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January 22, 2026
Pilots That Never Fail but Never Scale: Tackling the SME Adoption Challenge
Across industries and geographies, multinational…
January 22, 2026
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Localizing Mentoring For Real Results
As international aid budgets continue to shrink and crises …
November 29, 2024
How last mile distributors can measure their inclusivity ratio
How to use the inclusivity ratio KPI to measure how well your last mile.
November 29, 2024
The role of social norms in ending extreme poverty
Why putting more energy into studying the role social norms play is crucial.
November 29, 2024
What is holding back Generative AI in Africa?
The technology has transformative potential in Africa.
September 24, 2024
Measuring Systems Change: Three Tools for Understanding Your System-Level Impact
Due to the growing realization that traditional solutions to individual global.
September 24, 2024
Design as a Catalyst for Impact: How a First-of-its-Kind Design Policy in Kerala Could Foster a New Approach to Public-Private Partnerships in India
Kerala’s SDP heralds growing opportunities for public-private partnerships.
February 18, 2023
Understanding Consumer Satisfaction in Low-Income Markets: The Factors that Turn Customers into Brand Promoters – or Detractors
Many companies are addressing social needs ranging from nutrition to reproductive health by selling affordable food, hygiene and other beneficial products in developing countries. But in order to produce positive impacts
February 18, 2023
Budget 2023: Capital expenditure grows at the cost of social welfare
Social sector spending falls below 20 percent for the first time since 2009 while capital expenditure increases for the third consecutive year
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..