Date of Release: August 8th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express On August 15, 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his maiden Independence Day speech, appealed to companies around the world to ‘Come, make in India’. From the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi’s voice boomed from the lectern, urging world powers to ‘Come, manufacture in […]
Date of Release: August 8th, 2014 Published in: Indian Spend What does politics have to do with agriculture ? Lots it might appear, but maybe not for the reasons that usually come to mind. A quick backdrop first. India’s Economic Survey, 2013-14 says that a “1% growth in agriculture is at least two to three […]
Date of Release: August 2nd, 2014 Published in: Times of India Reported Rape Rates Across India Several brutal rape cases in different parts of the country continue to shake our collective conscience. Multiple incidents in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (Badaun and Lucknow), and the most recent case of brutality in Bangalore are a stark reminder […]
Date of Release: July 15th, 2014 Published in: Times of India Budget 2014 was focused on forming the bases for India’s long-term growth. Research, Infrastructure, Technology and Education (RITE) are the four core themes that have cut across most of the schemes introduced in this budget. The infographic highlights some of the schemes that embody […]
Date of Release: July 8th, 2014 Published in: Times of India With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) just a year away, improving health indicators is an important part of the new government’s agenda. With the BJP manifesto promising that “high priority will be given to address the shortfall of healthcare professionals […]
Date of Release: June 17th, 2014 Published in: India Spend “The Government’s work should be to listen to the poor, to work for the poor, and live for (the poor)”, said our Prime Minister in his first speech in the 16th Lok Sabha. This was just a day after the President said in his address at […]
Date of Release: June 6th, 2014 Published in: Political Indian As six Women Ministers took to work as part of the newly formed Cabinet and the Ministry for Women and Child Development was upgraded to cabinet rank, Swaniti Initiative, a Delhi based development consulting firm working with legislators, explored how the rest of India was doing […]
Date of Release: May 11th, 2014 Published in: Times of India Prem Das Rai, an MP from Sikkim, knew that development indicators from his state were exceptional. But his office didn’t know how to showcase them. He reached out to Swaniti, a Delhi-based not-for-profit organization that has been working “consulting style” with parliamentarians. Their portal […]
Date of Release: May 5th, 2014 Published in: Your Story While she was still in school in the US, Rwitwika Bhattacharya worked for an American senator from her constituency Katharine Harris. This experience made her realize how much help and resources are made available to an American politician to help them in the course of […]
Dear Friends: It is with great excitement that we are launching Swaniti’s Governance Lab website, Jigyasa. Over the course of the past few years, as we have delved deeper in to the Fellowship we have realized how important it is to develop a program that focuses solely on developing a knowledge base. A turning point […]