The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched eGramSwaraj on 24 April 2020 under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project. The main aim was to make Panchayati Raj Institutions more transparent, accountable and efficient by shifting their day-to-day work onto a digital platform.
Indian agriculture has long been centered around a few staple crops, primarily rice and wheat. While this heavy focus was very helpful after the Green Revolution in ensuring food security, with time it has also created many problems such as overuse of groundwater, soil exhaustion, and limited income growth for farmers.
India- Africa cooperation has long emphasised development through technology and capacity-building. India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)- the interoperable building blocks of digital identity, payments and data platforms- has been central to its Digital India transformation.
Policy UpdateAditi Singh Kaushik Background In 1947, the unruly British Raj, which had ruled India for almost two hundred years ended with Indian Independence. The Raj left an undeniable impact on the country’s social, and cultural landscape – including, a…
India and Germany have had a long-standing relationship since 1947 and a strategic partnership since 2000, with a focus on climate change, sustainable development, and technology cooperation.
The Nano Science and Technology (NS&T) initiative, supported primarily by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, represents a focused national effort to advance research, innovation, and capacity building in the field of nanoscience.
India and Japan have found common cause at sea as the Indo-Pacific becomes the world’s strategic center. For Japan, the sea lanes through the Malacca Strait are its economic lifeline. For India, security across the Indian Ocean is necessary for trade and energy.