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VOICE FOR FORGOTTEN MEN
Zaheer Adenwala has watched social giving in India shift from institutional drives to individual, digital participation. “Donating has become simple thanks to the growth of mobile payments, UPI, and crowdfunding platforms,” Adenwala notes, adding that thousands of small contributions can now come together to support healthcare or disaster relief.
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February 21, 2026
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CAPITAL FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Impact capital in India has evolved into a core enabler of sustainable economic growth,” says Neelam Pandita, pointing to its expanding role across MSMEs, healthcare, climate transition and financial inclusion.
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February 21, 2026
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POLICY WITH A PATIENT VOICE
Urvashi Prasad approaches public health through both evidence and lived experience.
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February 21, 2026
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An Ardent Investor
From boundary-rider to brand builder, former England captain Kevin Pietersen is betting on India, whisky and the long game
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February 21, 2026
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DIGNITY THROUGH LIVELIHOODS
For Meera Shenoy, workforce participation is the real test of inclusion. “We move the needle when inclusion moves from charity to smart business strategy,” she says, noting how inclusive hiring can influence entire ecosystems of vendors and partners.
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February 21, 2026
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The Buck Stops Where? Why we are Failing to Tackle Climate Change
Why climate action is failing despite ambition, and how capital allocation will determine the planet's future
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February 21, 2026
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SPEED WITH DIGNITY
Rajiv Mehta believes humanitarian work must combine urgency with respect. “Humanitarian organisations balance urgency with long-term dignity when they respond fast without humiliating,” Mehta says, adding that aid must deliver quality, build infrastructure and treat beneficiaries as partners.
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February 21, 2026
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The Decade Where Truth Became Negotiable
THERE WAS A TIME when truth arrived slowly, through newspapers folded at breakfast, through the evening TV news, through the patient process of verification and delay. Truth had weight because it had friction. It took effort to manufacture, and effort to consume, and that effort created a certain respect for the real.
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February 21, 2026
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LEARNING THAT LEADS FORWARD
When Santanu Mishra co-founded Smile Foundation in 2002, access to education was a major challenge.
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February 21, 2026
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STREETS FOR PEOPLE
Sarika Panda Bhatt's work in urban mobility began with a simple but unsettling observation.
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February 21, 2026
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MENTAL HEALTH WITHOUT BARRIERS
The biggest challenge in India's mental health landscape is the gap between need and access.
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February 21, 2026
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THE JOB PROBLEM WE REFUSE TO NAME
INDIA'S GROWTH REFLECTS jobless productivity: output and profits rise, but employment and progression lag, fuelling economic unease.
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February 21, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence & the Great Marketing Migration
AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence fundamentally recalibrates the marketing ecosystem, multinational enterprises are reassessing not merely the semantics of communication, but the very architecture through which that communication is conceived, engineered and disseminated. The much anticipated decision by Barclays to relocate parts of its marketing operations from London to India underscores a far more profound structural realignment unfolding within global corporate frameworks.
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February 21, 2026
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MAKING CLASSROOMS MATTER
The dominant narrative in Indian education was that access was a challenge, and that it had largely been solved,” says Kruti Bharucha. What was missing, she says, was engagement, the link between being present in a classroom and actually learning.
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February 21, 2026
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BUILDING RESILIENT RURAL ECONOMIES
Prasanna Khemariya sees rural livelihoods at a crossroads shaped by climate stress, migration and inequalities. “Climate change remains one of the biggest risks faced by small and marginal farmers,” he says.
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February 21, 2026
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When Persistence Becomes a Trap
TO PROTECT ABRAMS and Bradley tanks from helicopters armed with antitank missiles, the US Army commissioned a new mobile antiaircraft system. Ford Aerospace won the contract and, in 1981 began producing the M247 Sergeant York.
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February 21, 2026
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India's AI Jamboree
AT THE INDIA AI Impact Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch was calibrated and consistent: artificial intelligence (AI) must be \"human-centric,\" democratic and inclusive.
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February 21, 2026
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EMPLOYABILITY IN MOTION
For Sajid Ali, employability is no longer defined by degrees or onetime certifications. As technology recasts work, career readiness now hinges on continuous adaptability. “Employability has shifted from possessing academic credentials to demonstrating learning agility and the ability to upskill,” he says.
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February 21, 2026
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Stability Over Spectacle
Rather than radically reorient growth strategy, the budget chose to deepen existing reforms, protect macroeconomic stability, and reinforce medium-term growth drivers
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February 21, 2026
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Beyond Net-Zero: Doing More Than 'Less Harm' Will Matter in 2026
MANY companies began with sustainability targets like net-zero dates, percentage reductions, and long-term plans. This phase is necessary. It helped organisations understand their impact and brought environmental issues into conversations that were often absent. The year so far shows that targets alone do not change realities on the ground -- execution of the plan is vital.
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February 21, 2026
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CHANGE BEYOND THE STAGE
Sanjana Sanghi uses her public platform to amplify youth concerns on mental health, climate anxiety and social entrepreneurship. Representing young people at global forums, she describes her address at the UN General Assembly as a defining moment.
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February 21, 2026
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CITIES BUILT BY COMMUNITIES
Rajesh Krishnan views urban community development as a process shaped by participation rather than prescription.
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February 21, 2026
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Building Future-Ready & Inclusive Sustainability Leadership
How high-impact industries are turning sustainability into a strategic leadership discipline anchored in science, operations, governance and community trust
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February 21, 2026
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LIGHTWEIGHT FLAGSHIP, HEAVYWEIGHT PERFORMANCE
With the Signature series, Motorola is offering a fresh alternative. The phone's lightweight design, stacked hardware, and unique textures differentiate it from competitors. At 184 grams and 6.7 millimetres thickness, it is lighter than some midrange flagships
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February 21, 2026
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Why Bad Judgment – Not Artificial Intelligence – Will Break Organisations
THE WORLD IS PREOCCUPIED with debating artificial intelligence as if intelligence itself were the issue. Panels warn of a dystopian future where machines take over jobs, out-think humans, or quietly run the world while we sleep. Yet, the more immediate and less discussed danger is not artificial intelligence alone. It is what might be called natural foolishness. The clash of the two is where the true threat resides.
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February 21, 2026
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LEADERSHIP WITH ACCESSIBILITY
For Hemendra K. Singh, accessibility is a lived experience. A former Army officer who took early release after a service-related injury, Singh says perspective came from his own life, not policy.
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February 21, 2026
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Temples Of India - Some Forgotten, Some Ignored
MRAIYAR - better known for his expert views on the economy - recently chose to write about our forgotten heritage. He was writing particularly about the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya and Nalanda - the great ancient Buddhist university.
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February 21, 2026
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Gentlemen Growers, Artisanal Attractions
AT ONE TIME, it was each country having its own airline; in India, now it is each city having its own metro rail. Adding to these prestigious must-haves are book clubs and literary festivals: necessary evidence of the cultural attainments of the city. Proof of this, by negation, comes from my city, Gurgaon, where the only “culture” was agriculture: it doesn’t yet have a LitFest of its own! To make up, it has – like a few other cities – now taken to the latest to-be-flaunted event: artisanal markets.
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February 21, 2026
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As Sustainability Moves From Targets to Action
THE sustainability decade has entered its execution phase. The Union Budget 2026-27 reflects this transition, signalling a move away from broad ambition towards economically grounded sustainability action.
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February 21, 2026
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THE BUSINESS OF DOING GOOD
India's grassroots enterprises are moving from grant dependence to market discipline, but turning purpose into predictable revenue remains an uneven journey
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