Disaster Management Newsletter
Disasters have become the new normal in the face of rapid climate change seen all around the world. The recent floods in Delhi have brought attention to the much needed Disaster Management in India. The Newsletter talks about the causes and consequences of Delhi...
TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT
India signed the Artemis Accords in accordance with international laws for space activities. India and France adopted the Horizon 2047 Roadmap The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed an (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft...
URBAN GOVERNANCE
Urban governance has become increasingly important with the increase in the number of people residing in urban areas. It has become crucial for the development of the country and the Policy Chronicle discusses various facets of Urban Governance so as to make the readers aware...
CAPACITY BUILDING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS (PRIS)
Article 243 G of the Constitution bestows powers and authority to the Panchayats necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government. They were granted constitutional standing by the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution in 1992....
REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL BACKWARD CLASSES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NBCFDC)
A non-profit organization established by the Indian government under Section 25 of the Companies....
REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE CORPORATION (NMDFC)
The Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Casted Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) is a Central Sector Scheme, implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, that provides 100% grant funding to the States and UTs as an addition to their Scheduled Castes...
REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE CORPORATION (NMDFC)
The Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment selected the subject ‘Review of the functioning of the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC)’for examination from 2019-2022...
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT AND MITIGATION OF PANDEMIC COVID-19
The outbreak of Pandemic Covid-19 with mutating variants necessitated the detailed examination of ‘Vaccine Development, Distribution Management and Mitigation Plan of Pandemic Covid-19’. The Committee identified various issues and challenges that are yet to be resolved and emphasised to ensure that the set targets of...
DEMANDS FOR GRANTS 2023-24 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The Committee evaluated the performance, programmes, initiatives, and policies of the Department of Higher Education in relation to expenditures made from the Consolidated Fund of India in the Current Fiscal Year while scrutinising the demands for grants....
THE RIGHT OF CHILDREN TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017
This Bill seeks to submit a new Section for Section 16, which states that no child admitted to a school shall be held back in any class or expelled from school until the completion of elementary education....