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

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Employability training: The skills we should be focusing on

We have more problems than solutions when it comes to skilling India’s youth. What young people need is a set of core skills that are transferrable across roles.

by Pranav Kumar Choudhary | 3 min read

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Cyclone Fani: Build back better

We cannot respond to Cyclone Fani in the way we've responded to other cyclones. The severe food security and shelter implications need immediate attention not just from the government but from the impacted communities themselves.

by Liby Johnson | 4 min read

A woman walking through Sundarpur Mundasahi, Andharua, Odisha, after Cyclone Fani

Rethinking our approaches to disaster relief

The government's response to Cyclone Fani reflects the techno-managerial approach we have towards disaster relief. We need to shift to an approach that takes people's needs into account instead of relying on templatised solutions.

by Liby Johnson | 5 min read

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The jobs crisis severely affects educated youth and women

India is witnessing a rise in the number of educated youth with a simultaneous fall in the generation of jobs; a problem that requires immediate government-led intervention.

by India Development Review | 5 min read

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Water & Sanitation

Photo essay: How sanitation workers live and work in urban India

A glimpse of the 'back-end' of Swachh Bharat Mission in Tier-I and Tier-II cities.

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

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Rural education: Moving past 'poor solutions for poor people'

Communities are treated as passive recipients, giving them no say in the functioning of their schools. Here's why this needs to change.

by Sachin Sachdeva | 6 min read

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Young boy in checked shirt, sitting at computer, looks up into the camera

Employability training: The skills we should be focusing on

We have more problems than solutions when it comes to skilling India’s youth. What young people need is a set of core skills that are transferrable across roles.

by Pranav Kumar Choudhary | 3 min read

damage caused by cyclone fani in odisha

Cyclone Fani: Build back better

We cannot respond to Cyclone Fani in the way we've responded to other cyclones. The severe food security and shelter implications need immediate attention not just from the government but from the impacted communities themselves.

by Liby Johnson | 4 min read

A woman walking through Sundarpur Mundasahi, Andharua, Odisha, after Cyclone Fani

Rethinking our approaches to disaster relief

The government's response to Cyclone Fani reflects the techno-managerial approach we have towards disaster relief. We need to shift to an approach that takes people's needs into account instead of relying on templatised solutions.

by Liby Johnson | 5 min read

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