Sectors

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

Mumbai air pollution at dawn-air quality

10 things you didn’t know about India’s air quality

Everyone is talking about air pollution, but how much do you really know about it?

by Shloka Nath | 2 min read

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Water & Sanitation

On what basis does India allocate water?

KJ Joy on the state of activism in India today, access to water, interstate water conflicts, and people’s movements.

by Priya Desai | 6 min read

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In solidarity

Explainers, reportage, and social media coverage of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and of the state response that is violating citizens' human rights.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

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What's missing when we talk about gender-based violence?

A recap of #16DaysOfActivism at IDR.

by India Development Review | 2 min read

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The environmental movement has made a few mistakes

Vance Martin on how the Western paradigm of development is hurting India, and what it will take to win the fight against climate change.

by Saahil Kejriwal, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read

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The blindspots in India’s skilling programme

Our flagship skills development scheme is unable to deliver sustainable outcomes. But an alternative exists.

by Vanya Gupta | 6 min read

Ground Up

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

A balanced diet?

by Jeetendra Patnaik

Rayagada district, Odisha

Catching fish

by Dinesh Suresh Barap

Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra

Water & Sanitation

More toilets, more problems

by Khabar Lahariya

Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh

Public school runaways

Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh

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Mumbai air pollution at dawn-air quality

10 things you didn’t know about India’s air quality

Everyone is talking about air pollution, but how much do you really know about it?

by Shloka Nath | 2 min read

A girl drinking water from an earthen pot_ASwaminathan

Water & Sanitation

On what basis does India allocate water?

KJ Joy on the state of activism in India today, access to water, interstate water conflicts, and people’s movements.

by Priya Desai | 6 min read

plain black background-feature

In solidarity

Explainers, reportage, and social media coverage of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and of the state response that is violating citizens' human rights.

by India Development Review | 1 min read

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