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A Global Renaissance: Artificial Intelligence in Preventive Healthcare

Manisha Dhulipala  |  15-05-2026

A radiologist opens a chest X-ray in a tertiary hospital; even before the doctor scans the report, a faint red box flickers, flagging a 3mm nodule in the upper lobe of the left lung—almost invisible to the human eye. What once relied ...

Juvenile Justice in India: Trends, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Moumita Barman and Aadya Singhal  |  15-05-2026

Introduction India’s juvenile justice system has increasingly attracted attention due to rising instances of children in conflict with the law (CICL) and changing perceptions of youth crime. The Crime in India 2024 report published...

University endowments and India’s research ambitions

Dr. Amir Ullah Khan and Prof. Pooja Sanghani  |  29-04-2026

This article argues that India’s research ambitions require stable, long-term funding beyond limited public budgets. Drawing on innovation theories by Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt, it highlights universities as centra...

Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Occupational Health Policies for Women in Indian Agriculture

Syeda Afoo  |  28-04-2026

Women remain inadequately supported by existing occupational health frameworks in agriculture. Existing policies do not address the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) concerns of women despite their major contribution to the sector. Key o...

Indian scholars love theory, policymakers want quick fixes. Both forget who they’re serving

Sarthak Shukla and Amir Ullah Khan  |  15-04-2026

The article highlights the deep divide between academia and public policy in India, where academics prioritise abstract theory while policymakers favour quick, technocratic solutions. Both approaches, shaped by institutional and funding inc...

Pipelines under pressure: Preparing CSST systems for hydrogen blends and beyond

Amir Ullah Khan  |  15-04-2026

The article argues that as India expands its city gas distribution (CGD) network and pursues hydrogen blending under the National Hydrogen Mission, existing galvanized iron (GI) pipelines pose serious safety risks due to hydrogen-induced em...

When a Face Scan Meets Food Security: AI, Welfare, and the Future of Digital Governance in India

Moumita Barman  |  15-04-2026

A Test Case for AI in Governance India’s ambition to lead global conversations on the responsible use of artificial intelligence will ultimately be judged not in policy forums, but in everyday governance systems. Few are as consequ...

Climate Change Is a Women’s Health Crisis We Are Still Ignoring

Moumita Barman  |  26-03-2026

A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight Climate change is often framed as an environmental or economic issue. This framing, however, conceals a critical truth. It is also a major public health crisis, and one that disproportionately harms women. ...

Regulatory complacency: How the West Asian conflict exposed India’s lack of energy security

Arnav Panwar  |  20-03-2026

The repercussions of armed conflicts are inevitably borne by the rest of the world, especially when the war is between nations with resource monopolies that are leveraged to gain an economic and strategic advantage. The unwarranted US-Israe...

Periods Under Siege: How War in Gaza is Shaping Menstrual Health

Lubna Ludheen  |  16-03-2026

Introduction The crumble of urban infrastructure in Gaza has created a severe health crisis concerning menstrual health. The destruction of water and sanitation networks converts natural biological processes like menstruation into seriou...