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The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024 Aaratrica Kashyap and Shefali Sharan | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary Historically when Railways was …
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 Siddhant Chandra and Souhard Sharam | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary India's disaster management …
The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024 Souhard Sharma and Larina Mahajan | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary The Merchant Shipping Bill, …
The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024 Bhavayta Mahajan and Larina Mahajan | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary The Coastal Shipping Bill, …
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024 Priyanka Lohia and Bhavayta Mahajan | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary The …
The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024 Siddhant Chandra and Ritika Negi | December 2024 [Click to read the full report] Executive Summary India is the …
Introduction With the second largest population in the world, India should have no shortage of world-class athletes. In fact, it could logically be argued that …
Context Why was G-20 conceptualized? Twenty-four years after the major economies (G-7) of the world formed a group to discuss and exchange ideas, the need …
An Overview of the programme, progress thus far, best practices, and next steps Executive Summary The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), launched by the Government of …
MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) is now in its thirteenth year of operation. MGNREGS has developed to become one of the world's …
The Three Farm Bills: Indian Agriculture Watershed Moment? Illiberal Agriculture Policies: Stagnating Incomes, Declining Growth For long in India, the laws governing agriculture …
Executive Summary The socio-economic crisis precipitated by the fallout of COVID19 pandemic and the intermittent lockdown undertaken to contain the spread of the virus …
Food Security and PDS in Andhra Pradesh -Kisslay Anand & Roshni Sekhar I. Context Covid-19 pandemic poses multiple challenges to countries across the ...
MACRO POLICY IMPEDIMENTS FOR WOMEN CARE IN INDIA By Devanshi Singh and Roshni Sekhar Contents About the Report....................................................................................
Introduction The brutal heatwave stretching across much of South Asia continues to persist into its third month. After suffering through the hottest March across India …
Agriculture is the bedrock of the Indian economy primarily because of the source of livelihood for about 58 per cent of India’s population.
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill, 2018 aims to amend section 7 of The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006.
In light of the recent spate of heinous sexual attacks against girls across the country, there has been increasing public outrage over the issues of …
In order to comprehensively understand the challenges faced by the transgender community in India, an Expert Committee was established by the government in 2013.
India has emerged as a surrogacy hub for couples from different countries for past few years. For the same reason India has earned the epitaph …
Road accidents has been recognised as a serious public health problem across the world. More than 1.2 million people die each year on the world’s …
In a developing economy like India, where more than 70 percent of the population depends upon agriculture for their livelihood, agriculture credit/rural finance becomes a …
The Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced by Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Rajnath Singh on 19th July 2016 in the Lok Sabha.
This brief attempts to analyze certain key skill development schemes operational within the country i.e. Deen Dayal Upadhayay Grameen Kaushal Yoj (EST&P) and PMKVY.
Geospatial information plays a significant role in a digital economy, as the targeted delivery usage of geographical data.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) refer to rights provided to individuals or organizations pertaining to specific innovation or invention in products or processes for a certain …
The Dentists (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 On 21st December 2010, the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) had issued notifications, …
National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 In June 2016, the Union Cabinet approved the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 as a comprehensive guidance for creating an …
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23rd July, 2019 by the Ministry of Labour …
Human trafficking is a deplorable human rights violation that occurs worldwide. Trafficking in persons for labour and/or sexual exploitation is a form of modern-day slavery, …
The Medical Council of India (MCI) was established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1933, with a primary aim to standardise both …
Talaq, under Islamic law, refers to the husband’s right to dissolve the marriage and divorce his wife. One such form of talaq is that of …
The share of agriculture in the GDP of India has reduced from 30% in 1990-91 to less than 14% in 2014-15, however 52% of total …
I was not aware that services offered at the AWC would include supplements also, it aided me during my pregnancy as I definitely felt better …
Start-up India An analysis of the Indian entrepreneurial landscape The ‘Start up India, Stand-up India’ campaign was announced by the honourable Prime Minister on …
The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) enables Members of Parliament (MPs) to recommend development-related works based on the local needs of their …
Micro-entrepreneurship is being increasingly recognized as one of the prominent ways of poverty alleviation and income generation in developing countries.
India is among the largest producers of milk, fruits and vegetables, marine products, meat and poultry in the world. The rich agricultural and livestock resource …
Road construction is a critical aspect of infrastructure development in rural as well as urban India. An improvement in road connectivity brings with it several …
The Indian Railways (IR), a 162-year-old national asset has the distinction of being the second largest railway system in Asia and the fourth largest railway …
Each year, India invests a hefty sum of nearly Rs. 35,000 Crore in the health sector. However, despite heavy investment in the sector, the emphasis …
Often termed as a ‘paradox’, India’s relationship between lagging child and adult nutrition figures has often provided a humbling counterview to the exponential economic trajectory.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of those rare fields which has attracted academics as well as massive private investment principally from tech giants.
NITI Aayog’s task of collecting and aggregating data to quantify Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to provide policy inputs for pertinent issues can be integrated …
The Finance Commission primarily concerns itself with formulating recommendations for Centre-State financial relations.
