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Defence
Indigenous Air Defence for Delhi-NCR
The Indigenous Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) is a multilayered system integrating QRSAM, VSHORADS, and advanced command-and-control networks to provide rapid, coordinated interception against missiles, drones, and aircraft protecting Delhi-NCR.
Culture & Heritage
Deepavali UNESCO Recognition
Deepavali’s inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List strengthens India’s cultural soft power and global visibility by showcasing living traditions including rangoli, diya-making, and folk rituals on an international platform.
Technology Investment
Microsoft’s $17.5B India Plan
Microsoft’s $17.5 billion investment (2026–2029) includes integrating AI into e-Shram and National Career Service (NCS) to benefit around 310 million informal sector workers through better employment and welfare services at population scale.
Public Services Innovation
Gen-Z Post Office Kerala
Kerala’s first Gen-Z Post Office Extension at CMS College, Kottayam is a youth-centric space designed with students’ inputs, featuring a work café, charging ports, green corners, recreation areas, and MyStamp-enabled MPCM counter.
Economic Development
Telangana Vision 2047
The Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 outlined Vision 2047: achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2034 and $3 trillion by 2047 through investments in energy transition, AI data centres, and tech-led growth.
Geopolitics
Lithuania-Belarus Balloon Crisis
Lithuania declared a state of emergency due to repeated airspace violations by cigarette-smuggling balloons from Belarus, disrupting airports and raising fears of hybrid attacks and destabilisation tactics.
Animal Rights
Mechanical Elephant Donation
Raveena Tandon donated a mechanical elephant to a Jain temple in Karnataka to discourage the use of real elephants in religious rituals, aligning with PETA’s goals and her animal rights advocacy.
Technology Leadership
Neal Mohan CEO of the Year
TIME named Neal Mohan as 2025 CEO of the Year for his calm, creator-first leadership using AI-driven innovations including YouTube Shorts, YouTube TV, and better monetisation, strengthening YouTube’s global influence.
Healthcare AI
AIM-NASH FDA Qualification
AIM-NASH is a cloud-based AI tool qualified by FDA to analyze liver biopsy images in clinical trials of severe fatty liver disease (MASH), providing standardized scores on fat, inflammation, and scarring while reducing variability and cost.
International Organizations
UNICEF Funding Model
UNICEF operates entirely on voluntary contributions from governments, private donors, intergovernmental bodies, and partnerships. Originally established post-WWII, it now works globally for children’s rights and welfare across health, nutrition, education, and protection.
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What systems does IADWS integrate for Delhi-NCR?
QRSAM, VSHORADS, command-and-control networks
Multilayered indigenous air defence
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What does Deepavali’s UNESCO listing boost?
India’s cultural soft power
Showcases living traditions globally
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How many informal workers will Microsoft’s AI integration help?
310 million
Through e-Shram and NCS integration
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What are Telangana’s economic targets?
$1T by 2034, $3T by 2047
Energy, AI data centres, tech-led growth
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Why did Lithuania declare emergency over balloons?
Cigarette-smuggling balloons from Belarus
Airspace violations, hybrid attack fears
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What did Raveena Tandon donate to Jain temple?
Mechanical elephant
To replace real elephants in rituals
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Why was Neal Mohan named CEO of the Year?
Creator-first, AI-driven YouTube leadership
Shorts, TV, better monetisation
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How is UNICEF funded?
Entirely voluntary contributions
Governments, donors, partners worldwide
Think & Discuss
AI in Social Welfare: Efficiency Gains or Exclusion Risks?
Context from today’s quiz: Microsoft’s $17.5 billion investment in India includes integrating AI into e-Shram and the National Career Service (NCS) with the aim of helping around 310 million informal sector workers through better employment and welfare-related services. This represents using AI to deliver government services at population scale.
🤔 Your Perspective Matters
Integrating AI into welfare systems promises unprecedented efficiency—matching workers with opportunities, reducing bureaucratic delays, detecting fraud, and personalizing service delivery to millions simultaneously. Proponents argue this could transform how governments serve citizens, especially in developing countries with limited administrative capacity. However, critics warn that AI systems may exclude vulnerable populations who lack digital literacy or access, perpetuate biases present in training data, create opaque decision-making processes, and potentially replace human judgment with algorithmic rigidity that fails to account for individual circumstances.
Should governments aggressively deploy AI in welfare delivery systems like e-Shram to achieve scale and efficiency, or do the risks of algorithmic bias, digital exclusion, and dehumanization outweigh the efficiency benefits?
Should governments aggressively deploy AI in welfare delivery systems like e-Shram to achieve scale and efficiency, or do the risks of algorithmic bias, digital exclusion, and dehumanization outweigh the efficiency benefits?
- How can AI welfare systems be designed to accommodate the 310 million informal workers who may have limited digital literacy, unreliable internet access, or language barriers?
- What safeguards are necessary to ensure AI-driven employment matching doesn’t discriminate against marginalized groups or perpetuate existing socioeconomic inequalities?
- Should there always be a human override option in AI welfare systems, or would such exceptions undermine the efficiency gains that justify AI deployment in the first place?
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