Articles/Blogs

Climate Smart Agriculture

Climate-smart practices in agriculture: The way forward

This is a blog on effective climate-smart agricultural practices that promote sustainability in agriculture by mitigating and adapting to climate change. These regenerative agricultural practices also enhance production and farmer incomes.

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Carbon emissions

Carbon Inequality

Carbon inequality disproportionately burdens developing and under-developed regions. It further marginalizes low-income communities and deteriorates the climate. To address this issue, it is essential that countries show greater commitment and dedication to reducing carbon emissions including transitioning to renewable energy, implementing sustainable development practices, and providing support to vulnerable communities.

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Breaking Down Barriers: Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations

Breaking Down Barriers: Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations

“Diversity is about Representation and Inclusion is about Environment.” Diversity and Inclusion has many associated benefits for organizations, in the long-run ranging from improved employee engagement to greater stakeholder satisfaction. Promoting diversity and inclusion within an organization is an important choice to make and it requires high level of commitment to enable and sustain diversity and inclusion practices.

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Feminization of Agriculture

Feminization of Agriculture

Feminization of agriculture refers to the increasing participation and leadership of women in the agriculture sector. In India, women have always played a significant role in agriculture, whether as cultivators or laborers. Feminization of agriculture refers to the increasing participation and leadership of women in the agriculture sector. In India, women have always played a significant role in agriculture, whether as cultivators or laborers.

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Asha Workers

Supporting ASHAs for better primary healthcare

World Health Organization’s Global Health Leaders Award 2022 for Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for COVID-19 work is the most significant international recognition ever and a proud moment for ASHAs. Given that ASHAs are a strong link between communities and the primary health system, I wish that such recognition will also result in an increased focus on enhancing their capacity building, and incentives to further health outcomes.

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Responsible Climate Action

Responsible Climate Action

While India needs to rework its priorities and address vital issues to tackle climate change, blaming India alone for climate change is not fair. All the countries can responsibly co-operate to find solutions for climate issues.

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Research/Study Papers

Women LFPR Pilot​

To test the hypothesis that ‘low income group women whose children have grown up, if trained on market aligned employability skills, will join the workforce’, NSDC and Dr. Reddy’s Foundation came together to run a pilot program…

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Impact Evaluation of GROW

The study is a third party evaluation of our skill development program – GROW. The study, supported by our long term partner J.P. Morgan…

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Alumni Tracer Study – GROW

This is a cross sectional study of alumni of our skill development program – GROW. We studied the progress made by alumni…

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Action for Climate and Environment

Given the urgency to address climate change through concerted efforts, our Action for Climate and Environment (ACE)…

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