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An Outsider, brought Inside

Like the feelings we get while exploring a new city, internships require a bit of adjusting to the way things are done in an organisation. Fortunately for me, I happened to start this journey as a visiting Queen Elizabeth Scholar and intern for Development Alternatives (DA) in the weeks leading …

Towards Financial Markets that are Accountable to Sustainability

It is not rare in this country that one hears of meetings, seminars, and consultations on various development themes. And when one stays in the capital city, Delhi, this is almost a daily affair, with designated centres – Indian Habitat Centre, Indian International Centre, Press Club of India – where …

Reducing Inequalities and Ensuring Access to Basic Needs

India is welcoming a trend of growth and development; at the same time the population is growing too. However, the standard of living is increasing only for a certain segment of people, environmental challenges are becoming evident, and access to resources is increasingly becoming inequitable. In order to make a …

Managing our Natural Systems in a Holistic, Systemic and Inclusive Manner

Natural systems are crucial to the functioning of our economy and maintaining the quality of life. Biotic and abiotic resources derived from our natural systems are either used to make products, or function as sinks (soil, air, and water) that absorb emissions. However, as per statistics, 80% of India’s surface …

What to Measure – the ‘How’ or the ‘Change’

As we stepped into TARAgram, the rustic strains of a Bundeli folk song wafted across; we were in the midst of a mela – TARAgram Mela! And true to the spirit of a typical village mela (fair), we were in for surprises. On display were replicas of development models promoted …

Inter-linkages between MSMEs and High Impact Sectors

TARAgram Yatra 2017, eighth in the annual event series of Development Alternatives, focused on developing ‘Economies for People and Planet’. While attempting to understand the economies that are sustainable, the yatra tried to explore various driving forces that are responsible for developing an ecosystem to support a sustainable economy. The …