Development Alternatives took part in a session to discuss and deliberate on Social Innovation and the Social Solidarity Economy. It aimed to showcase the strategic value of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in policy discussions on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A knowledge sharing training programme was conducted at University of Copenhagen, Denmark, under the project Integrated Water Resource Assessment of Udaipur district for Indian project team researchers. One of the growing urban areas is Udaipur city of Rajasthan, richly endowed with a network of lakes.

Abstract (30-35 words): Development Alternatives participated in the 1st Multistakeholder Steering Committee for the India Agtech Advisory Project (IAAP) organised by the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in collaboration with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh on May 01, 2023 at Lucknow, U.P.

A webinar session marking the sixth in Stakeholder Forum's eight-part "Countdown to the UN SDG Summit 2023" series leading up to the SDG Summit in September 2023. Discussion on SDG 11 and 12, with an emphasis on enhancing the environmental component of the 2030 Agenda.

Radio Bundelkhand celebrates Earth Day in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund by planting trees in Madhya Pradesh. Addressing environmental damage that man-made activities have done in the past and how we need to make environmentally conscious choices each day to leave a better planet for the future generations to come.

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.

Three JalTARA filters are now used by 300 families in Sonbharda, UP. A project supported by LIC HFL has directly benefited the most remote communities of this dry and arid region. These filters have given a ray of hope to the communities and now these filters are run and maintained through LOCO model.

Development Alternatives (DA) Group, a pioneer in sustainable development, has undertaken several initiatives to reduce resource scarcity, resource disparity, and environmental degradation. DA has been at the forefront in advocating the opportunities tied to ‘waste as wealth’ and its sustainable management.

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.

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 the on-ground waste management situation.