The real Agni-Path to better jobs
Dhiraj Nayyar The era of the permanent job is fading away. But the time has not yet arrived of (sufficient) high-wage good jobs. That is the bind that India finds…
Continue readingThe Afghan Crisis
Anil Trigunayat Misfortune of brave Afghan people simply does not go away. They have suffered due to the neglect of the international community after the USA cut the Doha deal…
Continue readingIndia-Vietnam defence ties get major push
Harsh V. Pant & Pratnashree Basu The furtherance of India’s Act East Policy, maritime multilateralism, maritime security outreach and the building of stronger networks across the Indo-Pacific are some of…
Continue readingYoung and Restless in New India: Hopes and Aspirations and a Reality Check
India is a country with an abundant young population and such demographic momentum creates a lot of opportunities in development segments. However, there are significant problems that are associated with this which are needed to ascertain with policy nudges. In this regard, The State of Population Development – #PopulationAndDevelopment, #IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD), #IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi organized #WebPolicyTalk on Young and Restless in New India: Hopes and Aspirations and a Reality Check on May 11, 2022.
Continue readingHow to Improve the Low Ranking in India’s Environmental Performance Index?
On June 8, 2022, Yale University’s Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University’s Center for International Earth Sciences Information Network released Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022. According to the Environmental Performance Index, India ranks lowest among 180 countries. India lags behind Myanmar (179), Vietnam (178), Bangladesh (177), and Pakistan (176). The Environmental Performance Index has been issued every two years since 2002. This 2022 Environment Performance Index is a data-driven summary of the state of environmental sustainability around the world.
Continue readingMunicipal Legislative ‘Reform’ through the Lens of Politics and Techno-Bureaucratic Processes
As part of its series, The State of Cities – #CityConversations, #IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a panel discussion under IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk on the topic Municipal Legislative’ Reform’ through the Lens of Politics and Techno-Bureaucratic Processes on March 23, 2022 with Mr Vinay Baindur, Researcher and Activist, Urban Reforms, Governance, Water Reforms, and Policy, as the speaker.
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