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A MoU That Could Rewrite Who Gets a Diagnosis: IndiaAI, ICMR, and the Bet on Responsible AI in Healthcare

IndiaAI and ICMR’s new partnership aims to use AI-powered diagnostics and public health tools to address India’s rural healthcare gaps, especially in diseases like tuberculosis and maternal complications. The initiative could transform healthcare access in underserved regions, but its success will depend on transparent implementation, accountability, and real deployment beyond major cities. The Test She…

The Rise of ESG and Its Influence on India’s Development Sector

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India’s growing ESG regulations are transforming how NGOs and development organisations access CSR funding, pushing them toward stronger impact measurement and compliance systems. While ESG creates new opportunities for collaboration and blended finance, smaller grassroots organisations risk being excluded due to limited compliance capacity. The Proposal She had to Rewrite Three Times Deepika Nair has…

Digital Democracy in India: Does Online Outrage Actually Change Anything?

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India’s digital activism has occasionally influenced political accountability, as seen in M.J. Akbar’s resignation during the #MeToo movement, but most online outrage fails to create lasting policy change. The article argues that India needs stronger digital accountability laws and institutional mechanisms to turn viral public pressure into meaningful democratic reform. The Hashtag that did cost…

India’s New Eyes in the Field: What the NITI Aayog CPO Portal Must Deliver

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NITI Aayog’s newly launched CPO Portal aims to improve real-time coordination between field officers, districts, and ministries. While the platform could reduce bureaucratic delays, its success will ultimately depend on accountability and institutional follow-through. When field reports arrive too late Earlier this year, a District Magistrate in Khunti, Jharkhand — one of the districts covered under…

CSR Technology and The Role of AI

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Artificial intelligence and skills-based volunteering are transforming CSR by improving impact tracking, ESG reporting, and corporate engagement, but they also raise serious concerns around bias, unequal funding, and nonprofit autonomy. The future of CSR will depend on whether companies prioritize ethical oversight and genuinely nonprofit-led collaboration. What’s Changing in CSR’s Technology Stack A close look…

The Plastic Treaty Is Failing in Real Time. The Industry Wrote That Into the Negotiating Text.

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The global plastics treaty is at risk of becoming a waste management agreement that ignores the root cause: rising plastic production. Without binding caps, pollution will continue to grow despite improved recycling efforts. What Was Promised and What Is Happening In March 2022, the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi agreed to negotiate a legally binding…

A Hundred Founders and Fifty Million Without One

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The 2026 ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum highlighted the growing $4 trillion SDG financing gap but failed to secure real financial commitments. Despite urgent discussions, the outcome remained largely symbolic, with little impact on closing the gap. What Actually Happened The ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum wrapped up in New York this week, and honestly,…

The Number That Trended and the Numbers That Didn’t.

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India’s GDP ranking decline in 2026 is mainly due to rupee depreciation and data revisions, even though real economic growth remains strong. However, the real concern is that despite this growth, there has not been significant improvement in nutrition, employment, and overall social development. The Ranking and the Reaction The IMF’s April 2026 World Economic…

Devex and A New Standard

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Traditional aid is rapidly declining as global funding gaps widen, leaving developing countries like Bangladesh with fewer resources just as their financial needs grow. Emerging solutions like pooled funding and local capital remain promising but are still far from filling the gap. The Sentence That Changed the Register On April 17, 2026, Devex, the industry…