India’s HIV Epidemic Control Strategy vs TB Eradication Efforts: Key Differences & State-Level Variations Explained India’s HIV epidemic control strategy and its current TB eradication efforts represent two contrasting public health journeys shaped by institutional design, disease characteristics, and State-level variations. While India managed to reduce HIV prevalence through targeted interventions and autonomous bodies, tuberculosis […]

Disaster Financing in India: Outdated Relief Norms, Ambiguous Classifications and Procedural Delays Introduction India’s disaster-financing architecture and overall disaster financing in India, anchored in the Disaster Management Act, 2005, was designed to uphold cooperative federalism, ensure timely inter-governmental transfers, and provide predictable financial support to States during calamities. However, the increasing frequency and intensity of

Four Labour Codes: India’s Biggest Structural Reform After GST The Four Labour Codes represent one of India’s most important structural reforms after GST, aiming to modernise labour governance, simplify laws, and strengthen worker protection. India’s labour regulatory architecture has historically been fragmented, consisting of more than 40 Central laws and about 100 State laws, leading

Assent of State Bills: Constitutional Provisions, Judicial Interpretation and Impact on State Autonomy

Effectiveness of the POSH Act 2013 in Educational Institutions: Critical Analysis & Reforms for 2025

How the Absence of Timelines for Gubernatorial Assent Impacts Legislative Autonomy & Cooperative Federalism in India The absence of timelines for gubernatorial assent has become a major constitutional debate in India, significantly affecting legislative autonomy and cooperative federalism. This blog critically analyses how the lack of a fixed timeframe for Governors to act on Bills

Significance of the Supreme Court’s Stand on “Evasive Inaction by Governors” and No Fixed Deadline for Assent to Bills In India’s quasi-federal structure, the office of the Governor plays a critical constitutional role as a link between the Union and the States. The Supreme Court’s recent observation that while “evasive inaction by Governors” is impermissible,

How the Relaxation of Green Cover Requirements Aligns with Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in Sustainable Development How the Relaxation of Green Cover Requirements Aligns with Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in Sustainable Development

  India Fisheries Sector Competitiveness Enhanced Through Eco-Labelling and Value Addition India’s fisheries and aquaculture sector, contributing more than 17.5 million tonnes of aquatic food in 2022–23 and ranking as the second-largest aquaculture producer globally, has emerged as a critical pillar for nutrition, livelihoods, exports, and coastal development. Enhancing India fisheries sector competitiveness requires aligning

Introduction • Tuberculosis remains one of India’s most persistent public health challenges, accounting for nearly one-fourth of the global TB burden. Despite decades of programme-based control, gaps in early diagnosis, drug-resistance management, nutritional vulnerability, and treatment adherence continue to impede India’s National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) from reaching the target of Ending TB by 2025.