Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER)
PACER is a research and development (R&D) scheme aimed at studying different aspects of the polar and cryosphere with special attention to the Antarctic, Arctic and the Glaciers of the Himalayas.
Category Research
Gene Banks for Crop Germplasm: Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity for the Future
India is known to be a country with high biodiversity and a vast array of domesticated crop species and their wild relatives. With more than 811 domesticated crop species and 902 crop wild relatives, the country has a central role in maintaining plant genetic resources that are crucial for agricultural resilience, food security, and fighting the consequences of climate change
ACROSS(Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services)
The Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS) scheme is one of the five schemes that have been merged together under a unified umbrella scheme of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, collectively known as the “Prithvi Gyan (PRITHVI)” scheme.
Urban Governance and the Limitations of Parliamentary Rituals and Symbolic Actions
On July 9, 2025, Gurugram – a city waterlogged by floodwaters – witnessed severe inundation that crippled traffic and claimed lives. In the days that followed, other major cities such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, and Lucknow faced similar scenes of urban flooding, exposing the vulnerability of Indian cities to monsoon extremes.
With US Crypto Rules Advancing, India Must Define Its Stand
In a sign that July GST collections are likely to be more robust than the anaemic June figures, the call money rate and weighted average tripartite repo rate went up in India, as banks saw the demand for funds go up, to pay GST dues to the government. The Purchasing Managers’ Indices for services, manufacturing and composite activity all signal growth, although this is yet to reflect in credit growth.
Government e-Procurement System (GePNIC)
The Government e-Procurement System of the National Informatics Centre (GePNIC) is one of India’s flagship digital governance projects under the National e-Governance Plan. Built by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, it was designed to replace cumbersome, paper-heavy procurement processes with a fully digital system. The goal was simple but ambitious : make government procurement faster, fairer, and more transparent.
Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) Scheme 2024 – Boosting India’s Defence Innovation
Launched on 4 March 2024 during DefConnect 2024, the ADITI Scheme (“Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX”) is part of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework under India’s Department of Defence Production.