Category Research

At the Heart of Israel-Iran Conflict: Western Domination

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Event Reports, In News, International Relations and Strategic Studies

The subjective compulsion might be Netanyahu’s need to keep a war going to stay in power, but the objective result is driving home the point that might is right:

As Israel and Iran exchange missiles, and Iran gets battered, with its oil and gas facilities getting destroyed, what is at stake for India? Should India worry about anything beyond the price of oil going up, and of possible disruptions to shipping through the straits of Hormuz? Or, as Islamophobes tweet in India, should India be happy that the Islamic theocracy of Iran is being humiliated? Does Israel’s support of the Indian position over Operation Sindoor override all other considerations, including moral compunctions over the genocide still underway in Gaza? Or should collateral damage to the Haifa port, operated by an Indian company, the Adanis, be the major consideration for India?

IMPRI Desk and TK Arun
July 1, 2025

Mapping Democracy: Evaluating India’s Local Government Directory (LGD), 2007 and Its Future

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, Insights, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Briefs, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research, Social Sector

India’s three-tier system of local governance: comprising of Gram Panchayats (village level), Panchayat Samitis (block level) and Zilla Parishads (district level) in rural areas, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in urban areas, was constitutionally established by the 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 and 1993 respectively (Government of India, 1992; Government of India, 1993).

IMPRI Desk
June 30, 2025

Strengthening Climate Services: A Policy Insight into Monsoon Mission II, 2012

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Research, Policy Briefs, Policy Update, Research

Accurate prediction of monsoon rainfall is very crucial in a country like India, as it impacts many sectors like agriculture, water resources, power generation, transport, and even the Indian economy. Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (ISMR) amounts to more than 80 percent of the annual rainfall over India. It, hence, plays a significant role in the total food production of the country. Having prior knowledge of the variations in monsoon rainfall aids in preparing for droughts and floods and reduces the adverse impacts of the same.

IMPRI Desk
June 25, 2025

Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (SEED),2022

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Social Sector, Special Initiatives

As a step towards rectifying the historical injustices done to the De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of De-notified/Nomadic Tribes (SEED) was rolled out by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2022.

IMPRI Desk
June 25, 2025

Comprehensive Analysis of East Delhi Hub Integrated Development, Karkardooma 2019

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, Policy Briefs, Policy Update, Reports, Research, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

East Delhi Hub is conceptualized to be a new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) that imbibes the core values of a sustainable “Smart City”. This is the flagship project being designed with NBCC (India) Limited. NBCC aims to create integrated urban spaces with residential, working, and leisure spaces within walking distance of each other and public transport. It is aimed at improving self-sustainability, encouraging public transport and walking and optimising density.

IMPRI Desk
June 24, 2025

Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)

Insights, IMPRI Research, Policy Update, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector

Higher Education Financing Agency was conceived in India's 2016-17 union budget to provide financial assistance for the creation of capital assets in premier educational institutions in India.

IMPRI Desk
June 23, 2025

PM-SPECIAL: Empowering Geriatric Caregivers Through Training, 2024

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, IMPRI Research, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Programs, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Special Initiatives

According to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in its report ‘India Aging Report 2023’ there are 14.9 crore persons aged 60 years and above in 2022 (as on 1 July).

IMPRI Desk
June 20, 2025