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.
Education has never been a critical step towards ending the chain of inherited social inequality in India. For SCs, formal education has long been precluded by discrimination as well as financial struggles.
In India, where over half the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood, and more than 70% of farmers are small and marginal, they remain extremely vulnerable to climate variability and crop failures (NITI Aayog, 2019). The growing threat of global warming has intensified the frequency and severity of erratic weather patterns, worsened agricultural risks, and deepened the cycle of income insecurity and indebtedness among farmers. Recognizing this urgent challenge, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in 2016. It is a large-scale crop subsidy insurance scheme that aims to safeguard farmers. This scheme is being administered by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The relationship between the United States and India has entered a new era, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the digital economy are becoming the key drivers of cooperation. The Government of India initiated the National AI Mission in March 2024, with a budget of ₹10,300 crore. The mission aims at the development of a large-scale computing infrastructure, the development of in-country created models of Artificial Intelligence like Bharat Gen, the development of semiconductor manufacturing, and the nurturing of Artificial Intelligence talent through the IndiaAI Future Skills programme.