India's Diet needs less than 1 Earth + The Gandhi Fellowship!
Policy Post #159
Dear reader, Trust you're well! This week, we bring you an insightful look at India’s leadership in sustainable food consumption, as highlighted in the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024. India’s dietary practices are identified as the least harmful among G20 nations, showcasing the potential for global food security through sustainable diets.
We also highlight the Gandhi Fellowship, an exciting opportunity for young leaders, and the upcoming PPI X Hertie School TechNITI 2025 AI-Based Policy Bootcamp. This week’s video highlight takes us through India’s rapid ascent in the global space race, with achievements like Chandrayaan-3 and the rise of private space startups.
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With that, we bring to you: Policy Post #159!
This Week’s Policy Focus 🔎
India leads in sustainable food consumption, with its dietary practices identified as the least harmful among G20 nations in the WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024. If all countries adopted India’s approach, global food production would need only 0.84 Earths by 2050. This contrasts sharply with Argentina, whose consumption patterns would require 7.4 Earths. The report praises India’s National Millet Campaign, noting millets’ climate resilience and potential for future food security. Sustainable diets, including alternative proteins like legumes, nutri-cereals, and algae, are highlighted as essential for reducing land use and emissions.
Policy Charcha 💬
The best of Podcasts, Videos, Essays, Fellowships and other Career resources from the world of Policy and Governance from the week gone by!
🎓 Fellowship Highlight:
The Gandhi Fellowship, a transformative leadership program, is now accepting applications for the 2025-27 cohort. This fellowship empowers young leaders to address real-world challenges, build resilience, and drive change across communities in India!
⚙️ Opportunity Highlight:
A kind reminder to all registered participants: the PPI X Hertie School TechNITI 2025 AI-Based Policy Bootcamp will take place this Saturday. The link to join will be shared tomorrow with registered participants!
💡 Research Highlight:
A study compares human capital development in China and India, linking it to economic divergence since the 1980s. China emphasised widespread, vocational, and engineering education, fostering manufacturing growth, while India prioritised tertiary education with less focus on primary literacy and vocational training. This approach led to higher educational inequality and a service-oriented economy in India, with many trapped in low-productivity agriculture.
📝 Article Highlight:
The Vande Bharat, India’s first indigenous semi-high-speed train, has evolved from a nearly scrapped project in 2017 to a symbol of Indian Railways’ modernisation. Since its launch in 2019, the train’s popularity and demand have spurred plans for 800 new variants by 2030, worth an estimated Rs 2 lakh crore in manufacturing opportunities. Despite challenges like track upgrades and manufacturing delays, Vande Bharat’s development aims to enhance India’s railway speed, comfort, and manufacturing capacity, with potential for exports in the coming decade.
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▶️Video Highlight:
👉🏽 This video highlights India's rapid rise in the global space race, focusing on its achievements like the Chandrayaan-3 mission and the success of private space startups like Skyroot. It explores India's cost-effective approach to space exploration, its strategic use of space for national development, and the growing role of private companies in shaping the country's space future.
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