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India’s $180 Billion Social Funding Crisis: Can Private Philanthropy Rise to the Challenge?

India faces a $180 billion social sector funding gap, and the India Philanthropy Report 2026 warns that private philanthropy must grow by over 25% annually to help meet the country’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The report highlights the key roles of family wealth, CSR, and the Indian diaspora in closing the widening development funding deficit….

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A Guarantee Under Strain – Do Budget Numbers Match India’s Livelihood Needs?

The Union Budget has placed employment and livelihoods at the centre of the government’s long-term vision under what it calls the “Viksit Bharat Guarantee”. The Budget promises to strengthen rural jobs, self-employment, and basic services so that economic growth translates into everyday security for ordinary households. Two major pillars of this promise are VB–G Ram–G…

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Indian Parliament introducing the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025

India Pushes Big Reform with Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025

A shift looms over India’s college landscape. Mid-December brought the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill into Parliament’s lower house, pushed forward by the national Education Minister. This proposal targets the core structure behind campus leadership nationwide A fresh attempt arrives where problems once stayed too long. Across India, millions of students fill classrooms every day….

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India Launches Cross-Ministry Tribal Action Plan to Close Development Divide

Source: Ministry of Tribal Affairs (PIB, PRID-2158295) | Photo Credit: Paresh Kumar Clear Cut Livelihood DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 21, 2025 05:51 IST In an ambitious move to uplift the nation’s tribal communities, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST), a cross-ministry strategy designed to accelerate development…

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