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.

Detailed view of intersecting railway tracks with overgrown vegetation--Mental Healthcare Act

How is India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 tracking?
Learn about the history of the mental health legislation in India, and see where state-wise implementation of the 2017 Act is falling short.

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cut down trees lying in the forest

Will Sikkim’s eco-restoration drive repeat old mistakes?
Sikkim is replacing dhupi in its reserved forests with ecologically beneficial trees. To avoid another monoculture, it can learn from its own history.
two women harveting mahua. The flowers are spread on large green nets.--Mahua

A safety net for our mahua trees
Mahua trees in Jonha, Jharkhand are not grown but passed down over generations. Local families are adopting new ways to collect flowers for a better harvest and to ensure the trees’ longevity.
an illustration of anti-caste and human rights activist Martin Macwan--Dalit rights

IDR Interviews | Martin Macwan
Dalit rights activist Martin Macwan tells us about the interactions that shaped his activism and the challenges he encountered during his life's work in social justice.
Two women sitting, with one of them massaging the other's head.

How gram panchayats can foster a culture of palliative care
Gram panchayats can mobilise frontline workers, nonprofits, and healthcare professionals to deliver palliative care at home. Here's how Karnataka is putting this into practice, and why other states should follow suit.
two women wearing hairnets and masks operating machinery in a Take Home Ration plant--take home ration

The women ensuring last-mile nutrition access in Uttar Pradesh
The Take Home Ration plants in Prayagraj provide food for thousands of women and children. The women running these facilities are underpaid, unrecognised, and working in unsafe conditions.
by Dipti Arora | 6 min read
Bite-sized stories from the people closest to the action.

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