Category Policy Update

International Day of Parliamentarism 30 June, 2024

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Governance and Law, Policy Update

Every year on June 30, Our world celebrates the International Day of Parliamentarism, also known as World Parliament Day. On this day in 1889, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was established by a small group of parliamentarians who believed that parliamentary dialogue and diplomacy are essential to settling differences rather than going on to war, 135 years later, nearly every country in the world has some form of parliament, accounting to a total of 190 today.

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2024

India-Russia Annual Summit: A Geopolitical Analysis

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

The official 22nd India-Russia annual summit took place in Moscow on the 8th of July 2024. This was also the first time PM Modi visited Moscow since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2021.

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2024

The National Clean Air Programme and its 2024 Targets

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

The National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) was launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) at the start of 2019 to improve the air quality of 131 cities across 24 states/UTs in India. It is the first-ever effort by the Indian government to provide a national-level framework with time-bound reduction.

IMPRI Desk
July 20, 2024

AI PREPAREDNESS INDEX 2024

Insights, Center for ICT for Development, Policy Update

The International Monetary Fund recently developed the AI Preparedness Index to evaluate the level of AI readiness in various organizations. This index assesses AI preparedness in 174 countries by examining factors like digital infrastructure, human capital and labor market policies, innovation and economic integration, as well as regulation and ethics.

IMPRI and IMPRI
July 17, 2024

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024

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

Policy UpdateDeepanjali Sharma Introduction Clean and pure water is essential for the survival of mankind on this planet earth. The Supreme Court of India has categorically declared that right to clean water is part of right to life guaranteed under…

IMPRI Desk
July 3, 2024

Mediation Act, 2023

Insights, Center for Work and Welfare, Governance and Law, Policy Update

On 14th September 2023, the Mediation Bill (2023) received the President’s assent and was referred to as the Mediation Act (2023). This bill seeks to support and encourage mediation as a substitute for traditional dispute resolution methods.

IMPRI Desk
July 3, 2024

Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme, 2020

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Work and Welfare, Policy Update

In a significant step towards enhancing the competitiveness of the food processing industry in India, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) launched the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) Scheme.

IMPRI Desk
July 3, 2024