Marginalised communities

The new rural jobs bill replaces several key MGNREGA provisions. Experts warn that it centralises power and weakens workers’ right to demand work.

How false information affects access to rights, erodes trust in institutions, and undermines development efforts.

Despite being labelled an environmental success, Kota’s fly ash units do little to alleviate risks as workers are exposed to toxic dust and severe safety risks.

Building community networks of caregiving can help us move away from artificial, privatised care.

Lambanis navigate a changing relationship with their community gods as Bengaluru draws closer, and the youth look beyond the hamlet for new opportunities.

Many government schemes require e-KYC verification via OTP, but what happens when you live in an area with no network?

Originally devised to help organisations reflect and learn from their work, monitoring, evaluation, and learning has been reduced to a reporting tool. How can this change?

India's commons are often seized from the people who nurture them. Here's how communities are asserting their right to govern these lands.

To effectively track progress and evaluate results of community-driven initiatives, funders and nonprofits must start by asking what success looks like from the community’s perspective.

Rising temperatures and pollution in Tamil Nadu are pushing maternal mental health to the brink. Targeted state action that supports the well-being of mothers and their children is essential.