Editor’s Note ✍️
This week, we’ve got something for all those looking to understand the career prospects in Policy Research. We recently spoke to Akhila Jayaram, PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, and Neeraj Manhas, Director, Indo-Pacific, at Raisina House, about the Policy Research field in India. Click below to get an overview of policy research as a specialisation, the career opportunities available and the skills you need to build a thriving career in research!
With that, we bring you Policy Post #87
This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
India’s Coal Crisis: How Were Government Policies Responsible?
India is the world’s fourth-largest energy consumer with its expanding markets and its huge population accounting for its increased energy consumption. Thus, a consistent rate of energy self-sufficiency is crucial for the sustained economic growth and development of a developing country such as India. However, India is yet to achieve such a condition due to its energy deficiency.
Policy Charcha 💬
The best Podcasts, Videos, Essays and Fellowships for this past week from the world of Policy and Governance!
🎥 Video: The Myth of Chinese Efficiency
📝 Op-Ed: A Math Problem — After 5 weeks of catch-up, some progress, some problems unsolved
📚 Fellowship: Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program
📷 Simplifying Policy Issues: PolicyGram
Databases and Guides 📚
We live by a singular mantra - how do we help make your career journey a tad bit easier. A big part of that is bringing to you thoroughly researched databases of opportunities. Find hundreds of jobs, internships, scholarships, courses for Indian students, policy podcasts and websites, and guides that will help you sail through your journey of making a flourishing career in this space. We add new databases and guides every week - so please do spread the word if you find these to be helpful :)
The Jobs Post 💼
A curated list of some of the best job and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, development sector, consulting and communications at large!
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