Policy UpdateRathin Pathak Introduction: NIPU-2026 is a new investment policy that aims to expand India’s domestic urea production by encouraging fresh gas-based manufacturing capacity and reducing import dependence. It was approved to improve supply security, make project economics more transparent,…
India's push toward chemical-free agriculture did not begin with this mission. It builds on the Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP), a sub-scheme that had been running under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana from 2020-21 to 2022-23, and on an earlier natural farming corridor promoted along a stretch of the Ganga under the Namami Gange programme. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) on 25 November 2024, upgrading these earlier, smaller efforts into a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The Urban Spatial 3D City Model (Digital Twin) Project is a key initiative of Varanasi Smart City Limited (VSCL). The project aims to use geospatial technologies to improve urban planning, urban governance and public engagement. The city of Varanasi was selected due to its unique combination of historical and cultural value, its dense urban development including narrow streets, busy markets, heritage and religious places and an influx of tourists and pilgrims.
Policy UpdateDebjani Chatterjee Background India is home to one of the world’s largest youth populations, with millions of young people entering the labour market every year. While higher education enrollment has expanded significantly over the past decade, concerns regarding employability…
Policy UpdateArya Gupta 1. Background India’s medical devices industry has been unregulated, fragmented and import dependent. Until 2017, the industry was not subject to any specific regulatory regime. The first steps towards oversight were taken with the Medical Devices Rules,…
Policy UpdateSairaj Patil Background: The Government of India, under the Apprentices Act, 1961, implements the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) as one of two flagship Central Sector schemes supporting apprenticeship engagement in the country. Launched in August 2016 and continued…
Policy Update Mansi Tirthani Background For decades, emergency communications operated within localized, siloed and web of copper wired telecommunications networks. These telephonic architectures were fragmented and primarily relied on citizens remembering distinct things. Where each public emergency service has unique…