Category Economy and Infrastructure

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the lunar surface

National Space Day 2026: Chandrayaan-3 and India’s Emerging Space Power

The annual observance of National Space Day on August 23rd serves as a commemoration of a significant national achievement: the successful soft landing of a spacecraft near the lunar south pole. This event represents a substantial advancement in the country's scientific and technological capabilities, particularly within the domain of space exploration. The mission, identified as Chandrayaan-3, was conceived as a successor to the earlier Chandrayaan-2 mission.

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National Mission on Edible Oils-Oilseeds (2024): Boosting India’s Oilseed Production 

Edible oils form an essential component of India’s food and nutritional security, and oilseeds play a vital role in the livelihoods of millions of farmers. Oilseeds contribute not only to nutritional security but also to farmers’ welfare, serving as an important cash crop that sustains rural incomes and employment.

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Atal Pension Yojana (2015-2026): Assessing a Decade of India’s Pension Push

The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) was introduced in 2015 as a voluntary pension scheme to address a pressing gap in India's social security system. It was originally launched as the Swavalamban Yojana under the UPA government before being relaunched and renamed Atal Pension Yojana in 2015 and thus, giving the scheme a stronger and wider reach. This shift was necessary because most Indian workers exist outside formal employment. As a result, they do not receive employer-linked pension benefits, which leaves them with limited financial security after retirement. To address this, Atal Pension Yojana was designed to encourage retirement savings among this segment in order for subscribers to become entitled to a guaranteed monthly pension once they turn sixty.

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Transforming India’s Credit Ecosystem through the Unified Lending Interface (ULI)(2025)

India's financial inclusion landscape has witnessed significant transformations over the last decade, primarily driven by the expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). While the combination of Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) accounts and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) successfully democratized the payments ecosystem, a critical structural challenge remained unsolved: the formal credit gap.

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Liberalised FDI Norms In India’s Space Sector (2024): A New Era Of Global Investments And Strategic Autonomy

Policy UpdateVibha Sethi Background and Evolution The structural paradigm of India’s space economy has historically been governed by a centralized, public-sector-driven architecture under the exclusive aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). For decades, private participation was restricted to…

ESG

Mainstreaming ESG in India’s Industrial Policy: Transitioning from Compliance to Strategic Growth

As India pursues its vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy while fulfilling its Net Zero commitment by 2070, integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into national industrial policy is no longer optional—it is a strategic necessity. While regulatory bodies like the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have mandated Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), ESG adoption remains largely siloed from broader industrial initiatives, including Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes. This policy article examines the imperative to shift from "compliance-driven" to "strategy-driven" ESG adoption. It highlights key bottlenecks faced by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), explores global carbon-trade pressures, and proposes a data-driven policy roadmap to embed sustainability into the core of India’s industrial framework

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