About the programme Launched in 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) is one of the largest experiments on outcomes-focused governance in the world. The ADP is NITI Aayog’s flagship initiative to uplift those backward 117 districts that are lagging behind …
About the project Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “PM GatiShakti — National Master Plan” for infrastructure development aimed at boosting multimodal connectivity and driving down logistics costs. PM GatiShakti is a digital platform that connects 16 ministries …
What’s in the news? The Indian government has launched a new campaign – Paalan 1000 National Campaign – to reduce child mortality, including a Parenting App. India has taken rapid strides in reducing child mortality since 2014 – when it …
About UIDAI The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) in 2016 by the Government …
What’s in the news? Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated instant triple talaq in 2017, several women petitioners continue to live a life of half-divorcees. Technically still married, practically divorced, they enjoy no conjugal rights nor receive any regular …
Context The Environment Ministry reviewed the measures taken to implement the ban on the use of single-use plastics that came into effect on July 1. What are Single use Plastics ? India has defined single-use plastic as disposable plastics that …
About ECA The Essential Commodities Act (ECA) was enacted by the Central Government in 1955 to control and regulate trade and prices of commodities declared essential under the Act. Though there is no specific definition for ‘essential commodities’, Section 2(A) …
A Reality Check Our cities are littered with non-biodegradable plastic material, and it is greatly adding to environmental stress and degradation. India’s ban on certain items that are defined as single-use plastics has come into effect from July 1, in …
Doubling Farmers Income: An agenda on paper On February 28, 2016, Prime Minister pledged to double farmers’ income by 2022-23—his gift to the country in its 75th year of independence. In the six years since then, the Union government has …