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    A worker weaving rattan goods--handicraft sector
    October 7, 2025
    Weaving AI into India’s handicraft sector
    AI can help build a future-ready handicraft sector. But what barriers shape its adoption, and how can they be addressed?
    by Anandana Kapur | 7 min read
    two female coppersmiths wearing headscarves in a workshop in kashmir--coppersmiths
    September 26, 2025
    Can Pulwama’s new coppersmiths compete with the machines?
    In the dwindling economy of rural Kashmir, coppersmithing is seeing a revival as an alternative source of livelihood for the youth. But will it last?
    by Ilhak Ahmad Tantray, Umer Farooq Zargar | 2 min read
    The image shows a crowd of people at a railway station platform. A train has stopped at the platform and people are getting on the train while others are de-boarding. Some of the movements are blurred. There are several small shops on the platform that are closed and people are going up and down the staircase in the background._Inequality
    September 2, 2025
    Inequality metrics don’t capture India’s reality
    Lack of data, gaps in surveys, and analyses that leave out both the wealthy and the most vulnerable distort the level of inequality in India.
    by Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend | 5 min read
    Women carrying stacks of bricks on their backs in a brick kiln, walking carefully over uneven stacks of bricks, with dusty red surroundings and a partly sunlit setting_women workforce participation
    August 1, 2025
    Women in the workforce: What we know (and what we’re missing)
    Using insights from IDR articles, we answer four key questions that explore the social and economic factors shaping women’s participation in the workforce.
    by India Development Review | 7 min read
    The image features a group of women sitting together and stitching appliques on a piece of fabric._ONDC platform
    June 12, 2025
    ‘Everyone’s e-commerce’: What women’s enterprises need from ONDC
    Women's informal enterprises face many barriers on the ONDC, such as complex processes and a lack of support. Here’s how the platform can improve accessibility. 
    by Semanti Chakladar | 8 min read
    domestic workers at a protest
    April 10, 2025
    Women domestic workers fight sexual harassment
    Women domestic workers in NCR are demanding safer workspaces, calling on both their employers and the government to act. Here’s how they’re turning agency into action.
    by Piyush Poddar, Samiksha Jha | 8 min read
    Women working at construction site_labour code
    March 28, 2025
    Do India’s labour codes address informal workers’ needs?
    India’s new labour codes aim to streamline regulations and protections, but their impact on informal workers remains uncertain.
    by Pankil Goswami | 6 min read
    A man repairs a circuit board._E-waste management
    March 27, 2025
    Can neighbourhood repair shops help in reducing e-waste?
    In India, computer and mobile repair shops have long extended device lifespans, yet they remain overlooked in e-waste management plans.
    by Debojit Dutta, Rakesh Swami, Srishti Gupta | 6 min read
    zomato delivery executives participating in a protest--gig workers
    February 11, 2025
    From app to activism: Telangana’s gig and platform workers demand change
    As aggregator apps compete for customers by lowering prices, gig and platform workers struggle with plummeting wages. Here's how a union is fighting back.
    by Mohd Abdul Mazhar Afsar | 2 min read
    Workers sitting in an auto-rickshaw_migration
    January 10, 2025
    The road to safety and security for migrant workers
    The migrant crisis during the Covid-19 lockdown was a wake-up call for policy makers that certain long-term and systemic practices and approaches need to be adopted for internal migration in the country
    by Johnson Topno | 5 min read
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