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2020

Addressing India’s Water Crisis

The story of India’s water crisis today is not an accidental occurrence. What is unfolding in front of us has been warned by both experts and practitioners several times over the last decade. According to a report “Composite Water Management Index”, published by NITI Aayog in June 2018, India is …

Redefining Our Approach to Achieving Scale

The desire to create social and environmental impact at scale is central to the mission of many social purpose organisations. Their ability to do so on the strength of grant funding has become constrained in recent years. In such a scenario, how do traditional Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) or other not-for …

How safe are we at work?

Humanity faces serious challenges in the coming decades. With rise in economic activity, there has been increased environmental degradation and adverse social impacts. Today, we face some of the gravest challenges. The “climate” situation has moved from being called “climate change” to “climate emergency” threatening to further worsen in the …

Changing Face of Rural Communication

Development is a course of action that marks growth, progress, positive change in the physical, economic, environmental, social and demographic components of a community or region.  It also means effective utilisation of local resources by bringing the necessary institutional, structural and attitudinal change of the local population.  The idea of …