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India’s Roadmap to Viksit Bharat and Net Zero: Key Insights from NITI Aayog Reports

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Introduction NITI Aayog — India’s premier policy think tank — has published a series of analytical reports envisioning long-term transformation pathways for India. Two interconnected visions are central: These reports explore alternate scenarios, policy levers, economic trajectories, climate action pathways, and the interplay between development and sustainability. The goal is to inform policymakers, planners, civil…

Empowering Women: The Most Sustainable Path to Controlling Population Growth

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Introduction Rapid population growth continues to pose serious challenges for developing countries, particularly in areas such as healthcare, education, employment, food security, and environmental sustainability. Traditional population control strategies have often focused narrowly on contraception and family planning programs. However, global experience increasingly shows that the most sustainable and humane way to stabilize population growth…

Role of Digital Initiatives in Strengthening India’s Education System

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Introduction Over the last decade, India has witnessed a major transformation in its education system driven by digital initiatives. Recognizing education as a foundation for human capital development and inclusive growth, the Government of India launched several technology-enabled programs to improve access, quality, governance, and equity in learning. Digital platforms, online classrooms, open educational resources,…

Socio-Economic Impact of IT Industry in Major Indian Cities

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Introduction Over the last three decades, India has emerged as a global hub for information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services. Cities such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Gurugram, Noida, and Mumbai have become prominent centers of software development, business process outsourcing, fintech innovation, and digital startups. This transformation has significantly altered India’s urban economy and…

Foreign Universities and the Quality of Higher Education in India: Opportunities and Challenges

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Introduction Higher education plays a decisive role in shaping a nation’s knowledge economy, innovation capacity, and global competitiveness. In recent decades, India has made remarkable quantitative progress in higher education, becoming one of the largest systems in the world in terms of enrolment and institutions. However, despite this expansion, the quality of higher and technical…

Mid-Day Meal Scheme: Nutrition, Education, and Equity in India

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Introduction The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme is one of the world’s largest school-based feeding programmes and represents a unique convergence of education policy, social welfare, and nutrition security. Though widely perceived as a post-independence welfare intervention, the idea of providing meals to school children in India is nearly a century old, with its earliest institutional…

Autonomy and Excellence in India’s Premier Institutes: Challenges and the Way Forward

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Premier educational institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) represent the pinnacle of technical and managerial education in India. Over decades, these institutions have become synonymous with academic excellence, innovation, and global competitiveness. Their alumni include leaders in technology, business, research, and public service — a testament…

Realising India’s Demographic Dividend: Enhancing Skills, Education, and Employability

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Introduction India is often described as a country poised for a demographic dividend, with a large proportion of its population in the working-age group (15–59 years). This demographic structure provides a unique opportunity to accelerate economic growth, improve global competitiveness, and enhance social development. However, the demographic dividend remains theoretical unless India’s human capital becomes…

Inequality and Development in India: Analysis and the Role of Government Welfare Schemes

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Introduction Economic development in India over the past few decades has been characterized by high GDP growth, rapid expansion of the service sector, technological advancements, and poverty reduction. However, the persistence of economic inequality poses a serious challenge to sustainable and inclusive development. Inequality is multifaceted, encompassing disparities in income, wealth, education, employment opportunities, and…

Reducing Inequality and Poverty: Pathway to India’s Economic Stability

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Introduction Economic development in India over the past three decades has resulted in significant reductions in absolute poverty. According to World Bank data, India’s poverty ratio declined from approximately 45% in the early 1990s to less than 10% by the early 2020s (at national poverty lines). However, the persistence of economic inequality despite high growth…

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