Dear reader,
India was busy climbing this week - India ranked 38 in the Global Innovation Index, 31 in WEF Travel and Tourism index, DRDO’s indigenous airship reached 21km in its flight trial!
The Policy Post, bears some exciting tidbits as well:
Ease of doing good - and how good India is at it.
India Business Case Programme 2026‑27 - and how you can represent India!
Ongoing protests - and what the Courts say.
Pragya 2026 - and how school students get hands-on experience with policy!
As always, we wrap up with a curated list of opportunities.
If you want regular access to similar updates and opportunities in your city and local policy ecosystem, you can join our City Chapters: here!
Reading time: 4 minutes. Let’s get into it!
🗞️What’s In The News This Week?
The integrity of the CEC has been questioned - protests have broken out alleging the manipulation of voter rolls. Protesters have been removed to maintain “law and order”.
Today, we revisit a few famous legal standpoints on regulation of protests:
In MKSS v. UOI, the Supreme Court directed authorities to establish a proper mechanism for regulating peaceful demonstrations in specific zones like Jantar Mantar.
A 2020 judgement observed that protests must be regulated and conducted in designated areas, not blocking traffic and causing grave public inconvenience.
During the 2026 student protest rulings, SC stated that the mere existence of a protest does not justify indiscriminate police lathi-charges or excessive force. It underscored that accountability must apply on both sides - holding unlawful violent elements responsible while independently investigating allegations of police excesses.
🎓 India Business Case Programme 2026‑27
Empowering Youth for Career Readiness
Supported by HSBC India and run by United Way Mumbai and Sattva Consulting, the India Business Case Programme is one of the largest case study programmes in India just for undergraduate students.
Teams of four students from the same college, in any discipline, work on real-world business cases.
Along the way they build problem-solving and career-readiness skills, meet industry professionals, and earn recognised credentials.
The programme moves through regional and national rounds, and the top teams get the chance to represent India on a global stage.
Participation is completely free, and travel and stay for in-person rounds are covered as per programme guidelines.
Register by 30 October 2026:
For questions, write to registrations@indiabusinesscaseprogramme.com.
🗓️Events to look out for!
🎉c0c0n in Kochi on October 6-13!
🎉India Mobile Congress in Delhi on October 7-10!
🎉The Dilli Dialogue in Delhi on October 11-12!
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
India will need $750 million in flexible funding over the next five years to build 100 non-profit unicorns. This equates to $150 million a year, just 1% of India’s philanthropic giving.
The Ease of Doing Good series examines the systemic gaps that make it harder to build and grow high-impact nonprofits in India. It identifies key gaps and barriers and offer recommendations for funders and policymakers alike.
🎓 Presenting India’s first AI-Policy conclave for schools!
Pragya 2026 is a first-of-its kind national conclave on AI, the humanities and public policy, presented by Neerja Modi School in partnership with Public Policy India and STRIDE.
It’s a space for students to explore big questions, take on real-world problems and see where their ideas can take them, from research and debate to building something of their own.
Choose from five tracks:
🤖 AI & Humanities 🏛️ AI & Public Policy 📚 AI & Education 🌱 AI & Social Impact 🗣️ AI, Truth & Democracy
🎒Who is it for: Classes 9–12
🗓️ Last day to register: 19th October | Entries can be made through your school or independently with parental consent.
Selected teams will come together in Jaipur to present their ideas, meet experts and turn their thinking into a working prototype!
⚡The Catalyst Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
What are “healthy” days?
Swasti defines it as days where individuals can engage in self-care, productivity, and happiness despite health challenges, these healthy days signify resilience and well-being.
Swasti is working towards achieving 1 billion “healthy” days for vulnerable populations by 2030.
📄Current calls for papers!
✍️Write on Security and Hacking for c0c0n!
✍️Explore how the growing availability of linked datasets is transforming research and policy analysis for Data and Policy!
📍 Keep an eye on your chapter’s WhatsApp group for all updates
Not in a chapter yet? Find and join your city chapter here →
💼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.
📩 Best bit - if you know of a job/internship opening that’s not listed here, kindly just add that as a comment on the sheet: giving 20,000+ people immediate access to it!
🌷PPI Referral Program: Help us grow our community
Thank you for taking the time to read The Policy Post this week. If you find what we do at PPI to be of value, please spread the word.
The Policy Post delivers new career opportunities, interesting policy ideas, and useful policy giveaways every Friday!
Know a friend who might find this useful?
Refer the newsletter to them and earn fun rewards!!
5 successful referrals - get access to the Policy Organisations database that lists over 650 organisations working in different policy domains across India!
10 successful referrals - have a 30-minute policy and careers chat with Yash Agarwal (Founder, PPI and STRIDE)!
Make sure to use the above link while referring for automatic rewards upon referrals! :D
See you next week!