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09/09/2026

our animal’s vaccination record could soon contain more than just vaccination details.

The proposed Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Rules, 2026 introduce a more detailed digital system for tracking animal diseases and vaccinations through the Bharat Pashudhan portal.

Under the draft, an Animal Vaccination Report could include:

The owner’s name, Aadhaar number and contact details
A photograph of the animal
Information about its vaccination

The proposed rules also cover disease-outbreak reporting, post-mortem reports and a formal complaints process.

Digitising this information could support faster and more coordinated disease management. But it also raises important questions:

How should animal-and-owner data be handled? Will the digital process be accessible to all animal owners? What safeguards and support may be needed?

These rules are still in draft form, and objections and suggestions can be submitted until 10 September 2026.

Read the draft and share your feedback via link in bio.

Send this to farmers, animal owners, Veterinary Doctors and others working in animal health.

Good governance begins with public institutions that are capable, accountable and open to the people they serve.We are e...
09/09/2026

Good governance begins with public institutions that are capable, accountable and open to the people they serve.

We are excited to welcome as a new partner.

Godrej Foundation’s work to strengthen state capability, accountability and public service delivery complements Civis’ efforts to make policymaking more participatory.
We look forward to bringing this shared vision to life and working together towards governance that is more responsive, inclusive and effective for everyone.



[Godrej Foundation, Civis Vote, participatory governance, accountable institutions, state capability, public service delivery, citizen participation, policymaking in India, public policy, civic engagement, institutional strengthening, responsive governance, inclusive governance, governance reform, stronger public systems]

This International Day of Charity, give more people a say in the decisions that shape their lives.This quarter, Civis ma...
05/09/2026

This International Day of Charity, give more people a say in the decisions that shape their lives.

This quarter, Civis made 85 active public consultations easier to understand and respond to. Across our platform and WhatsApp, 3,130 people accessed opportunities to participate, and 1,062 citizens submitted their feedback.

Every contribution helps us simplify more policies, reach more communities and make participation in policymaking more accessible.

Help us bring more voices into the process.

Donate to Civis through the link in bio.



(citizen participation, public consultations India, participatory lawmaking, civic engagement, policy feedback, inclusive governance, citizen voices, International Day of Charity)

Meet the (July-September) PLIP cohort!These young leaders are studying law and public policy, but their curiosity extend...
02/09/2026

Meet the (July-September) PLIP cohort!

These young leaders are studying law and public policy, but their curiosity extends beyond books and classrooms. Over the next 12 weeks, through the Policy Leaders Internship Programme, they will explore how policies take shape and where citizens fit into the process.

Get to know their perspectives, their stories, their favourite films and them here.



[Policy Leaders Internship Programme, PLIP, Young Leaders, Public Policy, Internships, Introduction, Public Policy Internships, Public Consultations, Policymaking, Governance, Leadership, Public Participation ]

How much should Bengaluru grow, and what should that growth look like?Deccan Herald recently covered questions raised du...
31/08/2026

How much should Bengaluru grow, and what should that growth look like?

Deccan Herald recently covered questions raised during our conversation on the Vision Plan for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region, featuring Meera K, Co-founder & Trustee, Oorvani Foundation; Srinivas Alavilli, Fellow, Integrated Transport, WRI India; and Vivekanand Kotikalapudi, Director – Transforming Bengaluru, Janaagraha.

As the region expands, what happens to the towns around it? Can infrastructure and resources keep pace? And how can growth account for the needs and identities of different communities?

These are questions citizens can weigh in on too.

The Government of Karnataka is inviting public feedback on the BMR Vision Plan. What do you think the region should prioritise?

📲 To participate, WhatsApp “BMRCONSULTATION” to +91 89769 26914.

And share this with someone who should have a say too!

🔗 Read the full Deccan Herald story through the link in bio.
(Bengaluru, Bengaluru Metropolitan Region, BMR Vision Plan, Bengaluru Vision Plan, Bengaluru growth, Bengaluru future, Bengaluru development, regional planning, urban planning, sustainable growth, city infrastructure, citizen participation, public consultation, Government of Karnataka, Ramanagara, local communities, civic engagement, Meera K, Srinivas Alavilli, Vivekanand Kotikalapudi, Deccan Herald, Civis)

21/08/2026

Good public consultation should not be exceptional. Until it becomes the norm, recognising it can help show what meaningful participation looks like.

In the Season 1 finale of GenC, we go behind the scenes of the Civis Public Consultation Awards. These Awards are not about celebrating paperwork or consultation for its own sake. They recognise government bodies making genuine efforts towards participatory law-making.

Built using Civis’s experience and a framework vetted by domain experts, jury members and former IAS officers, the Awards aim to surface good practices, establish stronger benchmarks and encourage systemic change.

Because governments, citizens and civic organisations all have a role to play. When we recognise progress and build communities around it, participatory democracy begins to feel less like an abstract ideal and more like a shared project.

What do you think makes a public consultation genuinely participatory?

If Season 1 ended with the belief that we are all in this together, Season 2 begins by asking what we can build next.

🎥 Catch up on Season 1 via the link in bio.

Then gear up for Season 2. We’ll (Gen) C you soon!

Independence Day may have passed, but the question it leaves us with remains: what does freedom actually look like in ev...
20/08/2026

Independence Day may have passed, but the question it leaves us with remains: what does freedom actually look like in everyday life?

Independence gave India self-rule. The Constitution went a step further, setting out the freedoms citizens could expect within it.

Article 19 protects the space we need to participate in public life: to speak, create, assemble peacefully, move freely, form communities and choose our professions. But these freedoms are not unlimited. They often meet the rights of others, requiring us to continually negotiate where reasonable boundaries should lie.

Freedom, then, is not only something India won in 1947. Its meaning is shaped every day through how we speak, disagree, organise, create and make space for one another.

Swipe through to explore how the idea of freedom became a constitutional guarantee.

What does freedom mean to you today?

📢 Civis Webinar- From Community Voices to Public Policy: How Your Organisation Can Shape LawsHow can organisations brin...
20/08/2026

📢 Civis Webinar- From Community Voices to Public Policy: How Your Organisation Can Shape Laws

How can organisations bring the experiences and concerns of the communities they work with into policymaking?

Civis is hosting a webinar to explore how public consultation can provide organisations with a practical and formal avenue to participate in policymaking.

We’ll discuss how organisations can engage despite limited time and resources, and what meaningful participation can look like in practice.

📅 Date: 25 August 2026
⏰ Time: 4:00–5:00 PM
💻 Mode: Online

Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues, organisations, or others in your network who may find the conversation relevant.

Register via the link in bio
We look forward to having you with us!

19/08/2026

AI may live in the cloud, but its infrastructure has a very real footprint on the ground.

India’s data-centre capacity grew from around 375 MW in 2020 to 1,500 MW in 2025. The Council on Energy, Environment and Water estimates that it could reach 4.5–6.5 GW by 2030.

But India’s environmental regulations do not currently treat AI data centres as a separate category requiring environmental clearance.

Instead, scrutiny may be triggered when a project crosses existing thresholds for buildings and townships, such as 20,000 square metres of built-up area. This means the regulatory trigger is based largely on the project’s physical size, rather than its demand for electricity and cooling water or its cumulative impact on the surrounding region.

When such projects are assessed as building projects, mandatory public consultation may not apply either.

As India expands the infrastructure powering its AI ambitions, should environmental assessments account for these demands? And should affected communities have a greater say?

Tell us what you think in the comments, and follow Civis Vote for more stories where policy and everyday life intersect.



[AI data centres, data-centre infrastructure, environmental clearance, Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA India, water consumption, electricity demand, public consultation, sustainable AI, Visakhapatnam data centre, digital infrastructure, climate and technology]

In the days since India marked its 80th Independence Day, we’ve found ourselves returning to a special Civis field trip....
18/08/2026

In the days since India marked its 80th Independence Day, we’ve found ourselves returning to a special Civis field trip.

A few months ago, our team visited Disobedient Subjects, an exhibition that brought Bombay’s Civil Disobedience Movement to life through photographs and archival material.

Walking through the exhibition made the freedom movement felt extraordinary and unexpectedly immediate. We saw women organising pickets and leading processions, workers offering satyagraha, communities marching in solidarity, citizens occupying public spaces, and ordinary people risking arrest to participate in a movement larger than themselves.

These images offered an important reminder. The freedom movement was never only the story of a handful of celebrated leaders. It was built through countless acts of participation by people who believed that public life belonged to them too.

Sharing a few photographs that stayed with us, from an exhibition and a Civis field trip we will remember for a long time.

What does participating in public life look like to you today?

Images from Disobedient Subjects: Bombay 1930–1931, curated by Avrati Bhatnagar and Sumathi Ramaswamy. Photographs from the K. L. Nursey Album, Alkazi Collection of Photography.

Alkazi Foundation CSMVS

[India’s freedom movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Bombay history, women in the freedom struggle, citizen participation, public life, archival photographs, Independence Day, Indian history, Civis field trip]

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