Development Alternatives

Digest - Grassroots Chronicles

June 2025

Events

Women Mean Business: Gender Playbook Launch

Women Mean Business: Gender Playbook Launch

Development Alternatives contributed to the newly launched “Women Mean Business” Gender Playbook, offering practical insights on enabling women-led micro-enterprises in India's green economy. Drawing...

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Enabling Participatory Village Planning in Basti Village, Rudraprayag

Enabling Participatory Village Planning in Basti Village, Rudraprayag

Participatory planning through village-led governance and livelihood platforms

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Karnataka Government backs LC3 for Carbon Neutrality

Karnataka Government backs LC3 for Carbon Neutrality

A high-level meeting led by Hon. Minister Mr Priyank Kharge was held at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, to explore low-carbon solutions for the cement industry. In coordination with Swissnex, Dr Debojyoti...

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Story of Changes

The Light They Carry: Banki's Women and their Solar-Powered Future

In the quiet corners of Banki, a small town in Odisha’s Cuttack district, something extraordinary is blooming. It’s not just fields of lemongrass or tulsi, but hope, resilience, and a new kind of live...

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The Light They Carry: Banki's Women and their Solar-Powered Future

Publications

Shaping Green Urban Futures

This reflective thought piece aims to explore the future trajectories of urbanisation in India, with over 4,000 cities and towns poised for exponential growth and facing challenges in managing infrast...

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Shaping Green Urban Futures

Perspectives

Finance that Builds Futures: Reimagining Capital to Unleash Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Rural India is driving change, but outdated finance systems are holding entrepreneurs back. In this editorial, Kanika Verma explores how new models—rooted in trust, flexibility, and innovation—are unl...

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Finance that Builds Futures: Reimagining Capital to Unleash Inclusive Entrepreneurship

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