Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

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Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)—2018

India’s agriculture sector has long faced the challenge of ensuring fair prices for farmers while keeping essential food affordable for consumers. For decades, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system served as a safety net, but its coverage was mostly limited to rice and wheat. To address this, the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) in September 2018 to provide price support for farmers growing pulses, oilseeds, and crops important for nutritional security and reducing import dependence.

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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) 2025

With a vision of expanding irrigation coverage, as reflected in the motto ‘Har Khet ko pani,’ and improving water use efficiency, ‘More crop per drop,’ the Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) on July 1, 2015.

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The ‘Death Syrup’ Tragedy: Why Regulatory Licenses Cannot be Removed Across Industries

Tk Arun The government should mandate traceability of every ingredient used in the pharma industry by deploying tokenisation facilities of the blockchain. iStock.com We see US President Donald Trump as an enemy of Indian exports, including of our prized pharma products. But a bigger…

Playing Against the City: Children, Space, and Everyday Negotiations in Seelampur

Tuba Athar In Seelampur, play happens between two parked scooters, between caution and curiosity. When a vehicle passes, the game pauses. The city moves on, childhood waits.  The forgotten citizens of urban India The moment I entered the lanes of…

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Who Is the Indian Woman? Rethinking Feminism through Intersectionality

The Indian Constitution enshrines a solemn promise of equality and non-discrimination in Articles 14 and 15, committing the nation to protect citizens equally before the law. Yet, feminist legal reforms in India often assume a uniform category of “women,” treating their experiences and needs as largely homogeneous.

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management- 1992

Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is a coastal management process that considers geographical and political boundaries and focuses on sustainability. The concept was developed in 1992 during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and outlined in the proceedings of Agenda 21, Chapter 17.

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