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Events

TARA and AARDO Partner for Rural Sustainability

On 18 July 2025, TARA and AARDO signed an MoU to advance sustainable rural development across Asia and Africa, focusing on green technology, rural livelihoods, and policy support. The partnership aims...

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Shaping Green Urban Futures: trialogue2047 Calls for Community-Centric Urban Transformation

trialogue2047: Shaping Green Urban Futures explored inclusive, community-led approaches to urban transformation in the face of climate change. Experts emphasised justice, local innovation, and collabo...

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Alt Urban Global Summit 2025

The Alt Urban Global Summit 2025 brought together leaders from policy, practice, and civil society to chart pathways for inclusive, climate-resilient urban development. It featured expert panels, the...

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• Spinning Livelihoods, Stitching Sustainability: IMEDF Immersion Programme in Santiniketan

  Indian Micro Enterprises Development Foundation (IMEDF), a Section 8 company and the special purpose vehicle of the Development Alternatives Group, in collaboration with Tarasankar Panchagram Seva Sam...

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• Powering Progress from the First Mile at Sustainable Energy Fieldnotes 2025

  At the Sustainable Energy Fieldnotes 2025 in Mumbai, Development Alternatives’ Sudhir Sah emphasised that sustainable energy solutions must begin with community ownership and local needs. Showcasing t...

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• India Street Vendor Forum 2025: A Turning Point for Modernising Street Vending

  The second edition of the India Street Vendor Forum 2025, hosted by NASVI at the Constitution Club of India, brought together government, civil society, corporates, and vendors to shape the future of...

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• Bal Mela at Government School in Kone Block, Sonbhadra, UP

  Interactive Baal Mela activities organised in 5 Villages Government schools

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• Drive Social Impact with Data Backed Decisions

  The webinar Catalysing the Shift: The Power of Data for Social Good explored how data can drive smarter, more accountable decision-making in the development sector. Organised by TARA and Great Lakes I...

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Story of Change

अनिता: विनम्रता और दृढ़ता की एक आवाज़

झांसी की सुदामापुरी कॉलोनी की गलियों में एक आम-सी सुबह थी, लेकिन उस सुबह अनिता निरंजन के जीवन में एक असाधारण मोड़ आने वाला था। दो बच्चों की मां, पढ़ाई में MA तक शिक्षित, लेकिन वर्षों से घर की चारदीवार...

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Publications

Roadmap for Transforming the Built Environment

This Roadmap is meant as a guiding framework to achieve a de-carbonised, circular, and resilient built environment in Odisha, specifically targeting the affordable housing sector. This document is an...

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Perspectives

The Mighty Himalayas: Mountain, People, Nature, and Climate

Climate change is causing glacier retreat and altering water availability, increasing flooding risks that impact agriculture and drive urban migration among youth. In this blog, Dr Swayamprabha Das em...

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Video of the Month

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