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CSR Compliance

In this report, we have analysed the entire set of companies (total of 29190) on their CSR compliance using the data made available by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as of January 2019.

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

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An Overview of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India

Various organisations have defined the scope and criticality of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) over the years. Despite different definitions, common and central aspects of the framing of FLN comprises skills such as recognition of letters and words, reading, writing, mathematical problem solving and skill development. The National Education Policy

How can Account Aggregator simplify credit access for SHGs?

What prevents financial inclusion of SHGS? National and state rural livelihood missions have enabled the formation of more than 86 lakh women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India, and their linkages with financial institutions. SHGs represent a distinctive approach that allows access to low-cost financial services with a process of

Digital Platforms: Funding Landscape

Digital technology is increasingly being leveraged by organisations working in the social sector to create impact and enhance service delivery across a range of sectors. Digital public goods have the potential to unlock opportunities worth USD 700 Bn in India and scale impact for its citizens. This study, conducted across

Touchpoint Highlights: Tackling Food Losses

The seventh session in the SKI Touchpoint series was conducted by the Agriculture Practice Area, on the theme of ‘Tackling Food Losses: A Circular Approach.’ The session was moderated by Sattva Knowledge Institute’s Debaranjan Pujahari, Principal and Lead at Agriculture Practice Area of SKI, with Devyani Hari, Director at Centre

Building Platform Solutions for Impact

If you are an entrepreneur or an organisation looking to build a platform-based approach to solve a problem, then here are some reflections on making the shift in applying platform thinking to social impact.

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