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    A calm lake stretches toward a dense forested hillside in the background. Bare tree trunks emerge from the water--carbon market feasibility
    Environment
    India’s carbon credit market needs evidence before it scales
    Carbon markets have failed elsewhere due to weak evidence and poor consent. India can learn these lessons before its market scales.
    by Sayanta Ghosh, J.V. Sharma | 6 min read

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    a group of women sitting around a table with charts and a booklet in it huddled over something--Meghalaya health data
    Health & Well-being
    Is Meghalaya learning to read its own health data?
    Meghalaya needs health data that reflects its ethnic and geographic diversity. Sophisticated dashboards are only half the solution.
    by Jasmine Maringmei, Tiameren Jamir | 7 min read
    books stacked roughly on the footpath; sitting next to the stack is a person looking through a book--preparatory spaces
    Diversity & Inclusion
    The community spaces that shape social mobility
    Community-based preparatory spaces are filling the gaps left by formal institutions for students from marginalised communities. Here’s how.
    by Priya Singh | 7 min read
    a large group of women sitting on the ground next to a field--MGNREGA
    Gender
    For women in Rajasthan, the end of MGNREGA means losing more than work
    For women, MGNREGA has been a gateway to employment, a voice in village panchayats, administrative accountability, and access to social welfare. Many fear that the VB-G RAM G Act will weaken these hard-won gains.
    by Shraddha Jain | 5 min read
    a group of women in Meghalaya sitting on the floor packing chili powder--Meghalaya livelihoods
    Livelihoods
    Why women dream of making chili powder in Meghalaya
    Women farmers in North Garo Hills helped in expanding the scope of a livelihoods programme through innovative ideas and community networks.
    by Samme Massar | 2 min read
    three women walk on a street past a large mural of a woman's face--cybercrime reporting
    Gender
    Cybercrime and women: What gets counted?
    A Parliamentary report on cyber safety for women reveals deep data gaps, from FIR conversion rates to caste, language, and connectivity gaps that shape who can even report abuse in the first place.
    by Kashvi Verma | 8 min read

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    Bite-sized stories from the people closest to the action.
    Rights
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    South West Delhi, Delhi
    As trans people, can we find a safe haven away from home?
    by Bella
    Health & Well-being
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    Mamit, Mizoram
    A bus takes primary healthcare to rural Mizoram
    by Dr Lalrinchhani
    Fundraising & Communications
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    Sangli, Maharashtra
    A journalist turns surveyor and discovers new stories
    by Siddhi Jojare

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    Five women seated on the floor work together, hand-stitching a large white fabric with a gray leaf pattern in an indoor space--heat and humidity
    Climate Emergency | July 7, 2026
    Thaak, kantalo aney garmi: Climate reshapes artisans’ lives in Ahmedabad
    The experiences of home-based workers coping with rising heat and humidity show us why organisational and climate policies must rethink how they address occupational safety.
    by Neha Rachel Abraham, Sophiya Islam, Rohan Kinger | 9 min read
    a woman sitting on a platform, leaning against a pillar--migration
    Health & Well-being | June 26, 2026
    Migration takes a toll on women’s mental health
    Pinky Barda, gram panchayat mukhiya in Jharkhand, on the stress, isolation, and quiet solidarity that define the lives of women in villages impacted by migration.
    by Pinky Barda | 2 min read
    three women sitting and talking on a mat with a large basket to their right--palliative care
    Health & Well-being | June 24, 2026
    Dairy points and quiet conversations: Palliative care at the last mile
    Rural patients often cannot access palliative care due to distant services and strained local systems. Based on our work in Karnataka, here’s what works and what is needed to improve health support in villages.
    by Dr Carolin Elizabeth George | 7 min read
    a woman picking tea leaves on a tea plantation next to a rice paddy; there are four other workers picking tea nearby--tea estates
    Livelihoods | June 18, 2026
    The promise of a patta in Tripura’s tea estates
    A 2022 land titling scheme promised security for Tripura's tea workers. But gaps in information and implementation have blunted its impact.
    by Rishiraj Sinha | 6 min read
    a woman standing in a field with lots of trees with her left hand placed on a tree trunk--Jhum
    Agriculture | June 16, 2026
    On Manipur’s sloping terrain, jhum farmers find a way forward
    Growing pressures on land and ecological changes have made jhum cultivation difficult for Manipur’s farmers. Alternative practices offer a way to improve soil fertility and build sustainable livelihoods.
    by Pratip Ganguly, Parthona Phukan | 8 min read
    a man coaching a boys' football team--Shillong football club
    Youth | June 12, 2026
    Children in Meghalaya dribble towards a better future
    A football club in Shillong is helping vulnerable children learn life skills and emotional resilience through the sport.
    by Samme Massar | 2 min read
    people walking on a road in the eastern ghats during monsoon season; in the distance there are waterfalls--biodiversity
    Philanthropy & CSR | June 11, 2026
    “I wish I had started my philanthropy 20 years earlier”
    Philanthropist Harish Yarlagadda believes that for human beings to survive the climate challenge, greater support is needed for biodiversity and ecological restoration.
    by Saloni Meghani, Smarinita Shetty | 5 min read
    school children standing in a queue, with one boy looking at the camera and smiling--socio-emotional learning
    Education | June 9, 2026
    What does human flourishing look like?
    Wellbeing focuses on individual potential, but education should include the wellbeing of the community and the environment because we live in an interdependent reality.
    by Reshma Piramal | 5 min read
    notices pinned to a green notice board--urban villages
    Urban | June 4, 2026
    Villagers’ Right to the City: Notes from a jan sunvayi in Naraina
    In June 2025, government officials reached Delhi’s Naraina Village for an ‘unprecedented’ public hearing. What unfolded revealed decades of neglect, but also new forms of resistance. 
    by Saleha Sapra | 7 min read
    a man throwing waste in a big green and yellow truck parked on the roadside--waste management India
    Environment | June 2, 2026
    India’s waste management rules have a burning problem 
    India's 2026 waste rules claim to improve waste management but incentivise burning, weakening oversight and sidelining waste workers. 
    by Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran | 10 min read
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