Ingrid Srinath
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Philanthropy geek, civil society advocate, verbivore. Blog:
https://substack.com/@ingridsrinath
Also one of India’s most courageous philanthropists.
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Vikram Lal: the industrial tycoon who knew when to walk away | Mint
Eicher founder Vikram Lal built a debt-conscious engineering empire, backed Royal Enfield before its revival, and stepped away early—choosing institutions over limelight.
https://www.livemint.com/opinion/vikram-lal-eicher-motors-royal-enfield-siddhartha-lal-good-earth-anita-lal-indian-billionaires-11779354172102.html
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Extinction Rebellion Global
3 days ago
India reels under a severe
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. Temperatures have breached 45℃ in several cities. Crowds rush to rivers for relief from blistering heat, power demand soars as conditions push continuous use of ACs, fans and coolers and farmers work at night under floodlights. 1/3
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Extinction Rebellion Global
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Heat in Delhi reaches dangerous temperatures reports
@hindustan-times.bsky.social
www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/h...
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Warmest night in 14 yrs, power demand to touch 9,000 MW: How Delhi summer is already breaking records
The weather expert said a weak western disturbance may bring scattered rainfall to neighbouring regions but is not expected to cool Delhi. | India News
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hottest-night-in-14-yrs-power-demand-to-touch-9-000-mw-how-delhi-temperature-summer-is-already-breaking-records-101779419847191.html
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Extinction Rebellion Global
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India's hottest district in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing extreme temperatures above 48°C, as experts warn deforestation, mining and climate stress are intensifying the heat crisis. Roads empty, markets shut early and residents retreat indoors. 3/3
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Ben Phillips
3 days ago
"You were correctly outraged by how Ben-Gvir treated your nationals. Please think of how he treats ours.”
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The Guardian
2 days ago
The dinosaurs of international aid must adapt or die – their expensive era is over | Halima Begum
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The dinosaurs of international aid must adapt or die – their expensive era is over | Halima Begum
Shiny HQs, layers of management and pricey overheads are hard to defend when funds are far better spent at local level, says charity executive Halima Begum
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/22/aid-international-charity-frontline-adapt?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1779438130
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Prof Prachi Srivastava
7 days ago
'If you cannot find a woman panellist, it is probably because they do not exist...so when you end up with an all-men panel, it is safe to assume they represent the natural distribution of expertise, similar to how 97% of Nobel Prize laureates in science are men.'
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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How (not) to organise a panel at a global health conference
Global health is unfortunately not very global—a contradiction that becomes most evident at global health conferences. Although convened to advance the field of global health, these conferences often ...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X%2826%2900101-4/fulltext
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Al Jazeera English
10 days ago
Hate speech against religious minorities in India rose last year. Experts say far-right RSS is doing 'damage control'
https://aje.news/4bqj3h
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Committee to Protect Journalists
14 days ago
Shireen Abu Akleh’s family issued a public statement affirming that they “will not stop” pursuing “justice for Shireen through all available avenues,” to mark the fourth anniversary of her murder. Read the full statement:
cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-...
#JusticeForShireen
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Ben Phillips
16 days ago
The Palestine Marathon ❤️🩹
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Living on a prayer.
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George Monbiot
17 days ago
Make Hate Weird Again.
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Focusing on the impact of SIR deletions in the Bengal election outcomes ignores larger, and more worrying, patterns.
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BJP’s West Bengal Sweep Was Broad, But the Numbers Reveal a More Complicated Story
The result numbers point to a BJP victory built on four major pillars: SC consolidation, ST dominance, urban and mixed-seat expansion, and district-level sweeps in key regions.
https://thewire.in/politics/bjps-bengal-sweep-was-broad-but-the-numbers-reveal-a-more-complicated-story
19 days ago
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Which countries have the greatest interest in joining a committee that can arbitrarily block accreditation for NGOs?
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19 days ago
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“It is time to move the conversation from the question of who represents us to the question of how we govern ourselves… the transition from representative democracy … to participatory democracy, a system that uses every available institutional mechanism to return sovereignty to its rightful owners.”
