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Social Procurement

Social procurement is emerging as a significant pathway for companies to meet their sustainability goals while creating social value.

Corporates can address grassroots-level problems

Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Monday urged corporates to address grassroots-level problems through the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. He said such issues often fell through the cracks of policymakers and government departments. “Sometimes, the nature of government structures is not conducive to the aspirations of our people. We

Evolving Financing Needs of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs): From Pre-Incubation to Maturity

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An Indian woman farmer on her field

Opinion: Rethinking How We Measure Women’s Workforce Participation

In recent years, alarms have been sounded regarding the declining women labour force participation rate in India, which currently stands at approximately 30%, according to the latest data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey. This measurement is a key indicator of not only women’s workforce participation, but also a country’s

Demystifying Assessments to Ensure School-readiness in Children

As children progress through grades, the learning crisis intensifies – eventually leading to about 52% of children at Grade 5 not being able to read Grade 2 text. While the gaps in learning outcomes become more visible as learners move upward in grades, the problem starts early on. Moreover, it

Decoding Millets with Sivakumar S

Millets are often referred to as the crop of the future and India has been undergoing its own renaissance with this super food. Also, 2023 has been designated as the International Year of Millets by the UN, where India has been leading the discourse to develop the dialogue on millets

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