Scholarship giveaway, reducing homelessness, and betting on nuclear
Policy Post #246
Dear reader,
The Policy Post this week brings to you
Scholarship Giveaway for MA in Public Policy and E-Governance program at RV University: up to 50% scholarship
Finland’s ‘Housing First’ Policy
Fair compensation for farmers - an alternative to FPCs
Why India is betting big on nuclear when countries like Germany are shutting theirs down?
As always, we wrap up with a curated list of opportunities.
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⁉️PPI’s Policy or Parody?
💬Policy Charcha - one thing to learn this week
India's Union Budget 2025 announced a ₹20,000 crore Nuclear Energy Mission with a target of 100 GW by 2047. That's 12x where we are today.
This video discusses why India is betting big on nuclear when countries like Germany are shutting theirs down.
🎓Scholarship giveaway: up to 50% of tuition fee
In partnership with RV University.
The MA in Public Policy and E-Governance program at RV University is:
🟣 Open to Graduates from all academic and professional backgrounds
🟣 Two years
🟣 Has interdisciplinary curriculum (digital innovation, sustainability, development, and public policy) backed by hands-on fieldwork exposure
🟣 The UPSC Advantage: The school supports civil services aspirants, offering collaborations with leading coaching institutes to assist in preparation.
🟣 It expands students’ reach through international collaborations and exchange programs.
📌 If you apply via PPI, be sure to mention us as your reference to be considered for the scholarship.
👀What caught our eye
Finland’s ‘Housing First’ Policy!
Unlike traditional homelessness models that many countries use - which often require people to address their problems with substance abuse or mental illness before being assigned housing - stable housing comes first in Finland's initiative. Once participants in the program have a place to stay, they receive other support services to help them deal with substance abuse or other challenges.
By providing shelter without preconditions, Finland reduced homelessness by 76% from 2008 to 2017.
⚡The Catalyst Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
With confidence in Farmer Producer Companies decreasing, smallholder farmers often find themselves indebted to traders and are compelled to sell their produce at unfavourable margins.
Catalyst Livelihood Ventures (CLV) Farm is an agri-marketing initiative that works with smallholder farmers to improve produce quality and procure their commodities, facilitated by the FPC. CLV sells these commodities to large buyers and brands at a premium generated through value-added activities, ensuring the farmers receive fair compensation for their risk and effort.
💼Careers Corner: 30+ new listings this 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!
⁉️Policy or Parody?
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