India is a rapidly digitalising state with over 954.40 million users. The reach of internet services is immense, with various sectors like healthcare, banking, education and finance adopting the digital platforms to dispense their services.
India- Bangladesh share South Asia’s longest border, sharing landmass with over 4000 km running across states like West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam, as well as riverine porous terrain. This historical geography has enabled illegal migration, human trafficking, insurgent safe havens, and extremist networks. In the 1990s and early 2000s, concerning extremist networks such as the United Liberation Front Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) often used Bangladeshi soil for shelter, while Bangladeshi groups like Jamaat-Ul-Mujahdeen Bangladesh (JMB) exploited Indian territories for recruitment and logistics to and from.
National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in October 2007. The National Development Council (NDC) adopted a resolution in its 53rd meeting, held on 29 May 2007, to launch a Food Security Mission aimed at increasing the production of rice, wheat, and pulses and securing food security for the nation.
The promulgation of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), by the Parliament, was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in its early stages, and the country was heavily reliant on a variety of imported goods from developed or rapidly developing countries.
Public policy is often envisioned as a tool to address societal needs, promote equitable development, and strengthen governance. In India, a country characterized by deep social, cultural, and economic diversity, public policy plays a central role in shaping the lives of millions.
Education is considered one of the important factors of human development, which contributes to the rise in the standard of living of a family as well as a nation. In order to achieve the highest possible potential of human resources, there should be provision of quality education and skill sets relevant to today’s world.
India’s healthcare sector faces persistent structural challenges that undermine its ability to serve a population of over 1.4 billion people. The doctor-to-patient ratio stands at 1:1,596, well below the World Health Organization’s recommended 1:1,000 , while public health spending remains at just 1.4% of GDP, among the lowest globally (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). These constraints are particularly pronounced in rural and underserved regions, where access to trained medical professionals and adequate infrastructure is limited.