Studies

Asmatwali Background The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, is one of India’s largest trading partner blocs. In FY 2024-25, bilateral trade touched USD 178.56 billion (exports of USD 56.87 billion and…

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2026

Community Childcare and Women’s Workforce Participation: The Palna Scheme under Mission Shakti (2022-2025)

Policy Update, Center for Work and Welfare, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

Affordable childcare is increasingly recognised as a prerequisite for women's economic empowerment and higher female labour force participation.

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2026

Planting Doubts: The Promise and Pitfalls of India’s Green Credit Scheme (2023)

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights

The Green Credit Programme (GCP) represents one of India's most recent attempts to create market-based incentives for environmental conservation and restoration. Announced in the Union Budget 2023–24 and subsequently notified through the Green Credit Rules of 2023 under the Environment (Protection) Act on 12 October 2023.

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2026

VB-G RAM G and Rural Employment: A Shift from Rights-Based Welfare to Mission-Based Development?