Day: April 9, 2025

Every new generation can be a great driver of change if equipped with the right tools—education, exposure, and awareness. Image: Swades Foundation At the beginning of our journey in philanthropy, we asked ourselves a seemingly simple question: What is poverty? It took a year of travel across the country and beyond, and hundreds of discussions … Read more

Image: Shutterstock India has made significant progress in the healthcare sector as part of its plan to become a developed nation by 2047. India’s digital transformation has been instrumental in fast-tracking access to quality healthcare through the government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, launched two years ago. The focus on healthcare digitisation and infrastructure is … Read more

Image: Shutterstock Due to the rapid democratisation of artificial intelligence (AI) and an unprecedented pace of adoption, enterprises may not be able to tackle the unfamiliar risks that arise and the subsequent compliance and regulatory pressures that follow. Traditional approaches to IT governance are falling short in the AI context, which has not kept up with the pace of innovations. … Read more

While companies in India have started their journey towards a more equitable workforce, we still have a long way to go. Image: Shutterstock It’s difficult for women to play catch-up in the workplace when fewer and fewer women make it to compete in the big leagues. The evidence is in the numbers. Only ten percent … Read more

Image: Shutterstock India drinks a lot of milk. I don’t know why. And I say this as we humans seem to be the only animals that continue drinking milk well beyond the early stage of infancy and need. We are quick to substitute mother’s milk with cow or buffalo milk and stick to the taste … Read more

Image: Shutterstock Last year, we saw the industry working itself into a frenzy around the possibilities of web3, NFTs, and the metaverse. This year, generative AI such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, and others have become buzzwords. While the industry is polarised on generative AI’s potential threats to creative businesses, with several conversations underlining the threat to … Read more

Image: Shutterstock Warren Buffet’s quote, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it,” is particularly relevant to the current situation of Go First airline with recent incidents that have severely impacted the airline’s once-esteemed name. The abrupt cancellation of all flights in May 2023 has caused significant inconvenience to … Read more

Image: Shutterstock Health and education are fundamental pillars of society. These are basic civil rights as well. A year before our Independence, The Bhore Committee presented a report that became the template on which independent India built her healthcare infrastructure, from Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Secondary Health Centres (SHCs) to District hospitals. Planning and provision … Read more

Image: Noah Seelam/ AFP India has the second-highest global prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease, wherein 1 in 86 births have Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). According to estimates, the tribal population living in India’s southern, central, and western states are particularly susceptible to it. Considering 10 percent of our country’s population lives in tribal areas, it … Read more