{"id":15755,"date":"2026-07-20T13:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/?post_type=team&#038;p=15755"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:10:34","slug":"dr-mini-govindan","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/gsa\/team\/dr-mini-govindan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Mini Govindan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr Mini Govindan is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Social Research and CSR at TERI. 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Her project footprint extends across India and the Global South, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Timor-Leste. 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