Policy UpdatesSwanami Ghosh Background CHAVI (Comprehensive Archive of Imaging in Oncology) is India’s first imaging biobank solely focused on oncological imaging. It was founded as a research partnership by Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),…
To honour the unwavering sacrifice and commitment made by men and women serving in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 57/129, designated 29th May as the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
The Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in January 2025 with an outlay of 34,300 crore over seven years from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
The Ministry of Railways is one of the important ministries of the government of India and one of the largest recruiters of employees, currently having 1.2 million employees across India.
Launched on 9 July 2015 by the late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) is still helping to advance inquiry-based Science, Mathematics & Technology (SMT) education in keeping with India's goal of boosting foundational learning and innovation ecosystems. This initiative was started by the Ministry of Human Resource (Development Department of School Education and Literacy) to give directions to future innovations by encouraging exploration, discovery and creativity by teachers and students at school level. It encouraged children to have an enduring interest in both inside and outside the classroom.
API Setu is part of the Digital India initiative, implementing the principle of "Power To Empower", by enhancing technology accessibility . API Setu is a solution to various barriers to entry such as, lack of API availability, proprietary standards, lack of common data standards, and N-to-N connections for API access by treating the issues more recursively, as balancing centralized governance and common policies for governance.
Many university-level students in India, especially those from under-privileged backgrounds, were forced to drop-out of their colleges or face the burden of domestic responsibilities due to lack of accommodation facilities on their campus. To address this issue, the Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES)