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India Is Protecting Its Most Vulnerable Children. Here’s the Full Picture.

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India’s Mission Vatsalya is building a comprehensive child protection system through care institutions, digital tracking of missing children, and stronger anti-trafficking laws. It integrates welfare, technology, and law enforcement to better protect and rehabilitate vulnerable children across the country. The government’s Vatsalya framework is quietly building India’s most comprehensive child protection systems from care homes…

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India Is Finally Taking Mental Health Seriously. Here’s What the Government Is Doing

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India is strengthening mental healthcare through local clinics, primary care integration, and the Tele-MANAS 24/7 helpline. These reforms aim to close the massive treatment gap and make mental health services accessible nationwide. In the recent years, the Indian government has taken some bold, long-overdue steps to strengthen the mental healthcare system for its citizens. These…

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The Middle East’s Silent Economic Strain: How Conflict Is Driving Millions Into Poverty

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Ongoing conflict in the Middle East could push 3.3 million more people into poverty, according to the United Nations Development Programme. Economic disruptions, rising energy costs, and trade breakdowns are reversing development gains and deepening the humanitarian crisis. NA Warning From the Numbers The missiles and air strikes are the images that dominate the news….

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Ruchi Kalraand the Discipline of Building Big: A Woman Leading Where Numbers Decide Power

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Ruchi Kalra built OfBusiness and Oxyzo into profitable, scalable businesses by focusing on financial discipline and real industry needs. Her leadership is redefining women’s role in India’s capital-intensive startup ecosystem. In an ecosystem that often celebrates speed over substance, Ruchi Kalra built patiently. She did not chase visibility. She chased viability. As the co-founder of…

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India’s Nutrition Tracker Introduces Facial Recognition — But Is It the Right Move?

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India has added facial recognition to the Poshan Tracker to ensure nutrition benefits reach the right people and reduce leakages. However, it raises concerns about privacy, consent, and the risk of excluding genuine beneficiaries. The Problem it Hopes to Solve Arguably, India has one of the world’s largest child nutrition programmes. Every day, nearly millions…

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India Expands Mental Health Coverage With Tele-MANAS, District Programmes and 25 Centres of Excellence

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India is expanding mental health services through district programs, primary care integration, and Tele-MANAS, but a massive treatment gap still leaves most people without care. Despite progress, limited funding, workforce shortages, and stigma remain major challenges. India is taking concrete steps to address its growing mental health crisis. The government has expanded its National Mental…

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India Moves to Fix Doctor Shortage With New Medical Colleges and Rural Incentives

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India is tackling its doctor shortage by expanding medical colleges, increasing seats, and offering incentives for rural service, while reforming medical training to improve healthcare access in underserved areas. India is taking serious steps to fix one of its most persistent healthcare challenges. The country faces a critical shortage of doctors, particularly in rural and…

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Empowered in Rhetoric, Why India’s Gender

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India’s women empowerment narrative is strong in policy and rhetoric, but real outcomes remain unequal due to flawed system design, data gaps, and ignored structural constraints like unpaid care work. True empowerment requires redesigning policies around evidence, accountability, and women’s lived realities—not just participation or intent. India speaks the language of women’s empowerment fluently. does…

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National Youth Policy 2026 Signals India’s Transition from Welfare Support to Workforce Empowerment

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India’s National Youth Policy 2026 shifts focus from welfare to workforce empowerment, emphasizing skilling, employment, and youth-led development. With MY Bharat as its digital backbone, the policy aims to turn India’s demographic dividend into economic growth. India is getting serious about its biggest asset. The government has proposed the National Youth Policy 2026, a comprehensive…

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