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YEFI Launched: Democratising Grassroots Entrepreneurship in India

The Vote Is Stolen Before the Vote:How Voter-List Revision Has Become India’s New Electoral Battlefield

By Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury This is the first article of a 20-part series on how democracy is being weakened in India and what needs to be done to combat and mitigate it. The Quietest Theft Happens Before Polling Day Elections are usually imagined as the drama of polling day:

Young woman transforms one acre into hope and prosperity

Across the world, women cultivate crops, manage livestock, preserve seeds, and sustain families—yet their contributions remain largely unrecognized. The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF 2026), spotlighting their vital role in food security, nutrition, climate resilience, and rural economies. ImpactLens will amplify their stories and advocate strengthening

TERRE DES HOMMES (TDH) Germany Marks 50 Years of Child Rights Work in India with Youth-Led Celebrations in Pune

By Impactlens Correspondent Terre Des Hommes Germany marked 50 years of impactful work in India with a two-day celebration held on 3rd and 4th January 2026 at the J P Naik Education & Development Centre, Pune, Maharashtra. The event was organised in partnership with Centre for Youth Development and Activities

YEFI Launched: Democratising Grassroots Entrepreneurship in India

Pune, November 22, 2025 On the occasion of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), celebrated across more than 200 countries, India marked a transformative moment with the launch of the YouthAid Entrepreneurs’ Federation of India (YEFI)—a pioneering national platform dedicated exclusively to empowering grassroots entrepreneurs. The launch event, hosted in Pune, showcased

A Young Innovator in the Making

By Najiya Shaikh, Program Officer Supported by EMpower Sanskruti Kamble, a grade 9 student, is pursuing her education at Agarwal School, Bhosari, Pune. She has always been curious to learn and explore new things. Science has been her favorite subject, she often wondered how the fan worked, why rainbows appeared

Empowering Young Mothers Through Nutrition and Care

By Anamika Dey, Project Coordinator, Supported By Kcorp Charitable Foundation Maternal health and nutrition play a critical role in determining the well-being of both mother and child. In rural and tribal communities, early marriage, low literacy levels and lack of health awareness often contribute to malnutrition and poor maternal outcomes.

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Farm Pond Ensures Year-round Green Fodder and Stable Dairy Income

By Suryakant Chavan, Watershed Expert For many years, Mr. Pandurang Kailas Gorad, a farmer from Diksal village in Sangola Block of Solapur District, faced many difficulties because of water shortage. His family depended on farming and dairy farming for their livelihood. He owned three dairy cows, which have been the

Improving dairy productivity through Mineral Mixture Supplementation

By Suryakant Chavan For a small dairy farmer, every litre of milk matters. Behind each litre lies the daily effort of caring for animals, growing fodder, managing expenses, and ensuring the herd remains healthy and productive. For Raju Arvind Babar of Manegaon, Sangola, dairy farming is the foundation of his

Our Lakes Are Disappearing. Can We Save Them?

ImpactLens Correspondent World Lake Day — 27 August. Every day, we use water from lakes, rivers and groundwater for drinking, farming, livelihoods and ecosystems. Yet, we rarely stop to think about where this water comes from or what happens when these sources begin to disappear. World Lake Day, observed on

When Democracies Become Autocratic

By Mathew Mattam In the twenty-first century, democracy rarely disappears through a single military takeover. More often, it is weakened gradually by elected governments. Constitutions remain in place, elections are held, parliaments meet and courts continue to function, but the contest for power becomes increasingly unequal. Ruling parties capture public

The Missing Link in India’s WASH Infrastructure

By Yogesh Nerpagar, Managing Director, WASHMITRA India has made significant progress in expanding water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. Government programmes such as the Swachh Bharat Mission and Jal Jeevan Mission have helped increase access to toilets, tap water, handwashing stations, solar pumps and water-treatment systems. These investments have changed

The Wari Takes a Different Turn

By Kishore Kale, Director, TrashTech Every year, lakhs of Pilgrims (Warkaris) walk hundreds of kilometres to Pandharpur as part of Maharashtra’s centuries-old Wari pilgrimage. While this sacred journey represents devotion, equality, and community spirit, it also generates a significant amount of plastic waste, particularly single-use water bottles, food packaging and

Over 1,000 Join Pune Rally Demanding a Ban on High-Decibel DJ Systems

Citizens unite across political and religious lines, calling for firm enforcement, public accountability and protection from noise pollution. By ImpactLens Correspondent More than 1,000 citizens took to the streets of Pune on Sunday, 6 September 2026, demanding a complete ban on high-decibel DJ systems during festivals, religious processions, political gatherings

The Learner Must Stay in the Loop

How schools and universities can use AI to deepen learning – without outsourcing the learner By Prof Ujjwal K. Chowdhury Education is entering a strange new phase: a student can hand in a fluent essay, working program or persuasive presentation before understanding the ideas inside it. The answer is not

Clean Streets, Dirty Exports

By Soumyashree Mohanty, ImpactLens Correspondent You may have friends or relatives living abroad. When they visit India, conversations often turn to everyday issues such as waste, pollution and traffic. They may tell us how clean their surroundings are and how well things are organised. We often hear about clean streets,

The Long March Through the Soup Kitchen

Why volunteering — for nature, for the hungry, for the sick — is not capitalism’s alibi but the slow architecture of the world after it By Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury, Political Analyst & Senior Academic A recent critique argued that volunteering doesn’t save the world — it saves capitalism, laundering