All Indians Matter

Micro-entrepreneurship can be one of the solutions to poverty and a means of sustainable income generation in developing countries like India.

Central and state governments have launched several programmes to aid micro-entrepreneurship but has enough been done and what more is needed to raise income and employment levels, especially in rural India?

Amit Patjoshi, CEO of Palladium India, which runs micro-entrepreneurship programmes, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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 If the Iran-Israel conflagration expands into a regional conflict, it would affect India on multiple levels – from energy security to input costs of various industries, inflation and stock prices, not to mention strategic interests.

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A recent report warns that India is on its way to becoming the “cancer capital of the world”. While tobacco and alcohol abuse remain among the major drivers, artificial preservatives, junk food, cellphone towers, food adulteration and exposure to pollutants are leading causes too.

The solution spans not just more screening facilities but also greater awareness and the use of data for evidence-based policy decisions.

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Signed in 1960, the Indus Waters Treaty gives India control over the Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers, while Pakistan manages the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab. Now, as populations burgeon and climate control wreaks havoc on water resources, India says the treaty must be renegotiated.

The Indus Basin aquifer is the second-most stressed in the world but on it rely millions of Indians and Pakistanis. It’s their water security at stake as the two countries tussle over the agreement.

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The rise of right-wing nationalism and intense polarisation is defining political debates and electoral outcomes across the world. So, many believe that the outcome of the US and Indian elections will be make or break for global democracy. What does the hard swing towards the right mean for all of us?

Rohit Tripathi, a policy advocate on a wide range of public issues spanning the halls of the US Congress to policymakers in India, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Unsafe, contaminated water is killing millions of Indians and dragging down the economy. There is a desperate need to clean and conserve our water sources, and for policies that ensure sustainable use of the world’s most precious resource.

India has 16% of the world’s population crammed into a landmass that’s one-third the size of the US. What’s worse, it has only 4% of the world’s fresh water. Safe water supply, therefore, is a pressing national need.

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India has more land under cultivation than any other country and is among the leaders in the production of rice, spices, milk, eggs and wheat. Yet, our food system is under immense pressure. It faces many challenges, ranging from depleting natural resources to climate change, fragmented land holdings and increasing urbanisation.

Meanwhile, populations are expanding and diets are changing, which means that people are demanding more from the land. What’s needed is a multi-pronged approach that encompasses not just a change in cropping patterns and water use but also the building of agri value chains, the withdrawal of restrictive policies, more investment in R&D and a focus on nutrition rather than just farm output.

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Professor GN Saibaba is finally free. But not before his severe disability was tested by horrifying conditions and treatment in jail. His acquittal is a significant blow for human rights and freedom but there are way too many political prisoners still in jail for anyone to celebrate.

And they are in jail because the state fears the truth coming out. It fears the truth being recognised as the truth and the backlash that will follow.

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Stress levels in the workplace are through the roof, with a high proportion of the workforce reporting mental health issues. This often results in ailments such as depression, heart attacks and strokes. The megood news is that businesses are acting to mitigate what many believe is a crisis.

Abha Dandekar, founder of Elephant in the Room, set up to address mental well-being in the workplace, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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India’s relationship with the Maldives has had several twists and turns. The latest diplomatic impasse, in the backdrop of China’s rising influence in the archipelago, could have a significant impact on India’s trade and maritime security.

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