Soft Power Through Solidarity: India’s AIDS Diplomacy Potential
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Namibia recently, on his way back from the G20 summit in Brazil, he was received warmly, and awarded the country’s highest civilian honour.
Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes
The National Critical Mineral Mission, 2025: Securing Critical Minerals and a Clean Energy Future
The Government of India launched the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) in January 2025 with an outlay of 34,300 crore over seven years from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), 2015
Launched on 9 July 2015 by the late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) is still helping to advance inquiry-based Science, Mathematics & Technology (SMT) education in keeping with India's goal of boosting foundational learning and innovation ecosystems. This initiative was started by the Ministry of Human Resource (Development Department of School Education and Literacy) to give directions to future innovations by encouraging exploration, discovery and creativity by teachers and students at school level. It encouraged children to have an enduring interest in both inside and outside the classroom.
API SETU
API Setu is part of the Digital India initiative, implementing the principle of "Power To Empower", by enhancing technology accessibility . API Setu is a solution to various barriers to entry such as, lack of API availability, proprietary standards, lack of common data standards, and N-to-N connections for API access by treating the issues more recursively, as balancing centralized governance and common policies for governance.
Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES), 2020
Many university-level students in India, especially those from under-privileged backgrounds, were forced to drop-out of their colleges or face the burden of domestic responsibilities due to lack of accommodation facilities on their campus. To address this issue, the Scheme for Campus Accommodation & Facilities Enhancing Social Experience (CAFES)
Bridging the Cognitive Divide: Adaptive Assistive Systems for the Neurologically Challenged
Explore adaptive assistive systems designed to empower neurologically challenged individuals through inclusive technology and cognitive support.
Ministry Of Mines
The mining and quarrying sector approximately contributes 2% to India’s GDP and about 10-11% to the total industrial sector’s GDP in 2023-24. It plays a crucial role in providing basic raw materials to several industries, including iron and steel, petroleum and natural gas, electrical and equipment.