Category Policy Update

Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal (BioRRAP): India’s Single-Window Framework For Biological Research- Policy Highlights 2025

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for ICT for Development, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation

India is emerging as a global leader in biotechnology, with its biotech sector valued at USD 165.7 billion in 2024 and projected to reach USD 300 billion by 2030. Recognising the sector's vast potential to address global challenges, the Government of India launched BioRRAP (Biological Research Regulatory Approval Portal) in 2022, an online platform developed and maintained by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology.

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

High-Performance Computing System for Climate Resilience and Forecast Precision in India

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

India began its journey with High-Performance Computing (HPC) several decades back, but it was not a smooth beginning. Supercomputers and HPC systems were categorized as strategic and dual-use technologies by many developed nations, which limited the access of supercomputers to India. The first attempt to indigenously create supercomputing systems for research and development was the development of PARAM 8000, developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

Master Plan for Delhi 2041: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Urban Future

Policy Update, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) prepared the Master Plan for Delhi 2041 (MPD 2041) as a comprehensive statutory development plan, which is the fourth plan, following its predecessors in the years of 1962, 2001, and 2021.

IMPRI Desk
October 17, 2025

Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (2025)

Policy Update, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Ayush Oushadhi Gunvatta Evam Uttpadan Samvardhan Yojana (AOGUSY), which was launched in 2021 by the Ministry of Ayush, is a Central Sector Scheme.

IMPRI Desk
October 16, 2025

Indo-Japan Partnership for Semiconductors: An Assessment of Mutual Objectives and Supply Chain Autonomy

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update

Semiconductors, often used as integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, and microchips, are essential building blocks for the tech sector. Preferably made with silicon, germanium and gallium arsenide, these chips are also used by doping, i.e., modulating the electrical and structural properties for smartphones, radios, TVs, computers, video games, advanced medical equipment, optical sensors, light emitters including solid-state lasers, AI, quantum computing and other technologies integral to the modern human world.

IMPRI Desk
October 15, 2025

Technology Development Fund (TDF) Scheme (2025)

Policy Update, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

India's drive for self-reliance in defence production has been a paramount national agenda, closely interlinked with strategic autonomy and economic development. Defence Production Policy of 2011 focused on eliminating foreign dependence on suppliers and encouraging indigenous capability in defence technology.

IMPRI Desk
October 15, 2025

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India-Qatar: Gas Trade and Energy Transition

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update

India and Qatar share historic trade linkages, deep-rooted people-to-people ties and robust multifaceted bilateral relations. Qatar and India established diplomatic relations in the early 1970s. They celebrated 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2023

IMPRI Desk
October 14, 2025