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).
Even as India-Turkiye ties face strain over Ankara’s role following the Pakistan-orchestrated attack in Pahalgam, it is worth examining Turkiye’s climate governance leap.
The Indian population is growing, and the country is demonstrating strong growth potential. In this scenario, a lack of financial inclusion can be one of the major challenges faced by the government.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, launched a new grant opportunity in 2020-21 called the M K BHAN – Young Researcher Fellowship Programme (MKB-YRFP).
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.
India is a rapidly digitalising state with over 954.40 million users. The reach of internet services is immense, with various sectors like healthcare, banking, education and finance adopting the digital platforms to dispense their services.
India- Bangladesh share South Asia’s longest border, sharing landmass with over 4000 km running across states like West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam, as well as riverine porous terrain. This historical geography has enabled illegal migration, human trafficking, insurgent safe havens, and extremist networks. In the 1990s and early 2000s, concerning extremist networks such as the United Liberation Front Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) often used Bangladeshi soil for shelter, while Bangladeshi groups like Jamaat-Ul-Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB) exploited Indian territories for recruitment and logistics to and from.