How will water, sanitation and hygiene look like in the post coronavirus world? And how are the governments expected to address such issues? This is Vanita Suneja from WaterAid India in conversation with G Mathivathanan, Principal Secretary, of Urban Development for the Govt of Odisha, Akhila Shivadas, from the Centre for Advocacy and Research, Man…

The recent exodus of migrant workers that we witnessed in the initial days of the lockdown is closely linked to land and property rights. A majority of the rural population is still landless, can anybody hope to empower citizens without land, property and safe housing? What compelled such large number of people to migrate to the cities in the first…

With limited resources in place in this pandemic, the need of the hour is for the public and private sector to come together to make our healthcare more robust. While COVID-19 overwhelms the entire health system, vulnerable groups with non-COVID-19 health issues also face the brunt of this overload. How can we mitigate the impact on them and ensure…

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a lot of our systems necessitating us to innovate in newer ways of working around existing structures. Indian Courts are one of those institutions that post the lockdown have been forced to look at what potential changes need to happen and how the future can be re-imagined. What are some of the opportunities that a…

One terrible consequence of this pandemic, is that it will reverse some of the good work that the social sector put into into uplighting people from poverty and giving them a life of dignity. The social sector that has been so crucial in this moment of crisis, is equally hit like other sectors. And it’s important for them to be heard so they can be…

The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 — a platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. The role of journalists is critical in a pandemic as it is in any moment of crisis. It's not …

The pandemic has only widened the economic and social disparities, it’s made the gap between the privileged and underprivileged even more visible. But how do we address these existing vulnerabilities and build a more compassionate economy for sustainable development? This is Gaurav Gupta the Asia Director of Dalberg Advisors in conversation with No…

The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged lives and livelihoods, but while we focus to get our economies back in shape, we are forgetting Climate Change that’s been having an equally catastrophic effect on us. How India recover its economy with a green and inclusive growth? What is the role of finance in ensuring that we achieve sustainable development? In…

The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 - A platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. The COVID-19 pandemic has surely triggered a crisis in India’s rural sector and in the lives …

The Quint and The Nudge brings to you Charcha 2020 - A platform for India's development sector to come together and engage on the most pressing human development challenges on issues of gender, policy, law, climate change, social development and much more. Is there gender equality in policy making? How do we take the gender lens to policy response …