February 2023
EVENTS
Development Alternatives Co-anchors National Conference on Youth Employability
The Conference, which was organised on 7 February, 2023 in New Delhi, deliberated on how to create a groundswell of demand–supply match and expand sub-scale pilots to respond to the aspirations of the rapidly growing population of rural youth. Read More... #yuvaKanshaGet in touch with: Debasis Ray
Indo-Australia Researchers Visit Waste Management Sites in India
CSIRO is coordinating an 'India–Australia Industry and Research Collaboration' to achieve a zero plastic waste economy. The researchers involved in this programme visited India recently to learn about the on-ground waste management situation. Read More... #circulareconomyGet in touch with: Sherine Thandu Parakkal
Indo-Japan Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility Landscape in India
Development Alternatives, along with Esquare Inc. organised a seminar where industry experts and professionals came together to have a discourse on CSR landscape in India, the Companies Act of 2013, and to showcase the potential of CSR in India. Read More... #csrindiaGet in touch with: Dabormaïan Jude
Sustainable Energy Transition in Ganges River Basin
Development Alternatives participated in the ‘CSO-Media Regional Networking, Write-Shop and Study Tour’ conducted by the IUCN recently in Nepal. It was a platform to discuss regional cooperation to promote sustainable energy transition in the Ganges River Basin.
Read More... #justtransition
Get in touch with: Saundharaya Khanna
DA Joins TLC2 Workshop in Chennai
Development Alternatives (DA) participated at 'A Week of Technologies for Low Carbon and Lean Construction' (TLC2) at IIT Madras, recently, to gain insights and knowledge on the latest advancements in sustainable construction practices. Read More... #carbonneutralGet in touch with: Anisha Soni
DA at Resilience & Sustainability Summit: Vision 2047
Ms Gitika Goswami, Asso VP, DA moderated a session on ‘Financial Innovations for Resilience’ jointly hosted by National Institute of Disaster Management and DA at the Resilience and Sustainability Summit: Vision 2047, held in New Delhi in January. Read More... #disasterresilience
Get in touch with: Karminder Malhotra
DA Celebrates World Radio Day
On the occasion of World Radio Day, Radio Bundelkhand (RB) hosted Bundelkhand University students, introducing them to the day-to-day activities of the community radio. Also, team DA attended the three-day Radio Festival (TRF) in Delhi. Read More... #radioandpeace
Get in touch with: Kirandeep Kaur
Bal Melas Held in Govt Schools in Sonbhadra, UP
To support Govt school children in exploring their cognitive self-understanding and knowing about various career pathways, DA organised Bal Melas and Career Counselling Sessions in five villages in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh as part of the LIC HFL HRIDAY Project.
Read More... #villagedevelopment
Get in touch with: Ekta Kashyap
Event on 'Safe e-Mobility for Women, Led by Women'
On the occasion of Republic Day, an awareness event 'Aarya - Empowering Women through Mobility' was organised in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh to celebrate e-rickshaw women entrepreneurs and hail their decision of choosing e-rickshaw as a way of livelihood. Read More... #becomingvisibletogetherGet in touch with: Roopali Gupta
PUBLICATIONS
This policy brief is based on a study on Analysing Resource Flows in Indian Cities (with a focus on the Construction Sector), undertaken as part of European Union’s Resource Efficiency Initiative in India. It focuses on resource flows in the construction sector in two cities – Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar and points to possible actions that may be taken at the city level for reducing virgin resources consumed by the sector through utilisation of secondary resources. In this brief, priority areas for policy action at the city level have been identified for resource efficiency of the construction sector.
This document was developed as a Technology Package with Options for Eco-friendly Disaster-resistant Construction Practices for mountain regions. The solutions implemented by a project in three demonstration buildings and the experience of engagement with local communities and entrepreneurs bring forth lessons that can inform a larger strategy for mainstreaming sustainable construction in mountain regions.
Entrepreneurship for Empowerment - Redefining Entrepreneurship through Innovation
As part of the Entrepreneurship for Empowerment programme of DA and Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Bank, a capitalisation document was developed capturing the programme's approach, methodology, and tools. The document highlights the programme's evolution through three phases over the years 2017-2022. To unleash entrepreneurial aspirations in individuals, the programme adopted a multi-pronged approach of Persona Building, Digital Platform, and Enabling Ecosystem.
PERSPECTIVES
Unleashing Inclusive Entrepreneurship at Scale
Recognising the challenge of jobless growth and the need to fulfill the aspirations of over 12 million annual entrants into the work force in India, in this editorial, Shrashtant Patara, CEO, Development Alternatives (DA) highlights that there is a need to change our approach to job creation at scale. He stresses that we must invest much more intensively in using locally led micro movements of inclusive entrepreneurship. Read more...
VIDEO
Brew Your Coffee from Chintapalle Coffee Beans | IMEDF-SFURTI Visakhapatnam Coffee Cluster
The IMEDF Visakhapatnam Coffee Cluster in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh is a 500 Bhagata tribe women-led cluster. They produce two varieties of coffee 'Arabica' and 'Robusta' and promote under their brand name - Eastern Ghats. Watch their story.
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