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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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The Ballot Before the Booth

Why India’s SIR crisis has moved from courtrooms to the streets? From Bihar’s deletions and Bengal’s stalled appeals to Maharashtra’s disputed additions, India’s electoral-roll crisis has crossed into the streets. A reported 13.4 crore draft-roll shock, contested forms and allegations of police abuse pose a common test: can verification protect

Revitalizing the Solid Waste Processing Centre ( SWPC) in Vakatippa Gram Panchayat- A Success Story

Y Syam Sundar Rao, Project Officer, CYDA Vakatippa is a village located in U. Kothapalli Mandal of Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh. It has approximately 1,172 households and a population of around 3,535 people. However, for several years, the Solid Waste Processing Centre (SWPC) in Vakatippa Gram Panchayat remained non-functional. As

International Day of the Girl Child: Investing in Girls Today for an Equal Tomorrow

By Pramodini Naik, CYDA Every year, 11 October is observed as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognise girls’ rights, address gender-based discrimination and promote equal opportunities for every girl. Established by the United Nations in 2011 and first observed in 2012, the day calls for collective action

Navi Pillay: The Woman Who Made Justice a Pathway to Peace- Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Peace Series 14 Impactlens correspondent delves deep into her life and work. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is the presence of justice, dignity, equality and accountability. Few individuals have devoted their lives to this principle as consistently as Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, the South African jurist of

A School Transformed by the Determination of a Headmistress!

By Vikas Mhaske, Assistant Director, CYDA, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Some people do not become great because of their position, but because of their work. They do not merely fulfil a responsibility; they give it new meaning through their actions and inspire others to bring about change. The transformation of Zilla Parishad

When Faith Becomes a Weapon, Everyone Loses

Mathew Mattam The crisis of our age is not religion itself. It is what human beings have done with it. When politicians turn faith into an instrument of power, religion loses its spiritual purpose, society loses its unity, and ordinary people pay the highest price. Faith Is Personal, Not Political

Fix the School, Rebuild the Republic

India’s Public Education Needs a 2030 Rescue Mission Prof. Ujjwal K Chowdhury A nation cannot build an innovation economy on children who cannot read. Nor can it invoke a demographic dividend while allowing the neighbourhood school to lose its teachers, its credibility and sometimes its roof. India’s public-school crisis is

Beyond World Mental Health Day: Why Every Voice Matters

By ImpactLens Correspondent World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. It raises awareness about mental health and helps challenge the stigma linked to mental health conditions. But the need to talk about mental health does not end when the day passes. It is an issue that

Cybersecurity in the Digital Age: How Safe Is Our Personal Data?

By Sujata Kutinho, Manager CYDA Every day, we use digital platforms to communicate, shop, make payments, access government services and store important information. Our names, phone numbers, photographs, bank details, identity documents and even our online behaviour have become valuable digital assets. But as our dependence on technology grows, so

The Mountains Pay the Bill

From the Aravallis to Arunachal, and from Great Nicobar to Ladakh, big-ticket projects are being advanced through a system that counts megawatts, ports and contracts more readily than forests, water, consent and risk, finds Prof Ujjwal K Chowdhury. India’s development debate is often presented as a choice between jobs and