September 17, 2026
A CSR Rule that needs to go
India's mandatory CSR impact assessment framework risks rewarding what is easy to count rather than what creates lasting change.
Dr Kailash Nadh is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Zerodha. He is the co-founder of the FOSS United Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes the open source software ecosystem in India, and Rainmatter Foundation, an initiative that works on climate change projects. Kailash holds a PhD in artificial intelligence and computational linguistics from Middlesex University.
Climate, technology, research