Introduces Civis’ methodology for evaluating public consultations in lawmaking, outlining a 10-criteria framework to assess transparency, inclusivity, outreach, and consultation quality.

Explores India’s shift to a circular economy, highlighting policy, innovation, and industry collaboration needed to reduce waste and drive sustainable growth.

Explores how public consultations strengthen democracy by enabling citizens to influence policymaking and promoting more transparent, inclusive, and responsive governance.

Civis enabled citizen participation on the Draft DPDP Rules, surfacing insights on privacy, enforcement, and safeguards to strengthen India’s digital policy framework.

Civis enabled persons with disabilities to share feedback on proposed RPwD Rule amendments, highlighting gaps in digital access, certification, and documentation.

Highlights how institutionalising public consultations in lawmaking strengthens accountability, improves regulatory decisions, and ensures legislation reflects citizens’ perspectives and stakeholder interests.

Explains India’s Draft Liquid Waste Management Rules, 2024 and how they aim to improve wastewater treatment, accountability, and water reuse for sustainable urban environments.

A summary of Maharashtra’s draft State Curriculum Framework, highlighting proposed changes to experiential learning, digital literacy, evaluation methods, and language requirements in schools.

SEBI’s Green and Blue Bonds consultation shows how Civis enabled inclusive stakeholder feedback, strengthening sustainable finance policy and building trust.

Civis gathered student and public feedback on coaching advertisement guidelines, revealing insights that support stronger, more transparent consumer protection regulations.

Examines how AI and social media are transforming citizen engagement in policymaking, enabling faster feedback analysis and broader public participation in governance.

Highlights how a Mumbai-based civic-tech organisation promotes better pre-legislative consultation by encouraging public participation and recognising regulators that effectively engage citizens.

Reflects on ten years of India’s Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy, examining its role in strengthening citizen participation and transparency in law and policymaking.

Highlights how citizens can influence policymaking beyond elections by participating in consultations and engaging with laws and policies that shape governance.

Civis gathered citizen feedback on the Draft Menstrual Hygiene Policy, highlighting concerns on access, affordability, and sustainability in menstrual health governance.

Explains India’s Draft National Menstrual Hygiene Policy, 2023, outlining its goals to improve access, education, safe disposal, and public participation in shaping menstrual health initiatives.

Civis captured 1,992 citizen responses across Rajasthan on a draft accountability bill, highlighting service delays and strengthening evidence for responsive governance.

Explains the concept of delimitation, its legal basis in India, and the political implications of the Election Commission’s draft delimitation proposal for Assam.

Explains how nonprofits can strengthen citizen participation in lawmaking by raising awareness, engaging communities in consultations, and streamlining feedback from marginalised groups.

Explains key concepts in India’s proposed Digital Personal Data Protection law, helping readers understand terms, rights, and implications for personal data and privacy.

Explores how citizen participation shaped India’s Constitution and highlights the role of digital engagement in enabling young people to influence modern lawmaking.

Outlines practical ways citizens in India can actively participate in democracy, from voting and public consultations to community engagement and civic movements.

Examines SEBI’s proposal for green and blue bonds, exploring their potential to support sustainable finance, climate action, and environmentally responsible investments in India.

Outlines seven key democratic rights in India, including voting, contesting elections, public consultations, RTI, peaceful protests, and other ways citizens can participate in governance.

Explains the Pre-Legislative Consultation Bill, 2019 and how mandatory public consultations could improve transparency, inclusivity, and effectiveness in India’s lawmaking process.

Civis and Gramvaani gathered labourer feedback on the Draft Rajasthan Code on Wages, highlighting concerns on wages, working hours, and benefits.

Civis gathered 1,045 inputs from Mumbaikars to inform Mumbai’s health budget, highlighting citizen priorities on hospital infrastructure, accessibility, and mental health.

Civis enabled accessible participation on the Draft Transgender Rights Rules, with community feedback shaping clearer certification processes and stronger anti-discrimination safeguards.

Discusses how civic technology can address governance challenges in middle-income nations by improving citizen feedback systems and strengthening trust between communities and government.

Introduces civic technology and its role in improving governance, enabling citizen participation, and using digital tools to make public services more accessible and efficient.

A simple explainer introducing the structure and components of an Act in India, helping citizens better understand how laws are written and structured.