E-Samudra Initiative (2026): Digitalising Maritime Governance and Port Operations
India’s maritime sector is central to its trade and economic security, with around 95% of trade by volume and 68% by value moving by sea.
Category Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development
Digitising Immigration Management for Secure and Seamless Mobility: The IVFRT Scheme (2010) at Fifteen Years
The Immigration, Visa, Foreigners' Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) programme was sanctioned by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 May 2010 as a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan with budgetary provision of ₹1,011 crore and a project duration up to September 2014 (Prime Minister's Office [PMO], 2026). It aimed to establish a networked and comprehensive digitization process that connects Indian missions abroad and Immigration checkposts and Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) and Foreigners Registration Offices (FROs) from visa application to departure (PMO, 2026).
Decentralizing India’s Trade: The One District One Product (ODOP) Blueprint for Empowering District Economies (2018).
India’s export architecture has historically remained concentrated within prominent industrial clusters and metropolitan port cities, leaving the vast economic potential of its interior districts largely underutilized. To address this structural imbalance and drive grassroots economic formalization, the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative was launched.
Dam Safety Act, 2021: Implementation Status in 2026 – Assessing Dam Rehabilitation, Institutional Framework and Safety Audits
India is home to 6,138 large dams as per the National Register of Large Dams (NRLD) 2023, making it the third most dam-intensive country after China and the USA. These dams are the backbone of India's water security, irrigation (covering 35% of irrigated area), hydropower (45,000 MW capacity), and flood moderation. However, the dam infrastructure is aging at an alarming rate. Over 75% of large dams are more than 25 years old and 227 dams have already crossed 100 years of age.
Sikkim Department Schemes Update 2026
Sikkim, India’s second-smallest state by area (7,096 sq km), is defined by its Himalayan geography, with elevations ranging from 280 metres to 8,586 metres. The state’s population stood at approximately 6.8 lakh in 2021, up from 6.1 lakh in the 2011 Census. Urbanisation has risen sharply, from 11.1% in 2001 to 25.1% in 2011, with growth concentrated around Gangtok and along main roads at higher elevations.
Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (2021): Assessing the State’s Strategy for Industrial Growth
Despite being endowed with about 40% of India's mineral wealth, including large deposits of coal, iron ore, copper, bauxite and uranium, Jharkhand has failed to build a diversified manufacturing economy; this is partly because of the state's past reliance on mineral extraction, combined with the lack of industrial infrastructure, qualified workforce, connectivity and investment in non-resource based industries. It continues to rely on mining and primary processing since its creation in 2000. This was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic; the construction, mining, tourism, automobile and light/heavy engineering sectors are among the state's main sectors that were hit hard, as well as the disruption of supply chains and a decrease in exports. In this background, the Government of Jharkhand has notified the Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (JIIPP) 2021 through Extraordinary Gazette on 13 July 2021 and Chief Minister Hemant Soren formally launched the same during an Investors' Meet in New Delhi in August 2021.
Rajasthan Department wise Schemes Update 2026
Rajasthan, with geographical area of 3,42,239 sq km as largest state and 7.9 crore population as seventh most populous, is characterised by sixty percent Thar desert, scattered habitations, low population density in western districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer, tribal concentration in southern districts of Udaipur, Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh, and high incidence of drought and groundwater stress. These structural features make effective welfare delivery central to state development strategy.