POLICYPROPOSALSFORINDIA.COM

policyproposalsforindia.com is a continuously evolving research effort that aims to reach out to academics, researchers, media professionals and policy makers at all levels in government and corporate sectors of India. The website essentially focuses on some of the most challenging issues the country is facing, and at the same time offers concrete policy suggestions that can help them in achieving rational outcomes in their endeavours. It houses articles on topics as wide as public administration, strategic affairs, economy, social development, education, health, environment and science & technology.

AKASHGANGA’s success demonstrates the potential of information technology to impact livelihoods in poor, rural communities and how synergies can be achieved between business and development goals.
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The story of transformation of a dry and rocky terrain into a thick forest which, if replicated on a large scale, can solve many of India's environmental problems.
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India has the potential to become a biotechnology giant provided it ensures sufficient patent protection and availability of quality manpower to the industry.
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Floods will continue to havoc disaster in India unless ecological measures to manage them are not taken up on a long-term basis.
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Despite being a slow starter on the nanotechnology front, India must put in maximum resources possible for its potential to transform the lives of millions of people.
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Biodiversity of Kerala has immensely benefited the humankind for ages and must be preserved in a sustainable manner for future generations.
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The article describes the ‘Ecocina’ stoves, currently being used in parts of Central America, which address the need of people in India’s rural areas to have a more environment-friendly cooking appliance
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[BoP – BoP or ‘bottom of the pyramid’ is an economic term which refers to the largest, but poorest socio-economic group. Globally, this constitutes the four billion people, mostly in developing countries, who subsist on less than $2 per day.]
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As India makes a transition from a developing country to a developed one, it must set a benchmark for the rest of the world in cutting down the green house gas emission. Urgent steps are required at the government and individual level.
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There is a need to evolve a system of project-specific legislation at sub-national levels so that the eco-activists and the people getting affected by development works have their concerns addressed and their interests taken care of.
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