Anuradha P. S.

Generation Z is entering a world of continuous technological and career disruption, but our higher education remains organised around industrial-era assumptions It can take a few months for a university syllabus to be revised. In just weeks, Generative AI has revolutionized how millions learn. It doesn’t have to be a failure in either case. They are just from different ages. This is the conundrum of higher education these days. The governments announce educational reforms every few years, yet...

The future of prosperity will be defined not just by economic growth, but the health of societies and ecosystems. What if the fastest-growing economies are also those that are losing ground for prosperity? It is a paradox of our lifetime. While the nations have been celebrating the growth in their Gross Domestic Product (GDP), expansion of industries and record investment, the millions still face poor health, environmental degradation, social inequality and declining quality of life. If...

AI generated image India’s gender budget reached 9.37 percent of total Union Budget expenditure in FY26 (2026-27), marking a significant increase from 8.86 percent in FY25 (2025-26) and 6.8 percent in FY24 (2024-25). This represents the largest-ever allocation for promoting gender equality. Yet gender disparities in employment, nutrition and mobility persist despite this historic commitment. Why? Because our gender budgeting framework does not measure what matters. It is accounting theatre: a...