Category Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Forging New Horizons: Public Policy Careers in India for Engineering Students

Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Thematic Areas

In a rapidly evolving world, the significance of public policy cannot be overstated. For engineering students, a career in public policy presents an exciting opportunity to leverage their technical expertise and problem-solving skills for the greater good. India, with its complex developmental challenges, offers an ideal canvas for engineers to contribute to policy decisions that drive innovation, sustainability, and societal progress. This article explores the diverse career avenues open to engineering students in India within the realm of public policy. It also sheds light on the role of IMPRI (Impact and Policy Research Institute) online courses in empowering these students with the knowledge and tools they need to excel in this multidisciplinary field.

IMPRI and Arjun Kumar
August 27, 2023

Truth of Government Official Claims

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The BJP uses official data to buttress its tall claims on growth, inflation and other issues. But even those in the government have expressed doubts over the data. One cannot deny that the ground reality is at variance from the rosy depiction by the government.

IMPRI and Arun Kumar
August 19, 2023

PM Modi Lays the Groundwork for 2024 Election Victory from the Red Fort

Insights, Center for Work and Welfare, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth, declared Archimedes. Of course, he needed a long enough lever and a fulcrum, too. Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not ask for anything, puts no conditions, to work his miracles. Speaking of himself in the third person, as is the wont of Kings and little children, Modi declared that Modi would deliver the Independence Day speech next year, too, as well as the report card of progress every year for the next five years.

IMPRI
August 18, 2023

The Dangers of Technocracy: The Oppenheimer Analogy for Modi’s India

Insights, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

TK Arun The demolition of the houses of Muslims in Nuh, Haryana, was halted only after a suo motu order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Some village leaders in the state have decided that they would not allow Muslims to ply…

IMPRI, TK Arun and swetha
August 10, 2023

Flawed Poverty Reduction Data

Insights, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The multidimensional poverty report released by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) suffers from gaps and opens the door for suspicion when we consider several data of the preceding years, including the pandemic years.

IMPRI, Arun Kumar and Chaitanya Vivek Deshpande
August 8, 2023

India’s Strategic Dilemma: How to Respond to a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

Insights, Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies, Governance and Law, International Relations and Strategic Studies, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

India needs to consider the political and military consequences of a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan and formulate a policy to support Taiwan's freedom

IMPRI, Harsh V Pant and swetha
August 5, 2023

Anti-Doping Bill 2022

Insights, Policy Update, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes

The National Anti-Doping Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 17 2021. After being referred to the Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports for recommendation on March 23 2022, the bill was finally passed in the lower house on July 22, 2022, and in the upper house on August 03, 2022.

IMPRI
August 1, 2023