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Approaches, ideas, and fresh perspectives that cut across sectors within the social impact space.
Budget 2026–27 fails to address the reality of employment insecurity
The 2025–26 Revised Estimates and the 2026–27 budget show drastic cuts and unused funds across key development-related schemes. Despite a focus on skill development and the services sector, women and informal workers are still grappling with low incomes and insecure employment.
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Across India, five nonprofits echo Amartya Sen’s ideas
From sanitation to livelihoods, five nonprofits discuss how their work reflects Amartya Sen's ideas of development as freedom, as the realisation of people's aspirations, as access to basic goods and services, and as meaningful, democratic participation in decision-making.
Panchayats and power: What we know
Using insights from existing IDR articles, we answer four key questions on India's panchayats, examining their mandate and the realities of grassroots governance.
Making culture stick in Mizoram, one fridge magnet at a time
A fridge magnet artist shares why he is meticulously replicating Mizo cultural artefacts, and reflects on the marketing and workforce challenges shaping his craft.
No shade, no security: The crisis at Delhi’s labour chowks
Workers at Delhi’s labour chowks face age discrimination, wage theft, and a daily struggle without basic facilities. Here's how unused welfare funds could transform these spaces.
Budget 2026: Big schemes, bigger gaps in social spending
Social sector spending drops to its lowest in a decade. Key schemes for housing, water, and minorities remain underutilised even as allocations shrink further.
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Leadership & Talent | February 5, 2026
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The second generation problem: Preparing the next line of leaders in nonprofits
How can leadership transition be more strategic and less of an afterthought? Leaders at Sruti share their insights and experiment with a model of transition.
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