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Decoding Account Aggregators with Shalini Gupta

Despite gains in its financial inclusion journey, access to financial services is limited to 86% of India’s population. Access to credit specifically is a persistent challenge, reflected in the unmet credit need of Rs 25 lakh crores – aggravated by disaggregated data and tedious data sharing processes. Account aggregators are

Innovation with Alstom ft. Sapna Bhawnani

Episode Transcript Podcast Introduction Introduction: Welcome to the podcast ‘CSR Partnerships for Innovation’. I am Chintan Vaishnav, Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission at the Niti Aayog, and we are delighted to unveil this podcast series in collaboration with Sattva Consulting, hosted by their dynamic and hands-on CEO Srikrishna Sridhar

N.S. Arun

An economist by training, Arun has over 19 years of work experience including 10 years as a macroeconomist.

At Sattva, he leads engagements with global philanthropies and the government that involve conceptualising and co-creating impactful solutions to complex strategic and policy issues.

Generating rigorous and actionable research is

Touchpoint Highlights: Girls in STEM

The eighth session in the SKI Touchpoint series was conducted by the Education Practice Area, on the theme of ‘Girls in STEM: Redefining Future Possibilities’. The session was moderated by Dr Shweta Gaur, Engagement Manager, Education Practice Area of SKI, with Dr. Sandhya Gupta, Founder of Aavishkaar Center as the chief discussant. The session touched

Accelerating Financial Inclusion for Women’s SHGs with Account Aggregators

The emergence of Digital Public Infrastructure like Account Aggregators (AA) paves the way for financial inclusion of many underserved communities in India. It has the potential to empower millions of customers to digitally access and share their financial data across institutions, resulting in the creation of their digital financial identity. 

Decoding a Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health with Dr Pratima Murthy

India is grappling with a severe mental health crisis, with over 197 million Indians diagnosed with mental disorders, exacerbated by a wide treatment gap. The good news is that there is growing recognition of the importance of mental health in the country. However, a thorough understanding of what it entails,

Global Toolkits for FLN Assessments

Foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) proficiency is vital for students to remain in school, improve higher-order skills, secure a decent livelihood, and improving their social and health outcomes. In this ecosystem, assessments play a pivotal role in measuring and enhancing these FLN outcomes over time. In our previously published product,

Innovation with MBRDI ft. Shweta Pandey

Mercedes-Benz has made a substantial name for themselves and their products through innovation. Shweta Pandey joins Krishna for this episode of CSR Partnerships for Innovation to share the evolution of how MBRDI elevated innovation in how they fund CSR initiatives, sharing some of her personal favourite initiatives, as well as

Cultivating Growth: Agricultural Finance in India

Agricultural finance in India is currently facing a crisis of high-interest rates leading to higher debt percentages, lack of insurance financing for risk mitigation and unreported capital flows. Understanding these gaps will lead to the achievement of bigger opportunities and objectives such as increasing farmers’ income, promoting resource efficiency, enhancing

Fostering Entrepreneurship to Bridge Inequalities

Over seven decades after the caste system was officially abolished in India, its effects are still seen and experienced by some. The inequalities created by the system continue to have an impact on opportunities and access to resources for many. A government scheme being implemented in a southern state is

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