Policy UpdateMadhuritha D Introduction: The Pankhudi portal was launched on 8 January 2026 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is an integrated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and partnership facilitation digital portal aimed at strengthening coordination, transparency, and…
India’s civil services are a key aspect of its public administration and serve as its backbone, which helps in executing planned policies into real-life actions.
Policy UpdateShivali Yadav Background The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched Nari Adalat in 2023 under the Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti (2021–26) to improve women’s access to justice through community-based dispute resolution. Inspired by the Parivarik Mahila Lok…
Nayanshi Jain Introduction In an increasingly interconnected world, cultural diplomacy has become an important instrument of foreign policy, enabling countries to strengthen international partnerships through shared heritage, values, and people-to-people exchanges. For India, with its rich civilisational legacy and centuries-old…
Policy UpdateSruti Halder Background The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 established a time-bound framework for resolving corporate insolvency through the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), and licensed Insolvency Professionals. The Insolvency…
Mansi Tirthani Background In India property ownership is one of the most significant pillars of socio-economic empowerment but for an individual Indian woman it is a source of her dignity, financial security and to gain gender equality in the society.…
Mansi Tirthani Background Over the past decade, India’s welfare mechanism at macro economic level, has transitioned from indirect, leaky based subsidies into a more direct and digitized version focusing on asset and cash distribution networks. Based on the already existing…