The Unemployment Rate (UR) has steadily climbed from 3.8 in 2011-12 to 5 by 2015-16. The slow and steady rise of the figures has been …
Defence has always been a cornerstone for any nation’s economy and growth as it enhances facilitation of government’s foreign policies, peacekeeping operations and humanitarian relief …
Carved out from southern Bihar, Jharkhand was recognized under the Bihar Reorganization Act as a separate state on November 15, 2000.
Universal healthcare is one of the primary tools for public good. Access to healthcare in India remains far from universal and the funds committed to …
According to the Census 2011, the urban population in India grew by 31.8% as compared to 2001. About 31.2% of Indians now live in over …
India ranks seventh in the world in terms of area under cultivation, at 329 million hectares and 4th among the BRICS nations.
The status of female employment in India has been the subject of much debate of late in the national fora, due to its intrinsic relationship …
With more than 54% of its total population below the age of 25, India is undoubtedly one of the youngest countries in the world.
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent (above HIV/AIDS). Millions of people …
Healthcare spending accounted for 9.9% of world GDP in 2014 according to the World Bank. At the global level, healthcare spending by national governments as …
The State of Indian Economy: Progress made from 2014 to 2018 I. Indian Economy There has been a rapid growth in the economy for …
Ensuring access to flexible credit across all economic levels of beneficiaries regardless of the demographic variability has been one of the major objectives of the …
On July 15th, 2019 Swaniti had the opportunity to present to 19 Andhra Pradesh Parliamentarians on issues of livelihood.
Emerging economies are facing a considerable drop in their consumption and savings pattern worldwide (World Economic Outlook, 2017).
Background The 1992 Rio Summit (or United Nations Conference on Environment and Development), to which India is a signatory, made it obligatory to ensure legal …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is the second and final entry in Swaniti’s examination of the current socio-economic and government service delivery context in Uttar Pradesh. The …
INTRODUCTION The budget for 2023-24 is the last full-fledged budget of the current Government. Presenting its overall fifth and first Amrit Kal budget, the Hon’ble …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is the first entry in Swaniti’s two-part series on the socio-economic landscape of Uttar Pradesh, the government schemes being implemented to address …
Background Note on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 along with key highlights of DPDP Bill, 2022 Background According to the United Nations …
Analysis of The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 BACKGROUND The Central Government notified the Government of National Capital Territory of …
Background Note on The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 Background India is a nation known for its diverse ecosystems and abundant forest areas. …
Background Note on The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2022 Article 245 of the Indian Constitution grants the Parliament the authority to enact laws and, …
Analysis of The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 BACKGROUND The Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, of 2002, which governs cooperatives that serve the interests of …
Background Note on The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2023 Background The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 …
Background Note on National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2023 Background The National Nursing and Midwifery Commission (NNMC) Bill, 2023 was first proposed by …
Analysis of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 A Bill to amend the Registration of Births and Death Act which regulates the …
Analysis of The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 A Bill to amend the Registration of Births and Death Act which regulates the …
Analysis of The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 Background The exploration and mining of minerals in India have long been …
Background Note on National Research Foundation Bill, 2023 Background India has come a long way from being a purchaser and importer of science and technology …
BACKGROUND NOTE on The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022 In the context of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) …
Analysis of The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 Background With a 7,517-kilometer coastline and a special marine position, India has enormous …
Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Amendment Act, 2015 The Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2015 was passed by the Parliament …
Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 India is predicted to be amongst the fastest growing markets. By 2020, India is projected to be the world’s third …
Daniel Flynn & Gargee Basu The Digital Age of Public Service Delivery Systems in India India has been a leader in the digitization of public …
An overview of the technology and the evolving policy ecosystem Introduction The simplest definition of "cryptocurrency" can be found in the two parts of the …
Investigations into Anti-Competitive Practices and the Implications for a Digital India Daniel Flynn & Gargee Basu Overview Technology policy and regulation in India have been …
Imagine you’ve to head out to an important appointment and you need to reach on time. You check Google Maps and it gives you an …
Lorem Ipsum Is Simply Dummy Text Of The Printing And Typesetting Industry. Lorem Ipsum Has Been The Industry's Standard Dummy Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy …
Analysis of The National Dental Commission Bill, 2023 BACKGROUND The National Dental Commission Bill of 2023 aims to update the Dentists Act of 1948, taking …
Analysis of The Mediation Bill, 2021 Background Mediation is a process whereby a third party facilitates the settlement of a dispute between two parties or …
Background Note on The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill 2023 BACKGROUND India's pharmaceutical industry, valued at $41 billion, stands as one of the largest …
Background The Government has proposed an amendment to the Central Universities Act of 2009. This new Bill titled, The Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2023, proposes …
BACKGROUND The population of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi has been growing phenomenally over the years, including through migration. According to the 2011 …
Boiler is an essential tool for a number of industries including power plants, textile, feed, auto rice mills, government factories, sugar and the pharmaceutical industry. …
Background ● The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill, 2023 aims to allocate 33 percent of the seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for …
Background ● The Constitution defines Scheduled Tribes under Article 366 (25) as tribes or tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes under Article 342. Article …
Scheduled Castes are defined in Article 366(24) of the Constitution as those castes, races, tribes, or groups deemed under Article 341 to be Scheduled Castes …
A cooperative university is an educational institution that operates under the principles of cooperation and collective ownership. The efforts are being made for the establishment …
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, …