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    In Kota’s fly ash cluster, workers carry the environmental cost

    Despite being labelled an environmental success, Kota’s fly ash units do little to alleviate risks as workers are exposed to toxic dust and severe safety risks.
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    • A female worker with her face covered mixing materials to make fly ash bricks​​--fly ash
    Environment
    In Kota’s fly ash cluster, workers carry the environmental cost
    Despite being labelled an environmental success, Kota’s fly ash units do little to alleviate risks as workers are exposed to toxic dust and severe safety risks.
    by Akankasha Choudhary | 5 min read
    several stacks of rocks with a water body in the background--teacher training
    Education
    Balancing scale and context in India’s classrooms
    Resolving the tensions between designing for millions and responding to the needs of individual classrooms can be difficult. Here are lessons that can help.
    by Vaibhav Mishra, Shahanaz Afruza | 7 min read
    a house with a pond nearby, with a hill with dense tree cover in the bacground--rotational tourism
    Livelihoods
    Inside Dzuleke: How Nagaland’s rotational homestays work
    Discover how Dzuleke village’s unique ecotourism model ensures every homestay earns fairly and sustainably.
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    • several stacks of rocks with a water body in the background--teacher training
    Education
    Balancing scale and context in India’s classrooms
    Resolving the tensions between designing for millions and responding to the needs of individual classrooms can be difficult. Here are lessons that can help.
    by Vaibhav Mishra, Shahanaz Afruza | 7 min read
    An aerial view of a crowded outdoor market where vendors sit on colorful patterned blankets arranged in rows on both sides of a narrow walkway. People move between the blankets, creating a mosaic-like scene filled with bright fabrics, patterns, and bustling activity--collaboration
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    by Doel Jaikishen, Roshni K Nuggehalli | 6 min read
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    • close-up of a carved wooden money box with a brass coin slot, positioned next to an assortment of scattered coins on a dark surface--crowdfunding
    Fundraising & Communications
    The untapped potential of everyday giving
    New research indicates that everyday givers contribute one-third of nonprofit funding, but only a fraction of nonprofits actively engage them. How can this change?
    by Kavita Mathew, Priyanka Dutt | 5 min read
    a group of school children sitting on the floor. They have images spread out around them and in front and they are playing with them
    Education
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