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Decoding a Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health with Dr Pratima Murthy

India is grappling with a severe mental health crisis, with over 197 million Indians diagnosed with mental disorders, exacerbated by a wide treatment gap. The good news is that there is growing recognition of the importance of mental health in the country. However, a thorough understanding of what it entails,

Millet Cultivation in India – Advantages and Opportunities

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced 2023 to be the ‘Year of the Millets’ under India’s recommendation. This article explores the potential of millets as a viable answer to India’s evolving dietary needs and agricultural realities.

Redesigning Service Delivery

Sattva worked on the model of redesigning service delivery through Municipal Shared Services (MSS) models. This entailed conducting a landscape study of the existing operating models in urban local bodies.

Enabling Better Mental Health for Indian Schoolchildren

India has witnessed a significant rise in mental health concerns among children and adolescents, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Stigma and lack of awareness lead to low health-seeking behaviours and poor attitudes regarding mental health. Policies such as the National Education Policy 2020, supported by overarching provisions of the National

Cultivating Growth: Agricultural Finance in India

Agricultural finance in India is currently facing a crisis of high-interest rates leading to higher debt percentages, lack of insurance financing for risk mitigation and unreported capital flows. Understanding these gaps will lead to the achievement of bigger opportunities and objectives such as increasing farmers’ income, promoting resource efficiency, enhancing

Understanding Aspects of DEI: The Indian Perspective

–By Rituparni Panisetti and Madhumita Sengupta The recent momentum in discussions around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in India can be attributed to various factors, such as the progressive judgments by the Indian judiciary, advancements in technology, the increased use of social media, growing global initiatives, and the efforts of

Enabling Equity in Classrooms in India

Given the enormous diversity within a country like India, there have been remarkable initiatives which emphasise on education for all but do not necessarily solve for equity.

Girl Child Day | STEM scholarships for girls must be a national imperative

With an anticipated global growth rate of 8.8 percent in STEM occupations from 2020 to 2030, India will play an important role by contributing 60-65 million jobs in information technology, digital communication, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and digital finance sectors. Although India accounts for 31.7 percent of the global STEM graduates (43

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