Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: When voice seeks agency
The Women's Reservation Act is undeniably the most substantive step in independent India toward women’s political empowerment. It is not a sectional privilege. It is a democratic correction.
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ASHA Samvad:Game changer for ASHAs in Madhya Pradesh
ASHA Samvad is an innovation of the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Madhya Pradesh, a weekly YouTube platform designed to directly connect with around 79000 ASHA workers across the state, strengthen their knowledge, and spotlight their contributions to maternal and child health and nutrition.
AI Deployment by Cities Carries Benefits, But Needs Safeguards
Manish Thakre The world is becoming increasingly urbanized, with two-thirds of global population growth expected to occur in cities between now and 2050. Cities are therefore set to become among the largest deployers and markets for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies,…
Conserving Energy Early Is India’s Best Insurance, But Elections Are Delaying Tough Calls
TK Arun The US-Israeli war on Iran continues, with Iranian cities being bombed regularly and Iran retaliating intermittently with missiles that should not have been launched if American President Donald Trump’s claim of having obliterated Iran’s missile launch capability were…
World Bank’s Recantation of a Dogma
TK Arun In 1992, Pope John Paul II issued a declaration acknowledging that it was wrong for theologians of the Church to have condemned Galileo for his heliocentric theory in the 17th century. On 17 March, World Bank chief economist Indermit Gill reprised…
The Real Winner Of Iran-Israel War Is Someone Trump Never Accounted For
Harsh V Pant In many ways, the ongoing US-Iran war, triggered by the joint American-Israeli strikes that killed Ali Khamenei on February 28 and targeted Iranian nuclear and military facilities, illustrates how crises in one theatre can dramatically reshape strategic calculations…
How the Iran war could radical reset the global order
Anil Trigunayat Between the US and Israel on the one side and Iran on the other, several red lines have been crossed that will change the future regional and global dynamic. This was a war that had been avoided for…