Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme, 2025
Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) is an essential component of India's public health and social development interventions.
Category Science and Technology
Did the Indian Mental Healthcare Act (2017) move the money? A look at DMHP approvals, 2015–2024
The enactment of India’s Mental Healthcare Act (2017) by the Indian Parliament on April 7, 2017, heralded a transformative, rights-based paradigm shift in the delivery of mental healthcare. The act unequivocally asserts that access to high-quality mental healthcare is an inherent right of individuals living with mental health conditions. Throughout the drafting process and subsequent to its enactment, the act encountered considerable opposition from various stakeholders, notably mental healthcare professionals.
India–Germany Dual-Use Technology Cooperation 2025: Expanding Strategic and Defence Horizons
India and Germany are celebrating their strategic partnership, which has been over 25 years long, and recently started cooperating in defence and dual use technologies more than before. The world is getting more and more uncertain—due to conflicts, climate issues, and technological disruptions—the two countries want to increase their partnership through practical cooperation in high-tech areas supporting civilian as well as military purposes.
Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Project 2007: From Vision to Resistance
The proposed 6000 MW Mithi Virdi Nuclear Power Project, once seen as a crown jewel of India-US energy cooperation, promised much on paper: clean energy, strategic diplomacy, and economic growth. But for the people of Jaspara, Mithi Virdi, Khadpar, Mandva, and Sosiya, it asked for too much in return for their land, their livelihoods, their way of life.
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) – 2012
Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) started in July 2012 as a three-year scheme addressing India’s growing import dependency. In 2015, it underwent its first major revision, extending the program to 2020, adding 15 verticals, and simplifying approval processes to encourage faster investment. By 2017, strategic amendments further expedited procedures and extended deadlines to the end of 2018. Applications closed in December 2018, but implementation continues. In 2020, the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors (SPECS) was launched as a successor, focusing on incentivizing component manufacturing with 25% capital expenditure support.
European Molecular Biology Organisation Membership and Support (EMBO) (2021–2025)
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is a prestigious international body established in 1964 to promote excellence in life sciences. Membership is granted to leading scientists in recognition of their outstanding research contributions.
Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL)
The Uranium Corporation of India Limited was established in 1967 as a Public Sector Enterprise under the administration of the Department of Atomic Energy