Tag: Public Policy
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Delhi’s tryst with air pollution control
Every year Delhi skies are thick with smog during winters. As the governments, both Central and Union Territory, scramble to control the damage done over the past five years, now will be an excellent time to look at the most recent policy initiatives to assess their impact and effectiveness. We begin by analyzing Delhi Government’s…
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Safety Concerns for Women in light of Delhi’s latest Excise Policy
Have you heard about Delhi’s New Excise Policy? Delhi’s Excise Policy for the Year 2021-22 can be accessed here. For your context: The prime function of the Excise Department is to regulate, control and monitor possession, import, export, transport, sale and consumption of liquor and other intoxicants. The power of the State to control and…
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Public Policy Toolkit by LQF
While ensuring public awareness of various laws & policies, we also work to make the domain of public policy accessible for everyone. Our consistent efforts in this direction have led to the creation of a Public Policy Toolkit (Primer if you will!), which makes understanding the subject extremely simple for you! If you believe that…
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Policy Advocacy: A collaborative and democratic approach to solving societal issues in India
Policies are clear plans about how a social, political, or economic vision will be achieved and how ideas will be implemented as actions. Policy advocacy can be defined as efforts taken by organizations or groups of individuals to promote a governmental policy and champion it with the help of resources such as groundwork, detailed research,…
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Matters of Legislation: Dynamics between the Centre and the States
Did you ever raise an eyebrow over the fact that India with its strong federal structure is not a federation? For a sovereign nation to be called a federation, the legislative powers between the Centre and the States need to be divided in an independent manner such that they remain within their sphere. Unlike the…
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Summary Note: Symposium on Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Organised on: 29th November, 2020 We, at LexQuest Foundation (LQF), organized the second edition of the Symposium on Public Policy, with the theme Climate Change Mitigation Policies, on the 29th of November 2020. Considering the pandemic and the limitations it has put on our mobility, the Symposium was held on a virtual platform. It aimed…
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The Policy Dialogue: Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Lessons in Climate Change Mitigation for India. Date: 5th December, 2020 Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. (IST) Event Portal: Zoom
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Symposium on Public Policy: Climate Change Mitigation
About the Event: We are organizing our flagship public policy symposium online this year, on the theme of Climate Change Mitigation. The Symposium aims to reflect on specific aspects of climate change that are either an outcome of or are deeply affected by it. The event agenda aims to highlight the potential of the success…
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Role of Media in Policymaking
Media as Quintessence of Democracy Labeled as the “fourth estate” in democratic societies, the media possesses a distinctive capability to influence and shape government policies. Normatively ascribed the role of a “watchdog” with a capacity to contribute to institutional change, the media holds the political elite accountable, reflects the needs of the audience, and exposes…
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Civic Architects: The Policy Workshop
In our endeavor to unravel the complexity of Public Policy and expand the scope of public awareness and education in policymaking, we are organizing the online edition of ‘Civic Architects’. For this workshop, we follow an interactive model, wherein varied intensive expert sessions, spread out in one day, help you to understand the intricacies of…