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Foundation For Democratic Reforms
The Foundation for Democratic Reforms is a non-profit, non-partisan and independent research institution founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta), Jayaprakash Narayan, an Indian Administrative Service officer turned politician and a political activist based in Hyderabad. It is one of India's leading think tanks and scientific research-resource center for studying, formulating and promoting fundamental reforms in political, electoral and governance spheres and in critical areas of state policy. Established in 1996 and located in Hyderabad, it is recognized by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (India), Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Objective The aim of the foundation is to enable every Indian citizen to fully realize and enjoy: *Liberty and basic freedoms *Genuine democracy *Self-governance *Self-correcting institutions *Rule of law Focus areas * Political and electoral reform ...
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Public Policy
Public policy is an institutionalized proposal or a decided set of elements like laws, regulations, guidelines, and actions to solve or address relevant and real-world problems, guided by a conception and often implemented by programs. Public policy can be considered to be the sum of government direct and indirect activities and has been conceptualized in a variety of ways. They are created and/or enacted on behalf of the public typically by a government. Sometimes they are made by nonprofit organisations or are made in co-production with communities or citizens, which can include potential experts, scientists, engineers and stakeholders or scientific data, or sometimes use some of their results. They are typically made by policy-makers affiliated with (in democratic polities) currently elected politicians. Therefore, the "policy process is a complex political process in which there are many actors: elected politicians, political party leaders, pressure groups, civil servants ...
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Youth Parliament Program
The Youth Parliament or Youth Parliament Program (YPP), an integral part of the Swatantrata Center, is a liberal public policy think-tank based in India which focuses on ideas and policies that cause human flourishment and India's Future Foundation, Foundation for Democratic Reforms under the leadership of Raghavendar Askani and Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan for the youth, to speak up and make an impact on the change agenda for the country. The Youth Parliament Program would be a debate between the best debaters, policymakers, and opinion-makers. The platform is meant to inspire the youth to express their views in an organized way. Programmes Model Youth Parliament Program The Model Youth Parliament Programs (YPP) lay a bridge between youth, like-minded people working for society, and government by providing a common platform and foster for a healthy discussion on political reforms, parliamentary activities, policymaking, education, and employment. Leadership Boot Camp The Leaders ...
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1996 Establishments In Andhra Pradesh
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Think Tanks Based In India
In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, and deliberation. But other mental processes, like considering an idea, memory, or imagination, are also often included. These processes can happen internally independent of the sensory organs, unlike perception. But when understood in the widest sense, any mental event may be understood as a form of thinking, including perception and unconscious mental processes. In a slightly different sense, the term ''thought'' refers not to the mental processes themselves but to mental states or systems of ideas brought about by these processes. Various theories of thinking have been proposed, some of which aim to capture the characteristic features of thought. ''Platonists'' hold that thinking consists in discerning and inspecting Platonic forms and th ...
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Non-profit Organisations Based In India
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in contrast with an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners. A nonprofit is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. An array of organizations are nonprofit, including some political organizations, schools, business associations, churches, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an entity may incorporate as a nonprofit entity without securing tax-exempt status. Key aspects of nonprofits are accountability, trustworthiness, honesty, and openness to ever ...
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List Of Think Tanks In India
The following is a list of notable Indian think tanks. India has the second- largest number of think tanks in the world, with the country's total hitting 509 in 2018 behind 1871 in the United States of America and ahead of the People's Republic of China (507), the United Kingdom (321), and Argentina (227).* (29 January 2019)2018 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 30 October 2019. Many of these are headquartered at its capital New Delhi and range from government aided organisations to privately funded ones. Several Indian think tanks usually feature in the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index produced by the Lauder Institute of University of Pennsylvania. In 2018, the "Observer Research Foundation" was the highest ranked among the India-based think tanks.
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Election Commission Of India
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body. It was established by the Constitution of India to conduct and regulate elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be vested in the election commission. Thus, the Election Commission is an all-India body in the sense that it is common to both the Central government and the state governments. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, State Legislative Councils and the offices of the President and Vice President of the country. The Election Commission operates under the authority of Constitution per ''Article 324'', and subsequently enacted Representation of the People Act. The commission has the powers under the Constitution, to act in an appropriate ...
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Democracy In India
Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary democratic secular republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the prime minister of India is the head of government. It is based on the federal structure of government, although the word is not used in the Constitution itself. India follows the dual polity system, i.e. federal in nature, that consists of the central authority at the centre and states at the periphery. The Constitution defines the organizational powers and limitations of both central and state governments; it is well recognised, fluid (Preamble of the Constitution being rigid and to dictate further amendments to the Constitution) and considered supreme, i.e. the laws of the nation must conform to it. There is a provision for a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper house, the Rajya Sabha (Council of States), which represents the states of the Indian federatio ...
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Govt
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The major types of political systems in the modern era are democracies, monarchies, and authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. Historically prevalent forms of government include monarchy, aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, theocracy, and Tyrant, tyranny. These forms are not always mutually exclusive, and mixed ...
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Think Tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental organizations, but some are semi-autonomous agencies within government or are associated with particular political parties, businesses or the military. Think-tank funding often includes a combination of donations from very wealthy people and those not so wealthy, with many also accepting government grants. Think tanks publish articles and studies, and even draft legislation on particular matters of policy or society. This information is then used by governments, businesses, media organizations, social movements or other interest groups. Think tanks range from those associated with highly academic or scholarly activities to those that are overtly ideological and pushing for particular policies, with a wide range among them in terms of th ...
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Ministry Of Science & Technology
A Science Ministry or Department of Science is a ministry or other government agency charged with science. The ministry is often headed by a Minister for Science. List of Ministries of Science Many countries have a Ministry of Science or Ministry of Science and Technology: * Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation (Argentina) *Ministry of Science and Technology (Bangladesh) *Ministry of Science and Technology (Brazil) *Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada *Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (Chile) *Ministry of Science and Technology (China) *Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Cuba) *Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Denmark *Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (East Timor) *Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) *Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland) *Ministry of Science and Technology (India) *Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Indon ...
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Department Of Scientific And Industrial Research (India)
The Ministry of Science and Technology is the Indian government ministry charged with formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to science and technology in India. Organisation The ministry includes the following departments: Department of Biotechnology Autonomous Institutes * National Institute of Immunology, Delhi *National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, Maharashtra (formerly National Facility for Animal Tissue and Cell Culture, NFATCC) *National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, Haryana *Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh * Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad, Telangana *Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur *National Institute Of Plant Genome Research, Delhi *Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Bangalore. *Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha *Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvanantha ...
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