Dear reader,
Did you know that India launched its first high-altitude snow leopard safari in Ladakh?
The Policy Post this week brings more of such interesting do you know-s:
Pragya - applications open: do you know school students can take on real world problems too?
Recommendation to remove arrest powers under GST: do you know how punishments are chosen?
Sansad Wordle: do you know you can learn parliamentary terms through Wordle?
Events and call for papers: do you know what events you can attend, papers you can write, and careers you can build?
We have curated the most happening opportunities!
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🗞️What’s In The News This Week?
The GST Council in its 57th Meeting recommended, inter alia, a complete withdrawal of powers to arrest under GST.
The Indian law provides for fines, arrests, compensations, injunctions, death penalties, etc - how does the law choose what’s the most appropriate penalty for an offence?
To answer this question, its vital to read into the theories of punishment:
Retributive theory supports inflicting the same amount of pain on the offender to maintain “moral balance” in society.
Deterrent theory uses swift, severe punishments to induce fear in the general public.
Preventive theory restricts the offender’s ability to commit a second offence (ex. imprisonment)
Reformative theory uses education, vocational training and rehabilitation to transform the offender into a law-abiding citizen.
Compensatory theory focusses on requiring the offender/state to repair the harm done to the victim through compensation.
🗓️Events to look out for!
🎉Vision Conclave 5.0 in Lucknow on October 30, 2026!
🎉Designing Schools for Athletes: A talk in Delhi on October 23, 2026!
🎉Role of BRICS in the Emerging World Order: A panel discussion in Delhi on October 28, 2026!
If we have missed out on any event related to the policy and social impact space, please let us know by leaving a comment or replying to this email :)
💬Policy Charcha - one thing to learn this week
Low-income countries typically raise only 10 to14% of GDP in taxes, compared to 30 to 40% in high-income countries.
This essay discusses how the Goods and Services tax created a formalisation cascade.
🎓 Have you registered for Pragya 2026 yet?
Pragya, a national conclave on AI, the humanities and public policy, invites students in Classes 9–12 to tackle real-world problems, write a policy brief, and build an AI-enabled solution.
✨ Free to enter. No coding required.
📅 Register by 19 October
If you know someone in school who wants to build and create change, or a school that encourages this, please share it with them! :)
👀Spotlight of the month
Parliament makes complex laws for 1.47 billion people.
Sansad Wordle helps us understand the Parliament!
⚡The Catalyst Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
What do funders look for?
The world’s most pressing challenges - climate resilience, public health, livelihoods, workforce wellbeing, and social inclusion - cannot be solved by any single actor. Funders increasingly need approaches that combine evidence, collaboration, innovation, and long-term systems thinking. The opportunity is not simply to fund programmes, but to strengthen the systems that shape outcomes.
📄Current calls for papers!
✍️Explore how the growing availability of linked datasets is transforming research and policy analysis for Data and Policy!
✍️Write on Governing Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: Comparative Pathways in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond for Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration!
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💼Careers Corner: 100s of opportunities across the policy and impact space every week!
A curated list of some of the best jobs and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, the development sector, impact consulting and communications at large.
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