Category Economy and Infrastructure

Chicken Neck and India’s Current Territorial Strategy : Why it matters ?

Policy Update, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Special Initiatives

The Siliguri Corridor, situated in northern West Bengal, is popularly known as the “Chicken’s Neck.” I

IMPRI Desk
June 5, 2026

The Delimitation Bill, 2026

Policy Update, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Special Initiatives

The Delimitation Bill 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 16, 2026. This bill initiates the process of redrawing parliamentary and also state assembly constituencies based on the 2011 census to align with population changes since 1976.

IMPRI Desk
June 3, 2026

SAMARTH SCHEME

Policy Update, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Policy Briefs

The Indian textile sector is one of the largest employment generators after agriculture, providing direct employment to over 45 million people ( as per Ministry of Textiles data). This scale of employment positions the textile industry at the intersection of agrarian transition and industrial development, making it significant for economic growth a

IMPRI Desk
June 3, 2026

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and India’s Export Competitiveness

Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Policy Update

Aananya Atri Introduction The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a trade policy linked with climate strategies. It deals with the visibility of the carbon content of certain imports and, over time, includes financially consequential provisions. It is…

IMPRI Desk
June 3, 2026

The Great Nicobar Project: A Key Economic and Strategic Initiative in Indo-Pacific

Policy Update, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Insights

India has recently taken a step towards strengthening the Indo-Pacific security by initiating the Great Nicobar Project. The Great Nicobar Project is located in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a total area of 166.10 sq. km is allocated for this project which holds the revenue land of 35.35 sq. km and the forest land of 130.75 sq. km.

IMPRI Desk
June 2, 2026

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Policy Update, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

IMPRI Desk
May 21, 2026

Gold, Geopolitics, and India’s Economic Discipline

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Entrepreneurship, ICT and Innovation, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Hon’able Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal asking Indians to voluntarily avoid purchasing gold jewellery for one year is not merely a symbolic patriotic gesture.

IMPRI Desk
May 13, 2026