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Insights, best practices and the latest research on what works and what needs to change across sectors including agriculture, education, climate change, livelihoods, and public health.

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Environment
Does certification lead to sustainable forests?
India’s forest and wood certification scheme is expensive and won’t necessarily lead to sustainable extraction of forest produce or better forest management.
by Dhanapal Govindarajulu | 7 min read

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Rights
IDR Interviews | Shankar Singh (Part II)
Co-founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and RTI activist Shankar Singh talks about the role of music and theatre in driving social movements, and how to remain motivated amid adversity.
by Rajika Seth, Rakesh Swami | 6 min read
woman working in a garment factory with a mask covering her face--women employment laws
Gender
Laws that limit women’s employment in India
A report reveals that there are more than 150 labour laws that restrict women’s workforce participation in India and suggests ways to rectify the situation.
by Abhishek Singh | 6 min read
a girl in a classroom holds up a newspaper--ASER survey
Education
Bridging the gap between education and learning
The ASER 2023 survey findings indicate that India's education system needs to account for the creativity, aspirations, and digital literacy of its youth to ensure that years of schooling translate into lifelong learning.
by Annette Francis | 6 min read
two girls communicating via sign language_disability law
Rights
A primer on India’s disability law
With provisions ranging from education and employment to healthcare allowances, these are the rights guaranteed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
by India Development Review | 8 min read
a group of men fishing_coastal commons
Climate Emergency
What are coastal commons?
Coastal commons play an important economic, social, and ecological role but are facing increasing pressure due to climate change, pollution, and coastal erosion.
by Max Martin | 6 min read

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Bite-sized stories from the people closest to the action.


Water & Sanitation
The lost water managers of Karnataka
by Caitlin Blood, Abhiram Nandakumar
Location Icon Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka
Climate Emergency
Rain woes: Climate change brings farming challenges for Tharu Adivasis
by Nivada Rana, Sahvaniya Rana
Location Icon Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh
Environment
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A disappearing tradition in the arid lands of Kachchh
by Vikram Kandukuri
Location Icon Kachchh district, Gujarat
Urban
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The aftermath of a demolition: “Will the government give us houses?”
by Anuj Behal
Location Icon West Delhi district, Delhi

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Photo of Shankar Singh_social change
Rights | April 11, 2024
IDR Interviews | Shankar Singh (Part I)
Co-founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and a key figure in the agitation for the right to information, Shankar Singh tells us about his early influences and building and sustaining movements.
by Rajika Seth, Rakesh Swami | 8 min read
coal mine in jharkahnd_natural resource extraction
Environment | April 10, 2024
Who owns a nation’s natural resources?
Current practices of natural resource extraction burden indigenous communities and deny future generations of their rightful share.
by Simon Taylor, Saswati Swetlena, Mike McCormack, Patrick Bond, Rahul Basu | 5 min read
temporary public toilets_denotified tribes
Water & Sanitation | April 9, 2024
The missing piece in sanitation access for nomadic and denotified tribes
Social welfare schemes and public facilities are not planned keeping this population in mind. Here's why this needs to change.
by Deepa Pawar | 4 min read
women explaining watershed work in binpur_water crisis
Water & Sanitation | March 22, 2024
Photo essay: Farmers combat the water crisis
To counter India’s water crisis, nonprofits from across the country are helping farmers adopt innovative techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture.
by Priyanka Rawat | 4 min read
workers mining coal
Rights | March 19, 2024
Why coal communities are more worried about land than jobs
Community members in the coal mining districts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand explain why the just transition plan in India should focus on giving the land back to the locals.
by Saloni Meghani, Debojit Dutta, Kumari Rohini | 7 min read
a sensor on the ground surrounded by grass-cash crops farming
Agriculture | March 13, 2024
Sowing seeds for water security
Paddy and sugarcane are water-intensive crops, but farmers in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are practising water-efficient methods to cultivate these crops.
by Srishti Gupta, Sneha Philip | 6 min read
Houses in a row_spiti architecture
Livelihoods | March 12, 2024
Photo essay: Spiti’s changing architecture
A woodcrafter describes how a cash crop, a burgeoning tourism business, and urban aspirations changed community life and housing design in Spiti.
by Angdui Phuntsok, HimKatha | 4 min read
a child walking with a goat in a village-adivasi livelihood
Livelihoods | March 8, 2024
Adivasi livelihoods in Central India: What the numbers say
A survey of Adivasi households in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh reveals malnutrition, landlessness, and poor literacy, and suggests ways to overcome these challenges.
by Dibyendu Chaudhuri, Parijat Ghosh | 7 min read
A group of women marching_coal mine
Rights | February 7, 2024
Coal Satyagraha: Adivasis reclaim their natural resources
People in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district have set up their own coal company and built an ecosystem for sustained resistance against corporate mining.
by Rajesh Kumar Tripathi | 8 min read
A farmer in a field_kinnow cultivation
Agriculture | February 2, 2024
The unabated paddy monoculture of Punjab
Market fluctuations and a lack of economically viable alternatives is forcing farmers in Punjab to continue cultivating paddy, despite the presence of high-yielding crops such as kinnow.
by Gurpreet Singh, Nivedita Sharma | 4 min read
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