Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Mini piped water scheme helps overcome social exclusion
posted 4 days 21 hours agoIn 2016, India ranked 131 among 188 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI). With a population of 1.3 billion, the need for services is high, a
Open source products protect against technology obsolescence
posted 1 month 3 weeks agoThere are several uncertainties with technology endeavours of non-profit organisations. They pose significant risks to non-profits - wasted resources, inability to evolve with time, and obsolescence in the long term. Open source products offer a sustainable path.

A rainbow recovery post-COVID
posted 3 months 1 week agoThere is a disquieting hush across the world as the linkage between the planet’s health and human well-being became pronounced during the times of the pandemic. The deepening socio-economic and ecological crises caused by patterns of production and consumption are being increasingly recognised.

How forest-dwelling communities are braving the pandemic
posted 3 months 1 week agoThe pandemic and lockdown measures have had a drastic impact on a large population of poor and marginalised communities, causing loss of livelihoods and employment, food insecurity and socio-economic distress. While vulnerabilities, atrocities and injustices faced by forest communities due to forest, conservation and economic policies have increased d

Poor implementation of forest rights act hurts tribals
posted 3 months 1 week agoIn pre-colonial times, India’s forestlands were mostly under the use of the local communities. Forest policies led to centralisation in colonial times with forestland being subject to commercial over-exploitation for revenue generation purposes. This, in turn, led to land alienation of forest dwellers and an overall increase in deforestation.

Governance lessons that could keep us prepared for pandemics
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoUnabashed assaults by human beings on the natural ecological system have caused the coronavirus to spread in the first place.

Pandemic impacts on women – Stories of survival
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoThe pandemic has wrought havoc on the entire world. Pessimism, suffering, unemployment, hunger and poverty resound in all corners. To survive is a physical, mental and financial battle. And every family and individual has an anecdote to narrate that speaks volumes about their combat strategy, losses and victories.

The women sanitation champions of Angul
posted 3 months 2 weeks agoSita Behera, the 35-year-old mother of two lives in the Radhamadhavapura unauthorised slum in Angul. She is the President of the Ward Sanitation Committee (WSC) that is leading the work on making the slum open defecation free. Driven by the desire to improve the living conditions for her children and the neighbourhood at large, she prompted 140 families to construct latrines over two years.

Overexploitation of groundwater highest in Punjab: Government
posted 3 months 3 weeks agoPunjab no.1 in overexploitation of groundwater

Gendered impacts of COVID-19
posted 3 months 3 weeks agoCOVID-19 has unleashed one of the greatest human tragedies of the contemporary era demonstrating our fragility and has laid bare severe and systemic inequalities at all levels. It provides several lessons in the conduct of all aspects of human personality, professional, societal, and institutional lives globally.
