This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Inclusive education is defined as a system of learning which includes everyone, and one that can cater to the learning needs of Children with Disabilities (CwD). India has asserted its commitment…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Let’s start with the statistics: India is home to close to 18% of the world’s population and 50% of it is female. Currently, only 39% of Indian women are formally…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A study from Harvard Business School estimates that as much as 14 percent of the performance of a company is attributable to the CEO. In a study of nonprofits in India, 97 percent of the 203…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When we wrote last year in India Development Review about how neglecting healthcare delivery for India’s 104 million tribal people undermines India’s ability to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on hunger (SDG 2) and health and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite the global health pandemic and its accompanying effects on the business and economic environment in 2020, impact enterprises received USD 2.6 billion in investments across 243 equity deals and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As India completes the seventh year of its unique experiment in mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is a good time to reflect on what we can learn from CSR…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One night in December 2000, Mohammad Yaqoob says he was selected by the Indian army for patrol duty along the Line of Control (LoC), the border dividing the Indian and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During our work with people living around the Ranthambhor National Park on issues of conservation, livelihoods, and eco-development, a constant question we were asked was how long we thought we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2019 draft National Education Policy (NEP) is touted as the policy set to have the most transformational impact on India’s education system. As the only education policy that accounts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In India, livelihood programmes are beginning to be more sustainable in their approach as they work towards poverty reduction. This change is complemented by new types of investors interested in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The discourse around philanthropy tends to focus on giving by High Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) or companies, through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arms. However, data tells us that neither has…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India’s evolving Technical and Vocational Education and Training ecosystem (TVET) faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the national lockdown, organisations had to remain shut for 7-8 months, until…