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The anti-ESG backlash is weakening accountability systems and cutting funding for gender-focused programmes globally. As ESG rollbacks and aid reductions grow, women are disproportionately bearing the impact, slowing progress on equality. Trump-era ESG rollbacks and global aid cuts are hitting gender programmes hardest. The UN has the numbers. The corporate sector is looking the other…
India is building a new CSR pipeline for women and children through the PANKHUDI platform, Anganwadi Centres, and the NSE Social Stock Exchange. However, its success will depend on strong accountability, transparent data, and measurable outcomes. Three recent moves in India’s CSR and social sector landscape signal a shift in how corporate money reaches women…
India’s Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 decriminalises minor offences, replacing jail terms with monetary penalties to reduce compliance burden. It promotes trust-based governance and boosts ease of doing business, especially for MSMEs. A Law That Respects the Citizen India’s legal framework carried the weight of a colonial-era thinking for decades. The assumption was simple, and it…
NEP 2020 is transforming India’s education system by focusing on foundational learning, flexible structures, and mother-tongue instruction. With digital platforms like DIKSHA and PM e-VIDYA, it is making quality education more accessible, inclusive, and future-ready. A System Built for a Different Era India’s education system was built for scale, not depth. Millions of children were…
Jal Jeevan Mission has significantly improved rural India by providing tap water connections to millions of households, reducing the burden on women and improving health outcomes. It also promotes sustainability and community participation to ensure long-term water access and quality. The Walk That Defined a Morning For women in rural India, the day began before…
PM Vishwakarma Yojana empowers traditional artisans by providing skill training, financial support, and access to larger markets. It aims to bring them into the formal economy and improve their livelihoods sustainably. A Legacy Without a Safety Net India’s artisan communities have been working with their hands for thousands of years. Blacksmiths, carpenters, goldsmiths, potters, cobblers,…
India Skills 2025–26 ended in Greater Noida with UP winning seven medals, but only two were women, exposing a clear gender gap in vocational training. The results highlight deeper structural inequality in Skill India, where women remain underrepresented in high-value technical trades. India’s largest skill competition closed in Greater Noida on April 2. UP won…
Ayushman Bharat, through PM-JAY, is transforming healthcare in India by providing free, cashless treatment to millions of vulnerable families. It is reducing financial burden and expanding access to quality medical services across the country. When Illness Meant Financial Ruin In India, getting sick was expensive. For families living below or just above the poverty line,…
India’s water crisis disproportionately burdens women, who spend millions of hours daily fetching water, reinforcing gender inequality. Despite massive CSR spending, corporate efforts largely ignore this social dimension and fail to reduce women’s time poverty. The Number Nobody Quotes in a Boardroom Two hundred and fifty million hours. Every single day. That is the collective…
At CSW70, a historic 37–1 vote preserved women’s rights at the UN, but it exposed growing global divisions and coordinated challenges to gender equality. While seen as a win, the outcome reflects a shift where defending existing rights is replacing real progress. The Vote That Shouldn’t Have Happened On March 9, 2026, inside the UN…
