Sectors

Insights and analysis of specific sectors in the development arena—what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change.

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Water & Sanitation

The hidden opportunity in wastewater reuse

Leveraging sanitation infrastructure for water conservation will help address India's water scarcity problem.

by Y. Malini Reddy, Jyothsna Devi | 5 min read

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Water & Sanitation

Photo essay: Where there are no sewers

A window into the world of the people who clean latrines in urban India.

by C S Sharada Prasad, Isha Ray | 5 min read

Diagnostic and treatment medication for drug-resistant TB at AIIMS New Delhi, India

India's 'missing' tuberculosis cases

India has the highest number of TB cases globally. Still, an estimated 550,000 TB cases have not been registered, and more than half the cases of drug-resistant TB remain undetected, undiagnosed, and untreated.

by IndiaSpend, Swagata Yadavar | 6 min read

Yarns aligned together at a loom

Life after the garment factory

Many women workers leave factories when they are still relatively young. What happens to them after they leave the sweatshop?

by Alessandra Mezzadri | 4 min read

Water & Sanitation

India has a groundwater problem

Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike.

by Rachita Vora, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read

Man selling fabric on cycle

The stark reality of self-employment

Most of India’s self-employed are not job creators, contrary to several claims made over the past few years, and have poor earnings.

by Anjana Thampi, Ishan Anand | 3 min read

Ground Up

Bite-sized stories from the people closest to the action.

Public school runaways

Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh

Fluoride childhoods

by Vikas Ratanjee

Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh

Water & Sanitation

A pinch of salt

by Ayesha Marfatia

Amreli district, Gujarat

"Main mazdoor hoon"

by Raghav Mehrotra

Udaipur district, Rajasthan

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Wastewater canal_Chennai, India_ water and sanitation

Water & Sanitation

The hidden opportunity in wastewater reuse

Leveraging sanitation infrastructure for water conservation will help address India's water scarcity problem.

by Y. Malini Reddy, Jyothsna Devi | 5 min read

small bucket hanging on wall

Water & Sanitation

Photo essay: Where there are no sewers

A window into the world of the people who clean latrines in urban India.

by C S Sharada Prasad, Isha Ray | 5 min read

Diagnostic and treatment medication for drug-resistant TB at AIIMS New Delhi, India

India's 'missing' tuberculosis cases

India has the highest number of TB cases globally. Still, an estimated 550,000 TB cases have not been registered, and more than half the cases of drug-resistant TB remain undetected, undiagnosed, and untreated.

by IndiaSpend, Swagata Yadavar | 6 min read

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