public policy

Tamil Nadu’s Thaimaman scheme gives babies born in government hospitals a one-gram gold ring. The benefit has value, but the State’s decision to cast itself as a “maternal uncle” raises …

Uttarakhand provides 30% horizontal reservation for eligible women in direct recruitment to government services. Here is how horizontal reservation differs from a separate quota and what the policy means in …

India has built world-class digital infrastructure and brought millions of women online. Yet official 2025 data shows substantial gaps in personal phone ownership, online banking, digital skills and cybercrime reporting. …