Category Projects

Breathing Movement and Words: Rethinking Trauma-Informed SEL and CSE for Our Girls

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Work and Welfare, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Panel Discussion, Policy Update, Programs, Projects, Reports, Research, Social Sector, Working Papers

In India’s secondary schools, discussions about mental health, violence, or sexuality are often minimal due to stigma, despite high need. Urban adolescent girls from low-income communities frequently encounter traumatic experiences – a national study by the Ministry of Women and Child Development found that 2 out of 3 children had faced physical abuse and half of all children had suffered sexual or emotional abuse

IMPRI Desk
October 22, 2025

India–Nepal: Cross-Border Energy Grid Integration

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Research, In News, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update, Projects, Research, South Asia Studies Center, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Cross border integration is a strategic imperative for regional energy security,economic growth, and climate resilience. This article argues that while the initiative has made commendable progress, emerging regulatory and infrastructural challenges must be addressed to unlock its full potential.

IMPRI Desk
October 20, 2025

India-Qatar: Maritime Energy Security Dialogue

Insights, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for ICT for Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, In News, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Briefs, Projects, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Research, South Asia Studies Center

India and Qatar share a deep energy partnership, with Qatar being a key supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) to meet India’s growing demand. As energy trade relies heavily on secure maritime routes, rising geopolitical tensions in the Gulf and threats to sea lanes have made security a shared priority. To address these challenges, the India-Qatar Maritime Energy Security Dialogue has been launched to strengthen cooperation in safeguarding energy flows, enhancing naval cooperation, and building resilient supply chains. This policy update briefly examines the partnership’s significance and outlines ways to deepen collaboration for regional stability and energy security.

IMPRI Desk
October 13, 2025

SMART-PDS: Scheme for Modernization and Reform through Technology in Public Distribution System

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, In News, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Programs, Projects, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research, South Asia Studies Center, Special Initiatives

SMART-PDS is a centrally sponsored, technology-oriented reform initiative by the Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, aimed at enhancing and consolidating the IT infrastructure of India’s Public Distribution System (PDS). With a total budget of ₹349.9 crore, the three-year (April 2023–March 2026) approved program builds on previous computerisation attempts (End-to-End TPDS and the Integrated Management of PDS/IM-PDS) and introduces a modern, standardized national platform that unifies state and central operations throughout the PDS lifecycle.

IMPRI Desk
September 22, 2025

India–New Zealand: Agri -Tech Innovation

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for ICT for Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IMPRI Research, In News, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Policy Update, Projects, Research, South Asia Studies Center

India–New Zealand Agri-Tech Innovation is emerging as more than a technical exchange; it is a contest over models of innovation and inclusion. At a time when agriculture faces the twin pressures of climate resilience and global market integration. The partnership can be transformational, but only if deliberate adaptation, rights-based data governance, and financing follow the technology. Without these, the result risks being one of two failures: techno-dumping (NZ solutions ill-fitted to India) or stalled scalability (India pilots remaining fragmented).

IMPRI Desk
September 22, 2025

Driving Out the Old: A Policy Analysis of India’s Vehicle Scrappage Policy – 2021

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Center for Work and Welfare, Economy and Infrastructure, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Governance and Law, IMPRI Research, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Programs, Projects, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Research

In 2021, the Government of India launched the V oluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (VVMP), commonly referred to as the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, with a threefold ambition: to improve road safety, reduce urban air pollution, and kick-start a domestic circular economy for vehicle materials. The policy couples regulatory instruments with financial incentives and institution-building to formalize how “end-of-life” vehicles (ELVs) are retired and recycled.

IMPRI Desk
September 8, 2025

Ministry of Jal Shakti 2019

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The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR) plays a primary role in laying down the policy guidelines and programmes in the field of development, conservation and management of water as a national resource. It also provides an overarching national view on water planning and coordination as regards various uses of water; water laws and legislations, how inter-state and trans-boundary problems regarding water could be localized, bilateral and multi-lateral co-operations, and broad policy guidelines and programmes to determine how the waters of the nation can be judged, developed and controlled.

IMPRI Desk
August 25, 2025