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The dream of a conscientious Olympic movement
As a fan of Indian athletes, I am torn between supporting them and boycotting an event that is sponsored by a criminal corporation that was responsible for one of the worst industrial disasters in human history.
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Development Initiative: Logistics Support for Slum Businesses
This article was originally drafted by Intellecap for the newsletter “Searchlight South Asia” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Dharavi, the sprawling slum settlement in Mumbai, is home to one million people, predominantly migrants from other states of India. It is […]
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India: Of Poodles and Doodles
‘Manmohan Singh – Saviour or Sonia’s Poodle’ was the headline (changed later) in a British newspaper that commented on the Indian Prime Minister’s tenure that is increasingly seen as riddled with corruption, inefficiency and bureaucratic sloth. The Supreme Court has asked the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to halt […]
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India – A Future Without Fresh Water
Economies of nations like India cannot grow without her people but with depleting natural resources like water, there will not be any future for the people, the economy, and the country!
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Mobile Business School in India
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. A mobile business school model has been conceived and run by a local NGO in Maharashtra, the Mann Deshi Foundation. […]