For decades, the global development narrative has been anchored around a single, blunt instrument: Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, at the recently concluded 64th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD64), there were strong calls to look beyond economic output and place greater emphasis on social cohesion as a foundation for sustainable…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming rural India by improving governance, farming, education, and healthcare, making services more accessible, efficient, and inclusive. In India, artificial intelligence has evolved beyond being a distant or city-centric technology. In countryside areas, it is slowly becoming integrated into everyday life. What started as talks about rules and trying things is…
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed 1.5 million schools in India, impacting almost 250 million students, online learning did not appear to be just an answer but a turning point in history. For the very first time, talk of “Digital India” in education was no longer wishful talk; it was a requirement. But five years down…
Photo Credit: bhashini.gov.in Clear Cut Research DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 28, 2025 06:10 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India speaks in many tongues. Building a digital ecosystem for all sounds like a dream. But that is exactly what BHASHINI aims to do. Launched formally at Digital India Week in July 2022, BHASHINI, for “Bharatiya Bhasha Interface for the Net and…
