This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The effects of the changing climate are already being felt, and by 2050, between 600 million and one billion people could be impacted by lethal heat waves. According to recent McKinsey…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent months, we have seen an increase in the attention paid to informal workers, both in policy and media circles. Some of these narratives have been positive, recognising the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Immediately after completing college, I served in the Peace Corps in Gabon, Central Africa. I was motivated by the mission of improving nutrition outcomes and embraced my charge to help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India and Brazil—two of the largest and fastest-growing economies in the world—also have the second- and third-highest number of COVID-19 cases. Both are facing pressure to launch recoveries after the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Evaluations would perhaps be the last thing on the agenda of a government in firefighting mode. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices has contracted by 23.9 percent in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An estimated 56 million Indians suffer from depression, and 38 million from anxiety disorders. Despite this, mental health in India is heavily stigmatised and not frequently discussed. Work-related stressors play a big part in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. My name is Navendu Mishra, and I’m a grassroots activist from Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh and the co-founder of Agrini Samaj Kalyan Samiti, a nonprofit working on education, leadership building, and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As most nonprofit founders and CEOs are executing strategic plans to keep their teams safe, it is also important to simultaneously develop plans to keep our organisations alive, so that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In recent years, the idea of impact investing—the act of investing with the intention of generating positive social and environmental impact, alongside a financial return—has gained ground in India. According to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gender lens investing (GLI) is investing done with gender concerns as an important factor in the decision making process. It is done in order to get to better business, social,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic has reached all corners of the globe, hitting the world’s most vulnerable populations hardest. India and Bangladesh were no exception. Fortunately, the team at Noora Health saw the crisis coming and took…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On 3rd May 2019, Tropical Cyclone Fani hit the Odisha coast affecting the lives of over 15 million people. Of these, the largest number of people were affected by failure of basic…