Gig workers are playing an important role in the Indian economy today. sakshi abrol and I have tried to make a case for extending social security cover for Gig workers. Do read. Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Finance Financial Express Rajiv Kumar

A balanced short report on Online Gaming Industry :It’s potential and Challenges,from Alok Priyadarshi Features my 5 sec intervention as well :) Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Parody)

Expanding digital commerce & platformisation will set the course for #FutureOfWork in India. Platform workers will play an important role but how can their social security be ensured? We extend recommendations for in this piece: …dubusinessline-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.thehin… Ravi Pokharna

Better #data required for better planning at district level ‘District domestic product’ is calculated with a top-down approach. For reliable, robust data, a bottom-up approach is needed, write Ashish Kumar and Shraiya Pant of Pahlé India Foundation #development #policy #planning

PIF is honoured and excited for this opportunity to work with the Assamese government on DDP Chief Minister Assam economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/ass… Rajiv Kumar Ravi Pokharna

Our sincere gratitude to all the participants of the NSE India -PIF Seminar on Gender Equality at India Inc. Special thanks to our panellists Ms. Monica Agrawal, Prof. Premalatha, Ms. Rajkamal Vempati and Mr. Ashwini Saxena for sharing their insights with us.

Beyond the GST debate, there is an urgent need for Govt and Industry to work together on developing a de-addiction infrastructure, conduct studies to ascertain the expanse of challenge and plan mitigation efforts. Shraiya Pant and I highlight the challenge and share some

Back to using sails on ships to cut down on emissions. A company has successfully tested the use of massive sails, hoisted 300 feet above the sea level and reduces emissions by 20% (courtesy Nice news)⁦Nitin Gadkari⁩ ⁦Jyotiraditya M. Scindia⁩ ⁦K. VijayRaghavan⁩

Panel 5 of the International Convening, moderated by PIF Exec Director Ravi Pokharna will see Mr Luigi D'Aquino, Dr M Srinivas, Harkesh Dabas , Mr LM Singh, Dr Sutapa Bandyopadhyay and Dr Monoranjan Mohanty discuss innovations to tackle the issue.

Honored to have Prof. Philip J. Landrigan deliver Keynote Address at International Convening at 5 PM IST, 27th August. His research played a key role in the US govt. phasing out lead from gasoline in 1970s. To listen in, register on forms.gle/ZDa1fDKrPbHGvR…

Dr Rajiv Kumar, Chairman of Pahlé India Foundation (PIF) spoke about the importance of acknowledging lead poisoning in India, at the International Convening on ‘Lead Poisoning in India: Status, Challenges and Way Forward’.

2. PIF report on Indian & Global Legal Frameworks on Lead Poisoning 3. Study on Understanding the Informal Used Lead Acid Battery or ULAB Recycling Ecosystem 4. Our Knowledge Partner for this Convening, Vital Strategies’ report on Childhood Blood Lead Surveillance in Bihar.

5. PIF-IPE Global report Assessing the Knowledge and Practices Regarding Lead Toxicity Among Healthcare Professionals in Jharkhand. #India #IndiaLeadThreat #LeadPoisoning

Session 2 saw an insightful discussion with speakers, RS Dhaliwal from ICMR, Debanjana Choudhary from Pure Earth India, Vikas Kapil from Center for Global Development, Dr Santasabuj Das from Nioh CC and Dipa Singh Bagai from NRDC India, moderated by Ankita Srivastava, Associate Fellow at PIF.

Anjali Acharya, Senior Environmental Specialist from WorldBank talked about 'Financing Lead Toxicity Mitigation'. She highlighted providing financing through sectoral projects with lead remediation co-benefits. #IndiaLeadThreat

M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS, New Delhi underscored the imperative of engaging with the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Jal Shakti to address the rising industrial exposures to institute preventive measures. #IndiaLeadThreat

WATCH || Dr Indu Bhushan (Indu Bhushan), Chair, India Working Group on Lead Poisoning and former head, National Health Authority, Government of India, led the first International Convening on "Lead Poisoning in India: Status, Challenges, and Way Forward." He emphasized the mission

AIIMS Nagpur signs an MoU with Pahlé India Foundation to assess lead exposure in children across India 📍The MoU was formally signed by Exec. Director, AIIMS Nagpur, Dr Dr Prashant P. Joshi and Director, Programmes and Partnerships, Pahlé India Foundation Foundation, Dr Ishan Joshi on 03.07.25 📍The

Rajiv Kumar, Founder & Chairman,Pahlé India Foundation and team called on the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India(Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India), Prof. Ajay Sood and Scientific Secretary Dr. Parvinder Maini, to present about PIF’s project on natural farming. The project in

As envisioned by the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, I held a significant meeting with senior-most officials from the Departments of Economics and Statistics, Transformation and Development, Finance, Agriculture, and Industry, along with the visiting delegation from