Sectors

Insights, best practices and the latest research on what works and what needs to change across sectors including agriculture, education, climate change, livelihoods, and public health.

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

Can play improve learning in India’s classrooms? 
Despite encouragement from the National Education Policy, play-based learning finds little space in schools. Here’s how it boosts curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking in children.
by Shweta Chari | 4 min read

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four adults--three males and a female--observing a class in session--teachers in india

A closer look at India’s expanding teaching workforce
Here is what six charts reveal about the spread and shortages in India’s 10 million teachers.
four women and a child sitting in a field with dense tree cover in the background--paryavaran sakhis

Women unite to tackle Uttarakhand’s waste problem
Women’s collectives across six Sahastradhara panchayats collect, sort, and manage waste, even as they navigate questions of dignity around waste work.
Ranglong women smoking a bamboo hookah at a local shop in Laikhua; a traditional bamboo basket in front of them.--bamboo-based livelihoods

Cash crops, highways, and the Ranglongs’ struggle for identity
A growing push for cash crops like rubber and areca nut threatens the bamboo-based livelihoods and traditions of the Ranglongs in North Tripura.
by Hansatanu Roy | 4 min read
a group of farmers standing in a field with their thumbs up facing the camera, with trees in the background--commons governance

Hamaare gaon mein hum hi sarkaar: Reclaiming commons across India
India's commons are often seized from the people who nurture them. Here's how communities are asserting their right to govern these lands.
a group of women seated in a hall with their hands raised--Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

Building sustainable FPOs: Lessons from India’s cooperatives
By early 2025, 10,000 FPOs had been set up in India under a central government scheme. But a focus on targets risks undermining what makes FPOs truly viable—community ownership, infrastructure, and capacity building.

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