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Dear Reader,
India is the fastest-growing large economy in the world. A happy augury for providing livelihood to millions of young people entering the job market every year. However, there is concern that this growth is not translating into a concomitant increase in jobs, or providing 'quality' employment. There is anxiety, The India Forum points out, that the jobs are "precarious" and of low-quality – low-skilled, with short tenures and significantly lower pay.
While the adoption of Generative AI booms, the challenge for companies is how to leverage the opportunities provided by the technology while ensuring that the integration is done responsibly. MediaNama analyses a 'briefing paper' by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on using this innovation with the least downstream impact.
Extreme climate events are increasingly becoming commonplace. Last year's tragic natural calamities in the Himalayas, in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, are feared to be the foreboding of things to come. As The Citizen points out, citing the WHO, what is not fully understood is that the changing climate is a fundamental threat to human health, especially to the well-being of the most vulnerable.
And, from Kerala's Aruvacode village in Nilambur, in Malappuram, comes the story of how the Kumbhara community, creators of pottery for centuries, have been unable to shape their own lives. As the demand for their traditional craft fades, attempts to revive their fortunes and sync their skills with the markets' needs have been fledgling and flailing. TrueCopy Think evocatively tells the story of a tradition's struggle to survive and flourish.
For more such stories from the grantees this week, please read on.
Warmly,
Sunil Rajshekhar
IPSMF
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