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Anand Teltumbde: Not more MPs, Indian democracy needs citizens to have a greater say in governance
Elected representatives have become democracy’s greatest threat. The defeat of the delimitation bill can open up a path towards genuine self-governance.
https://scroll.in/article/1092431/anand-teltumbde-not-more-mps-indian-democracy-needs-citizens-to-have-a-greater-say-in-governance
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Juxtapose this with organisation cultures driven by ‘efficiency’, ‘productivity’ and ‘scale’.
idronline.org/article/lead...
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Nonprofits need to change how they care for their employees
Collective care in organisations must draw from grassroots community traditions and social justice values, not corporate HR templates or market-based solutions.
https://idronline.org/article/leadership-talent/nonprofits-need-to-change-how-they-care-for-their-employees/?utm_source=instagram_story&utm_medium=sm&fbclid=PAZnRzaARhTq1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeQOzxvdPhtjnlop4g-HlaLexW4XEDJpJU8lTg7jFkihF7MW5Bd4ILcrd903A_aem_TUMvhwdL8nyY61CgQJpdbg
23 days ago
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#LabourDay
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
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Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll
Experts say Muslims and other minorities have been disproportionately deleted from the electoral roll ahead of the West Bengal elections this week
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1776832488
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Ben Phillips
about 1 month ago
“HEY DID YOU HEAR THE GREAT NEWS?” (Yes, that sounds strange! But take two minutes to hear three good news stories from this week and why they matter, and let me know what you think.)
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𝔠𝔥𝔶𝔪𝔢𝔯𝔞𝔧𝔞𝔡𝔢
about 1 month ago
You know who doesn't have a 'rape academy'? Bears, that's who
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Can solidarity fill the void when philanthropy retreats?
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Too political to fund - Alliance magazine
What happens when philanthropy confuses neutrality for safety? In Kashmir, where I grew up, safety was a lesson we learned early. My childhood memories were shaped by curfews, school days interrupted ...
https://www.alliancemagazine.org/analysis/too-political-to-fund/
about 1 month ago
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Can we hope for a law banning torture and for ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture that we signed almost 3 decades ago?
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“We’re speaking on a frequency that no one can hear.”
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about 2 months ago
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mahsa alimardani
about 2 months ago
We didn't deserve this day.
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Brent Toderian
about 2 months ago
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.”
#Copenhagen
chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-07/copenhagen-has-taken-bicycle-commuting-to-a-new-level
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ISHR
about 2 months ago
📰: ISHR's Maithili Pai and
@loucharb.bsky.social
spoke to
@genevasolutions.bsky.social
ahead of the election. 'In the current context of shrinking civic space, when something gets lost, it’s very hard to get back.'
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The obscure UN committee in New York that can freeze out NGOs - Geneva Solutions
An obscure body in New York holds outsized power over which NGOs can enter the United Nations. Campaigners say states hostile to scrutiny have turned it into a tool to keep critics out.
https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/the-obscure-un-committee-in-new-york-that-can-freeze-out-ngos
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ISHR
about 2 months ago
🗳️Today is voting day for the UN Committee on NGOs. The stakes are clear: will civil society be able to access and engage with the UN or face continued obstruction?
#OpenTheDoors2NGOs
We regret that only one regional group presents a competitive slate.
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Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR)
about 2 months ago
Today is the 65th birthday of our dear friend & colleague Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, co-founder of
@gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social
& Bahrain Centre for Human Rights who's spent 15 years in prison for his activism. We call on
#Bahrain
authorities to
#FreeAlKhawaja
#Not15Years
@maryamalkhawaja.bsky.social
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Gawain
about 2 months ago
Is there a compound German word for sadly waiting while your country commits war criimes?
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about 2 months ago
“My father & grandfather lived here" "The govt refuses to follow the Constitution" “No place for Muslims here” Ahmer Khan & Tom Vaillant’s multimedia story on how thousands of Muslim homes in
#Assam
have been razed, families devastated, lives upended
article-14.com/post/cleared...
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Queen’s crape myrtle. ताम्हण in Marathi, जारुल in Hindi. State flower of Maharashtra.
about 2 months ago
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Mary Lawlor
about 2 months ago
I am following the case of WHRD Günseli Kaya in
#Türkiye
. She is charged with 'insulting the President' under Article 299 of the Turkish Criminal Code, following participation in a peaceful protest in March 2025. All charges against her must be dropped immediately.
