Themes

Across India, women in forest-dependent communities perform daily ecological care that sustains forests. Carbon markets profit from this labour without recognising or compensating it.

In the northeastern state’s rigid and male-dominated social sector, a nonprofit tackles biases against women leaders and young people.

Explore 'Nanavu', a silent comic named after the dampness that lingers in walls and everyday life, for a glimpse into how communities along Kerala’s coast endure tidal flooding and shifting waters.

Delhi has thousands of parks, but children from informal settlements face locked gates, privatisation, and exclusion. Play becomes a privilege.

Nonprofits are scaling rapidly, but are they losing the independence and critical voice that once defined civil society?

The data on well-being in civil society is riddled with problems: vague definitions, Western bias, and a near-total absence of grassroots voices.

The State of Working India 2026 report charts a young worker's transition from education into employment, and how this has evolved over the last four decades.

While relief efforts after the fire at Dastkar's Nature Bazaar have been swift, they have depended largely on public charity, highlighting the absence of institutional safeguards for artisans’ livelihoods.

In conversation with a young practitioner, Akhila Sivadas, executive director at the Centre for Advocacy and Research, reflects on staying rooted in hope amid the uncertainties of working in the social sector.

Overworked, under-resourced, and routinely exposed to ecological loss, conservationists are navigating a mental health crisis the sector has been slow to acknowledge.