Category Science and Technology

eCourts Phase III digital courts rollout in India

eCourts Mission Mode Project – Phase III (2023): Assessing India’s Digital Courts Rollout

The eCourts Project has its genesis in the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Judiciary, framed in 2005, and has been implemented since 2007 under the National e-Governance Plan. E-governance entails the use of Information and Communication Technology by governmental institutions in providing public services and sharing of information for better participation of citizens, while the eCourts Project utilizes e-governance concept for the courts.

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Rajasthan AI/ML Policy 2026 – Policy Update

Policy UpdateShalija Singh Background Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are increasingly shaping public administration, economic activity, education, healthcare, agriculture, and urban development. Their adoption can improve administrative efficiency, enable data-driven decision-making and create new economic opportunities. At the…

Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme August 2026 approvals

Deeper Value Chains: Analyzing MeitY’s August 2026 Approvals Under India’s Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)

India’s electronics sector has undergone rapid expansion over the past decade, transforming the country into one of the world's largest assembly hubs for finished consumer devices. However, this expansion historically relied on downstream Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packaging (ATMP) operations, leaving the underlying value chain heavily dependent on imported sub-assemblies, passive components, and upstream raw materials.

National Cyber Coordination Centre India and proactive cyber defence

National Cyber Coordination Centre: Evaluating India’s Approach to Proactive Cyber Defence 

The modern international security context demands a reconsideration of the ideas and institutions that have traditionally governed statecraft and national security. Traditional security thinking focused primarily on state security, identifiable adversary states, military means, territorial defence, and deterrence.

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E-Waste (Management) Rules (2022): Assessing India’s Extended Producer Responsibility Framework

India's approach to e-waste has shifted over time, from simply regulating disposal to making producers themselves responsible for what happens to their products after use. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), built this Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, requiring producers to ensure collection and environmentally sound management of e-waste from their products. It covered 21 categories of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE).

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PM-AJAY Digitalisation- can technology make welfare delivery more inclusive? 

The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) was introduced in 2021–22 by merging three Centrally Sponsored Schemes: the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP), and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY). The merger was intended to improve convergence and the utilisation of resources for the socio-economic development of Scheduled Caste communities.

Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the lunar surface

National Space Day 2026: Chandrayaan-3 and India’s Emerging Space Power

The annual observance of National Space Day on August 23rd serves as a commemoration of a significant national achievement: the successful soft landing of a spacecraft near the lunar south pole. This event represents a substantial advancement in the country's scientific and technological capabilities, particularly within the domain of space exploration. The mission, identified as Chandrayaan-3, was conceived as a successor to the earlier Chandrayaan-2 mission.

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