Prateek Madhav

India's Federal Balancing Act: Challenges and the Path Forward India's federal system faces challenges threatening its foundation, including widening economic inequalities, regional disparities, and encroaching financial centralisation. The 15th Finance Commission's recommendations aim to address these issues, but critics argue they're insufficient. Population growth imbalances further strain resources. The Supreme Court has emphasised fair representation based on updated data. Federalism requires a delicate balance. Read this new blog by our scholar, Shreshth Sinha, to explore these challenges and bold reform ideas for strengthening India's federal structure: https://lnkd.in/g7zmVWAC Parth Shah | Luis Miranda | Dhruva Mathur | Ram J V | Urvashi Shahi | Siddhartha Warwade | Nandhnee K | Somrwita Mondal | Shahin Khan #India #federalism #economicdisparity #regionaldevelopment #constitution #reforms

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🎓📚 India is making waves in the education sector with an allocation of nearly ₹73,500 crore in the recent Union Budget — the highest in the country's history! But, despite this ambitious funding, challenges persist. With an unspent balance of ₹7,000 crore from the previous budget, there’s an urgent need to channel resources effectively and drive impactful change – a responsibility that some exceptional startups have come to shoulder. While the likes of BYJU'S and upGrad continue to be at the forefront, let us look at 3 trailblazing startups reshaping the country’s educational landscape in line with UNSDG 4: Quality Education! 🌾 Hippocampus Learning Centres: Founded by Umesh Malhotra, a former Infosys employee, Hippocampus strives to provide quality early childhood education to underprivileged children in rural India. Established in 2011, this social enterprise has secured over ₹20 crore in venture capital backing and focuses on three years of pre-school education before grade 1. ⌨ Thinkerbell Labs: Co-founded by Aman Srivastava, Sanskriti Dawle, Dilip Ramesh, and Saif Shaikh, Thinkerbell Labs is breaking barriers for the visually impaired. Their innovative device, Annie — the world’s first self-learning Braille literacy tool — acts as a personal tutor, helping visually impaired students master Braille. Annie’s success, with accolades from international markets like the U.S. and support from Anand Mahindra, underscores its revolutionary impact. 🌍 Multibhashi: Founded by Anuradha Aggrawal, Multibhashi is revolutionizing language learning for those who speak only Indian languages. By enabling blue-collar workers and marginalized communities to learn English through their native languages, Multibhashi is opening doors to better job opportunities. With support from Dr Aniruddha Malpani and RareJob, this platform is making English learning accessible and effective. Do you also have an idea that can make the world a better place by helping more people access quality education? If the answer is a resounding YES, reach out to us and we’ll be happy to help. At build3, we're passionate about supporting founders who build for profit AND purpose – all while pushing progress on the UNSDGs. Wondering how? Through the build3 Impact Accelerator designed to help impact founders – 🤝 Find their entrepreneurial soulmate aka a co-founder 🛠️ Sharpen their skills 🌱 Learn from industry experts and 🚀 Secure the funding you need to make an impact Are you ready to join this transformative journey? #Impact #Education #Startup #UNSDG4

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AI4Leaders Session at the National Planning Commission, Singha Durbar with The Asia Foundation Led by Alok Khatri and Mahesh Shakya, AI4Leaders is a key component of Naamii's Education Continuum. This initiative enables organizations to take their first step in AI and navigate the AI frontier. Our training sessions empower teams to effectively utilize AI tools, streamline workflows, and assess their organization's AI readiness to further focus on developing talent and infrastructure. The recent session was a resounding success, with numerous government leaders showing great interest in automating workflows and embracing innovative AI approaches. We look forward to new policies emerging at the government level that will foster the growth and application of AI in Nepal. Let's continue to research, educate, innovate, and shape the future of AI in Nepal together! #Naamii #AIinNepal #ResearchEducateInnovate

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Nothing beats the feeling of winning for #TeamIndia and #TeamUSA on the world stage of #Science and #AI with evidence of positively enhancing planetary health at population scale, by preventing the preventable burden of non communicable, infectious and neurocognitive diseases. Really proud of this global Science Award "Health IT in Action" that we won based on our paper presented at 2024 CHITA hosted by Center for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence at Johns Hopkins (CDHAI) The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School and University of Michigan School of Public Health. The paper presented findings and preliminary results from a longitudinal randomised controlled trial for infectious disease prevention with our digital vaccine by my brilliant team - Prof Rema Padman Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy Rahul Ladhania University of Michigan School of Public Health, who have been behind our breakthroughs with Digital Vaccines through category defining peer reviewed #Science for #PopulationHealth This shows the power of global collaboration #responsibleAI through medical grade #precisionprevention evidence backed by rigorous ethical review of independent Scientists, as a binary gate before protocols are registered to administer our cutting edge AI platform. It presents a blueprint for the ethical and scientific innovation of explainable and evidence backed models. It is a testament to our 14 year long vision and independent mission to deliver planetary scale solutions that can augment vulnerable populations of children to close the gaps in health and education equity for future generations around the world FriendsLearn The Hindu Indiaspora USIBC - US India Business Council INDIAai nasscom Ravneet Gill Robert Sundelius, FACHE Lisa Gable Lenny Mendonca Ramya Kannan N Ravi Stanford University School of Medicine Government of Tamil Nadu

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