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Reimagining the Future – On a Path for the Well-Being of Future Generations

We have failed our children in the promise that the world will be better for them as it was for us in many ways. This planet, our home, is unlikely to be the safe haven for our future generations that we had pledged. As we struggle to emerge from the …

Greening the Brick Sector in India: Bihar Leading the Way

Before the pandemic situation, the Indian construction industry was booming with an annual growth rate of 9%, while contributing to 8% of the GDP. Despite being unorganised, the Indian brick sector creates employment for around 8 million people each season producing over 170 million bricks in 150,000 units and uses …

Open Dialogue for Solidarity

Note: This photograph have been taken previous to the onset of the pandemic “Aao faisala karte aaj hi, kya bhed hai aur kya nahi; poochein ye sabko abhi, ek hi toh hai zindagi” – Pooja Khushwaha (‘Kya Galat Kya Sahi’) A group of young girls are sitting in a circle …

Water Smartness is Vital to Embrace the “New Normal”

In recent times, in our fight against the Novel Corona Virus COVID-19, the need for staying connected and being informed has been felt more than ever before especially in the case of rural communities in far flung areas. Since women share majority space as frontline health workers both in rural …

A Paradigm Shift in Our Approach towards Entrepreneurship

Globally, joblessness is one of the biggest challenges of an uncertain, post-Covid future. The onus that lay on entrepreneur-ship for job-creation, has only increased in impetus. However, while, income gaps between high tech start-ups and grassroots enterprises are widening, unemployment levels are rapidly rising. Even when these ventures are within …

Changing Dynamics in the Employment and Skilling Ecosystem

COVID 19 pandemic has severely impacted the global and the Indian economy. It is estimated that four out of five people (81%) in the global workforce of 3.3 billion people are currently affected by full or partial workplace closure. India along with the US, UK, Canada and most of the …