The Borrower the System Forgot to Design For

Somewhere in rural India right now, a woman is being turned down for a loan of about ₹1.5 lakh. She has never missed a repayment. Her business has a track record that could be easily verified—if anyone asked to see it. She will likely walk away from that bank without …

Where Water Begins: Rethinking Resilience Through Nature

Where Water Begins: Rethinking Resilience Through Nature 

Water has never existed in isolation. It travels through forests, flows into rivers, seeps into healthy soils to replenish aquifers, and moves across landscapes that manage floods, droughts, and the livelihoods of people. For centuries, India recognised these natural connections. Ponds, streams, wetlands, forests, and rivers were not seen as …