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researchers

Uplifting Marginalised Researchers: National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF‑OBC) 2014

Policy UpdateTanmyi Anthwal Background: Back in 2014–15, the Indian government established the National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NF-OBC) program under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to increase the chances for OBC students to pursue higher education and…

Modernizing Taxation: Core Reforms in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025

Modernizing Taxation: Core Reforms in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025

The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 is a comprehensive redesign of India's direct taxation regime, based on the decades-old Income-Tax Act, 1961, which by 2025 had become cumbersome from having a large number of amendments and mounting litigation.

Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professorship Award Scheme

Distinguished Biotechnology Research Professorship Award Scheme 2008-09

The biotechnology industry has become a pillar of contemporary science and technology, providing solutions for critical problems in medicine, agriculture, energy, and environmental stewardship. Governments and educational establishments worldwide have implemented specific programs to promote and reward exceptional biotechnologists in order to enhance research capabilities and stimulate innovation.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW),2016

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA & FW) is one of two constituent departments under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the other being the Department of Agriculture, Research and Education (DARE).
DA&FW is primarily responsible for policy formulation, regulation and implementation of programs relating to agriculture and farmer welfare in India. Its functions span foodgrain production, farmer income support, crop insurance, market linkages, and agricultural sustainability.

Key institutional arms include the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), which recommends Minimum Support Prices (MSPs); the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES); with multiple attached support subordinate offices. The Department has been a Centre of India’s Green Revolution, food security policies, and recent farmer-centric digital reforms.

Gender & Transport: How Women Are Affected?

Gender & Transport: How Women Are Affected?

Mobility and transportation are crucial tools for the exchange of information and resources, broadening services, and connecting economies. Gender mobility is defined as differences in mobility patterns based on gender. These patterns are often dependent on accessible, affordable and available transport, inclusive of the security concerns.

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

Mentoring for Excellence: Impact of the Margdarshan Initiative

India has a large, complex and multi-layered system of technical and higher education. It has the third-largest higher education system in the world, next to China and the United States. The development of human resources of the country is a critical factor for the progress of the Nation.

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