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    VB-G RAM G replaces MGNREGA: What’s at stake

    The new rural jobs bill replaces several key MGNREGA provisions. Experts warn that it centralises power and weakens workers’ right to demand work.
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    VB-G RAM G replaces MGNREGA: What’s at stake
    The new rural jobs bill replaces several key MGNREGA provisions. Experts warn that it centralises power and weakens workers’ right to demand work.
    by Tabassum Barnagarwala | 4 min read
    a man on a boat fishing in a lake, with a temple and some hills in the background--
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    • a man on a boat fishing in a lake, with a temple and some hills in the background--
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    Poromboke: Reimagining our urban commons
    What would our cities look like if water was visible, accessible, and woven into everyday life? What becomes possible when urban water bodies are treated as commons once again?
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    a woman with bottles of soda at a bottling plant--start-ups in Mizoram
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    Ecosystem Development
    Unpacking misinformation and what it means for the social sector
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    What nonprofits need from their data tools
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    two men leaning on a yellow taxi, one sitting on the trunk and the other holding a smartphone--misinformation
    Ecosystem Development
    Unpacking misinformation and what it means for the social sector
    How false information affects access to rights, erodes trust in institutions, and undermines development efforts.
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