Tag: Public Policy
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Water Degradation in India: Any Hope for the Future?
If the recent reports are to be believed, India is hurtling headfirst towards Day Zero. Several cities will run out of groundwater by 2020. India’s demand for water will surpass its supply resources by 2030. This will affect the quality of life across India and stagnate the country’s development.
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Crumbling under the weight of dreams: Mumbai’s ecology and its migrants
By Priya Singh, Christ University, Bengaluru. Believed to have been inhabited since the Stone Age, the city of Mumbai houses approximately 12 million people. Mumbai is India’s most populous city and one of the most populous cities in the world. The reason for this is manifold but employment plays a major role in attracting people…
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UAPA Bill, 2019 : Towards a terror free country or a flawed path?
By Tanu Singh, Ramjas College, New Delhi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah put forward a Bill on 9 July 2019, proposing amendments in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. On 24 July the Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill with 147 voting in favour and 42 against.…
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Changes in the RTI Act: Diluting Democracy?
By Priya Singh, Christ University, Bengaluru. The Parliament recently passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019. This Amendment Bill was proposed to amend the Right to Information Act of 2005. Despite strong opposition protest in the Lok Sabha and an opposition walkout in Rajya Sabha, the Amendment Bill has been ratified by both Houses…
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Understanding the Law and Policy Interface in India
For delving deeper into the domain of Public Policy it is necessary to fully understand the interface between law and policy. However, when deciphering the policy landscape concerning the law, several questions dealing with the interrelation of law and policy tend to confuse us. To simplify and demystify the law and policy interface, let’s try…
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Reshaping the Educational Landscape: Draft National Education Policy
By Parvathy Ramesh, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. India-centred, sustainable, equitable, vibrant, and high-quality – these are the keywords used to describe the vision of the draft National Education Policy (NEP) in a report submitted on May 31, 2019. Chaired by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, the Committee for Draft National Education Policy proposes several reformations in…
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Symposium on Public Policy: Urbanisation and Environmental Policies
LexQuest Foundation is organizing an immersive one-day public policy symposium, for students and young professionals. The Symposium aims to reflect on the environmental policies and analyze their impact concerning the contemporary urban growth landscape of our country. The discussions and presentations will focus on the need to better the present legislative framework and to fill the…
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Understanding the Policy Cycle in the Indian Context
By Elizabath Pappachan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras. Policy is a course of action, selected from various alternatives, that an individual or an organisation adopts, which influences the present and future decision making. Policy cycle is the most optimal model through which policies are made, put into action and evaluated. It is described usually in…
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Learnings at The Policy Troupe: Chamba Deliberation (1st-2nd June, 2019)
We were at Chamba on the 1st and 2nd of June, 2019 for the second edition of The Policy Troupe. The city is spread out on both sides of the ‘Chaugan’ with an outstanding view of the snow capped mountains at the farther end of the street. The market area running adjacent to the District…
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Understanding Public Policy in India
In an ideal democracy, people and their well being is at the core of an exemplary Public Policy mechanism. It is thus crucial that we demand that our policies must be in line with the existing realities of the country. But before we can do that, we must understand Public Policy. Barring all the definitions…