GroundLens is a reader- and donor-supported 501(c)(3) newsroom reporting the human impact of AI, climate, healthcare, education and the digital economy — starting in India, expanding across Asia.
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CERT-In ran 10 AI-focused cyber security exercises with 1,470 participants across critical sectors, as India shortens takedown deadlines for unlawful AI-generated content to as little as two hours.
India has extended PM-KISAN for another five years, committing ₹3.15 lakh crore to keep direct cash transfers flowing to nearly 95 million farmers through 2030-31.
India is tightening digital safety rules by giving social media platforms shorter deadlines to remove harmful content and increasing accountability for online harms.
India’s leading nutrition researchers are urging stronger regulation of unhealthy foods and healthier school food environments.
India is expanding the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture to help farmers manage pests, forecast weather, and access government benefits.
India’s services exports rose to $421.3 billion in FY 2025-26, driven by telecommunications, computing and business services.
GroundLens is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit newsroom (EIN: 42-2478433). We are an independent, reader- and donor-supported journalism organization dedicated to reporting from the ground up — focusing on firsthand experiences, local realities, and the real-world impact of technology, climate change, healthcare, education, digital infrastructure, and economic transformation.
Too often, news coverage is shaped by official statements, political debates, and corporate announcements. These matter, but they do not always capture how major changes affect the people living through them. GroundLens exists to fill that gap. We begin in India, one of the world’s most dynamic and rapidly changing societies, and will expand our reporting across Asia.
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Firsthand reporting and local perspectives, not press releases.
Free of political, corporate, and ideological agendas.
We connect large trends to the everyday lives of real people.
Driven by curiosity, transparency, and verifiable facts.
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