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Mary Lawlor
about 2 months ago
I’m receiving very concerning news about the well-being of Iranian WHRD Narges Mohammadi in detention and the denial of access to medical care. She must receive independent medical attention immediately.
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Alina Stefanescu
about 2 months ago
For any writers who use the English language, the Barbellion Prize is open for entries. There is no fee for entry. Please share with others who might be interested.
barbellionprize.org
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The Barbellion Prize | A prize recognising literary representation of chronically disabled lives.
https://barbellionprize.org/
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“What these women share is not just wealth. It is a theory of change, one that centers communities, trusts local knowledge, and measures success by durable impact. <> The difference now is scale. The question is whether the systems designed to receive this wealth are ready for it.”
#philanthropy
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The women behind philanthropy and why their impact went unseen
Women have shaped philanthropy for centuries, but much of that giving was never recorded.
https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/205664/women-behind-philanthropy
about 2 months ago
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How to weaponise disinformation into law.
@kunalpurohit.bsky.social
on how the bogey of “love jihad” has been turned into a bludgeon against minorities, in a 13th state in India — Maharashtra.
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about 2 months ago
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Dilli dallying.
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ICIMOD
about 2 months ago
A new South China Morning Post reporting shows that glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya are melting twice as fast as they did before 2000, threatening water, food and energy security for more than 2 billion people.
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6 women on Indian Express list of the most powerful Indians in 2026. A sad reflection of our reality.
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IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2026
For the 12th year, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah take the top two slots in The Indian Express list, with nine of the top 10 the same as in 2025.
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ie100-the-list-of-most-powerful-indians-in-2026-10607167/
about 2 months ago
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The Indian banyan - sacred, healing, tenacious, welcoming. Many reasons for its choice as our national tree.
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Mobilising resources is getting harder. More noise. More pressure. Less clarity. I don’t know any better place to find the knowledge, tools, and community a fundraiser needs than
#IFC2026
Sign up by March 31 to save £400 on your ticket.
bit.ly/4t4YbCL
#fundraising
#SocialImpact
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IFC 2026.
The International Fundraising Congress comprises four days of rich and innovation-led learning and sharing, brilliantly curated by the independent IFC Advisory Panel.
https://bit.ly/4t4YbCL
about 2 months ago
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Is anyone in philanthropy listening?
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Does Everything in the Social Sector Need to Scale? (SSIR)
In a world that no longer behaves like a scalable system, success must be something other than growth.
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/does-everything-need-to-scale
about 2 months ago
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Oisín McGann
2 months ago
If a fine is not big enough to be a challenging amount for a company to pay, then it’s just a business expense.
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CIVICUS
2 months ago
🔎 New
#civicspace
watchlist looks at deterioration of rights in: 🇵🇭 Criminalisation of activists 🇮🇷 Thousands of protesters killed & arrested 🇬🇪 Sweeping new laws come into force 🇧🇯 Repression intensifies ahead of elections 🇪🇨 Lethal response to protests
web.civicus.org/WatchlistMar...
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Watchlist March 2026 - Civicus Monitor
CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist: 5 countries where there has been a decline in civic freedoms
https://web.civicus.org/WatchlistMarch26
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The most lucid explication of the new Transgender Bill, making clear linkages with a majoritarian, fascist agenda.
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2 months ago
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From India, which ranks in the bottom 10% globally, the precipitous decline in the USA feels particularly resonant.
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This is harrowing reading that must be read.
#rape
#childabuse
#sexualviolence
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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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ISHR
2 months ago
As Bahrain announces Eid pardons, a unique chance exists to close the dark chapter of 2011. With 4 of the "Bahrain 13" (rights activists arrested in 2011 during the uprising) completing their terms, we call for the release of the remaining 7, including Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja.
#Not15Years
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Freedom House
2 months ago
📣 NEW:
#FreedomInTheWorld
2026 is now LIVE! Military coups, violence against peaceful protestors, and efforts to weaken constitutional safeguards drove deterioration in 2025, which also marked the 20th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. Explore more:
freedomhouse.org/report/freed...
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