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Woman with a sapling_Balipara Foundation

September 17, 2020

Ecology is economy

We need an integrated approach between lives and livelihoods.

by Ranjit Barthakur | 6 min read

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September 03, 2020

Do we need to train so many people?

Despite large numbers of frontline workers being trained each year, they have no new opportunities to capitalise on their skills or fulfil their aspirations.

by Anand Arkalgud | 6 min read

aerial black and white shot of brick kiln workers_flickr

August 26, 2020

Running out of work

Workers in Rajasthan are demanding more workdays and better wages under MGNREGA.

by IndiaSpend, Rajat Kumar | 9 min read

A woman and a girl processing food_rural livelihood_selco

August 13, 2020

A new paradigm for rural livelihoods

COVID-19 has exposed the weakest links in our supply chains, the largest impact of which has been felt by the poor. As we rebuild rural livelihoods, we need to innovate towards decentralisation.

by Harish Hande, Jeffrey Prins | 4 min read

a construction worker working on an indoor worksite-construction workers welfare

August 05, 2020

Getting construction workers their entitlements

We shouldn’t have to wait for a pandemic to highlight the gaps in our system.

by Gayatri Divecha, Pooja Lapasia | 5 min read

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July 28, 2020

So many degrees, so few jobs

India’s graduates face heightened challenges with millions of projected layoffs and fewer job openings. Here’s how we can prepare graduates for a post-COVID-19 economy.

by Amy Yang, Punit Gupta, Rupa Bohra | 6 min read

image of a checkdam across a river in Dahod, Gujarat-rural livelihoods

July 23, 2020

Routes to resilience in rural India

Four interrelated pathways to resilience that have helped rural communities weather crises such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

by Sneha Philip, Tanaya Jagtiani | 7 min read

close up of selling fish-fisheries in India

July 02, 2020

India’s fisheries: Past, present, and future

COVID-19 has exposed the gaps in our marine fishing industry, while also showing us how to rebuild it.

by Mahima Jaini | 6 min read

June 12, 2020

Photo essay: The everyday lives of migrants

Migrant labourers built the cities we live in—but how much do we know about their lives and working conditions?

by Dheeraj Dubey | 2 min read

Roopali Pavnikar in her factory-women entrepreneurs

June 01, 2020

A day in the life of: A woman entrepreneur

Running a business is hard, but running a business during the lockdown is even harder. A woman entrepreneur from Pune shows us how it is done.

by Roopali Pavnikar | 4 min read

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