Budget 2026-27 expands elder care, but LASI shows India's elder-care policy needs stronger chronic, outpatient and mental healthcare for an ageing population. #eldercare Read more »
Virtual-water accounting can align India’s rice exports with groundwater security without punishing farmers through repeated export bans. #rice #exports Read more »
Generative AI is forcing universities to rethink teaching, examinations and the skills students must retain as machines become capable of producing academic work. #AI Read more »
India has expanded disability rights and accessible infrastructure, but courts are still pushing for enforceable standards. #disabilityrights Read more »
Models absorb human creativity without consent, then label human-directed work as machine-made, creating a troubling double erasure of authorship. Read more »
Robotic blood draw devices could ease staff shortages, but Aletta's arrival puts patient choice, supervision and liability under scrutiny. #robot Read more »
Fights over multiculturalism and gender are hiding the core of the Australian people’s despair — rising income inequality. Read more »
Infoglut on COVID, global warming, conspiracy theorists, natural disasters, financial collapses — and a sham social media ban make young Australians are glum. Read more »
Government schools remain crucial to mobility, but closures, costs and unreliable examinations could create an education trap in India. Read more »
As AI and crowdsourced systems take on the job of fact checking, they promise speed but struggle to deliver trust and explainability. Read more »