Menstrual Leave- Initiatives, Significance & Concerns
Following CUSAT’s announcement, the Kerala government too has announced plans to provide period leave for female students.
Schemes/Welfare Initiatives
QUBRI Scheme- Proposals & Need
A NITI Aayog member, Ramesh Chand, recently backed the QUBRI scheme ahead of the Union Budget for FY24. This brings the focus back on the concept of q…
Poverty in India: Reasons, Responses, Solutions
Pew Research Center, using World Bank data, has estimated that the number of poor in India (with income of $2 per day or less in purchasing power pari…
CSAM Issue- Initiatives, Challenges and Solutions
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Indian Worker Deaths in Qatar- Issue of Overseas Workers’ Well-being
What happened in Qatar? This November, Qatar is to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup at 8 state-of-the-art stadium. These stadiums were built by thousands…
[Editorials] India’s Transition to Clean Cooking
Across the world, the use of unclean cooking fuels has been declining. However, more than 2.6 billion people are still unable to access clean cooking.…
TN’s School Breakfast Scheme
Background: Over a century ago, in 1920, the Chennai Corporation Council approved a proposal to provide ‘tiffin’ to students of a corporation school in Chennai.…
E-commerce Sector in India – Recent Trends, Challenges and Government Initiatives
The Government of India’s ambitious project the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is expected to make the network for public use available so…
Universal Basic Insurance
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