Back a couple of years, it would have been more of a science fiction or a joke to say that the “wellbeing” of an AI model is an issue. It’s a research line item 2026. Both companies, Anthropic and Google DeepMind, have started hiring philosophers and consciousness researchers to examine the question of whether current…
Malnutrition remains one of the most important and persistent public health problems in India. It is estimated that undernutrition directly or indirectly contributed to more than 68% of under five deaths in the country. Its long-term effects of cognition impairment, lesser educational outcomes, lesser productivity in life and intergenerational poverty are a structural drag on…
The UN Children’s Fund has adopted a new four-year Gender Equality Action Plan, 2026-2029. The Executive Board of the UN Children’s Fund has approved UNICEF’s fourth four-year Gender Equality Action Plan, 2026-2029, which complements the 2026-2029 UNICEF Integrated Budget of $26 billion and UNICEF’s Global Strategy 2026-2029. The global plan also focuses on the world’s…
At 65.3% in 2026, up from 22% in 2016, India’s population covered by social protection schemes shows an almost three-fold increase over a decade – that’s the government’s interpretation based on the Sustainable Development Goals – National Indicator Framework (SDG-NIF) Progress Report by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) on the country’s 20th…
India’s monsoon season brings more than floods—it also triggers a surge in waterborne diseases, mental health challenges, and public health emergencies.
Sport in India is now transforming from solely an entertainment activity to an actual instrument for social development. From the upliftment of women to the enhancement of local relations, sports at the local level increasingly demonstrate how they lead to education, build self-confidence, and help individuals climb the socio-economic ladder. Let us take the example…
In the story of India’s rise, one form of labour remains largely unseen: unpaid care work. As Indian women advance in education, careers, and public life, they continue to be assigned primary responsibility for day-to-day cooking, cleaning, the care of the elderly, the young, and the disabled, and for household coordination. That concealed labour is…
India’s latest CSR initiative encourages CPSEs to prioritize sports funding, potentially reshaping grassroots development, athlete support, and India’s Olympic ambitions.
The problem of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) does not only exist in terms of newspapers and crimes. Still, it is an ever-existing societal problem affecting countless women and girls in India, daily in different environments, from the house to school, workplace, public transport, and even online space. Although India has made considerable efforts in terms of…
Climate discourse often treats decarbonisation like a universal one-pot recipe: add renewables, subtract fossil fuels, stir in net-zero targets, and serve before 2050. But for countries in the Global South such as India, still navigating poverty alleviation, industrial growth, and reliable energy access simultaneously, the transition cannot be copypasted from the Global North template. India…
