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 woman in a pink saree addressing other women sitting around her in a circle--primary healthcare

Health at the margins: Lessons for primary care
Primary healthcare requires connection as much as services. A nonprofit in rural Rajasthan shows how effective care is relational, socially embedded, and systems-oriented.
by Nachiket Mor | 8 min read

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Dense urban rooftops are covered with hundreds of satellite dishes, water tanks, laundry, and closely packed buildings--urban housing

Reimagining urban housing for migrant workers
India’s migrant workers face precarious housing in cities. A new initiative explores ways to make urban housing more inclusive.
A slit lamp with fine optics against a brown background--health tech

India’s health-tech can’t cure itself
Most health-tech innovation in India stalls at the pilot stage, failing to reach the people who need it the most. Here's what policymakers and innovators can do to change this.
a grocer setting up a fruit and vegetable stall--woman village headman

How women in Meghalaya’s Khweng village got their right to vote
In Khweng, Meghalaya, women pushed to be included in electing the village headman—and won a place in local governance.
by Banteilang Syiem | 2 min read
illustrated portrait of activist A Revathi against yellow background--trans rights

IDR Interviews | A Revathi
A Revathi on embracing her identity as a trans woman, finding family in transgender communes, learning to mobilise the community, and acting and writing her heart out.
brown chairs in a dark, empty classroom--teacher education

Systemic neglect keeps Jharkhand’s aspiring teachers out of classrooms
Scarce public institutes, limited seats, poor infrastructure, and high costs have made teacher education inaccessible in Jharkhand, especially for people from marginalised communities. There is a need for urgent reform and investment. 
by Shishu Ranjan | 7 min read
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