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Fighting Malnutrition by Revolutionising Ragi Cultivation in Jharkhand
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Positive Bharat

Millets were one of the first crops to be cultivated in India. Research indicates that millets were eaten during the Indus-Sarasvati culture (3,300 to 1300 BCE). Half of the people in Asia and Africa even now rely on millets as their main source of c....

August 22, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Jharkhand , Civil Services , Positive Bharat , Millets , Nutri-cereals , Malnutrition
India's Commitment towards Decarbonising the Planet: National Green Hydrogen Mission
Samir Bhattacharya Positive Bharat

India's economy is expanding rapidly, resulting in a tremendous demand for resources and energy. Palpably, India's energy consumption has doubled in the last two decades and is expected to rise by another 25% by 2030. India currently imports 40% of i....

August 16, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Climate Change , Africa , G20 , sustainable development , energy transition , green hydrogen , Positive Bharat , National Green Hydrogen Mission
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023
Dr Gulshan Rai, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Background
India, currently, does not have a standalone law on data protection. The Information Technology Act, 2000 regulates the use of personal data. In the year 2017, Committee of Experts on Data Protection, chaired by Justice B. N. S....

August 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Cyber Security , Article , Data Protection , fiduciary , data principal , transfer of data
India and the Geopolitics of Higher Education
Rohith Krishna Article

Introduction
The third anniversary of the National Education Policy (2020) coincided with Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurating the 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam' at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on 29th July 2023.August 04, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , China , Higher Education , Foreign Universities , NEP 2020
Swamitva Yojana: Another Crucial Instrument of Rural Empowerment in India
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Positive Bharat

The Government of India launched the Swamitva Yojana, also known as the "Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas" scheme. With the intention of giving rural property owners legal papers and facilitating the developm....

July 12, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Women empowerment , Panchayat , Drones , Positive Bharat , Survey of India , rural development , land records
The 1937 Act divided India. Will UCC integrate it?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

The BJP’s articulators’ understanding of the UCC doesn’t seem to go to the deep, sordid historical origins of the UCC. After the 1937 Act was passed, the Muslim League emerged as a Muslim mass party and began challenging the unchallenged Gan....

July 08, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Uniform Civil Code , Shariat , hindus , Muslims , Act
1937 Shariat Act – For Muslims or for Jinnah and the Zamindars?
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

The 1937 Act, the joint strategy of the British and the League, was driven by political expediency rather than a desire to enforce Islamic Sharia. Less than a week after the opposition parties met in Patna to oppose him, Narendra Modi threw a huge....

July 08, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Politics , Sharia , UCC , British Raj
Criminal Justice System: My Experience and the Way Forward
D P Singh, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The book provides an insightful examination of India’s criminal justice system and offers tangible solutions for its reform. With over three decades of experience in criminal law, the author brings a unique perspective. The author meticulously diss....

June 25, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Supreme Court , Book Published , Law , Criminal Justice System , Judge , Lawyer
Recalling the pre-March 24, 1940 Idea of India
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

But answers to such questions, important as they are, will hardly capture the deeper vision that underlies Modi’s Sengol mission. Why did Narendra Modi choose to recall the August 14-15, 1947 midnight history of Sengol now? Why did he time it....

June 23, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , Constitution , post-independence , Sengol , New Parliament building
Sengol – Obliterate history, deny after discovery
S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history,” said George Orwell. The latest Indian example of how Orwell’s dictum works is the obliteration of the Sengol ceremony from the history ....

June 22, 2023 Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , ancient India , Constituent Assembly , Sengol , Obliterate history , George Orwell
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