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A bustling scene at Sassoon Dock Market, where Koli women, dressed in vibrant sarees, are seated with baskets filled with fresh fish. The air is filled with the sounds of bargaining as customers select their daily catch.

A day in the life of Mumbai’s Koli women: From dock to market

Sharat Chandra prasad

28 Feb 2025

7 min read

Pilgrims taking a dip at the confluence of the Sangam.

Can we celebrate Kumbh while ignoring the health of its rivers?

Sharat Chandra prasad

19 Feb 2025

6 min read

Grazing fields in a village in Ladakh

Role of traditional institutions in natural resources management in Ladakh

23 Nov 2024

4 min read

A woman stands in the Bagmati River, offering her prayers to the rising sun on the second day of Chhath Puja. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Chhath Puja - A celebration of sun, rivers, and community in changing times

Sharat Chandra prasad

04 Nov 2024

4 min read

Equality and equity concept illustration (Image: juliabatsheva; publicdomainpictures.net)

EquiLead 2024: Forging paths to gender equity

11 Aug 2024

3 min read

Bhuj's fight for land rights (Image: Rita Willaert, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

PMAY paradox: Policy gap leaves Bhuj's poor homeless

Homes in the City

29 Jul 2024

3 min read

Building the resilience of women farmers (Image: ICRISAT, Flickr Commons)

Empowering women through socio-technical innovations

Radheshyam Jadhav

16 May 2024

5 min read

Women taking initiative in water tariff collection in Madhya Pradesh (Image: WaterAid India)

Flowing towards equity

Biswanath Sinha

21 Mar 2024

7 min read

A Baiga woman reacts as she collects water from a standpost installed outside her house in Pondi village in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh (Image: WaterAid India)

Water, sanitation, and women: A journey of empowerment in rural India

20 Mar 2024

3 min read

Navigating the green transition (Image: Mahaurja)

Potential for green growth and job creation in Maharashtra's just transition

12 Mar 2024

5 min read

Women in management positively impact companies' ecological transition

Women in management enhance companies' eco-transition

12 Mar 2024

3 min read

Ruby Mehla, a farmer recieves regular updates on weather and climate smart practices through voice messages on their registered mobile phone in the Climate Smart Village of Anjanthalli. (Image: CCAFS/2014/Prashanth Vishwanathan)

Women are key to the success of the green transition

08 Mar 2024

3 min read

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