Internship Application: Repeal of Laws Initiative
Tue, 10/08/2024 - 10:27 5 Min Read

Job Title: Governance Intern: Repeal of Laws Initiative
Location: Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi
Duration: 1-2 months
Type: 36  hours per week in office
Application Deadline: Rolling Basis

Idea Wins, Features and Events on Gender, Equity, and STEM
20 Jun 2024 1 Min Read

Centre for Civil Society (CCS)—through policy dialogues, research, stakeholder engagement and outreach—continually strives to make STEM fields more inclusive. This report highlights CCS’s notable contributions in the context of India’s G20 presidency: our participation in various G20-related events, as well as our recommendations that have received recognition in G20 reports, whitepapers and in the G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration 2023.

The Threat of Climate Change and Policy Uncertainty to Sunderbans and its People
28 Feb 2024 1 Min Read

The report outlines the Centre for Civil Society's policy blueprint addressing the Sundarbans Delta's ecological and socio-economic challenges, particularly for its fisherfolk communities. It reviews the existing West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act and Policy, advocating for reforms to protect the mangrove ecosystem and enhance sustainable livelihoods.

The Threat of Climate Change and Policy Uncertainty to Sunderbans and its People
28 Feb 2024
The Threat of Climate Change and Policy Uncertainty to Sunderbans and its People
28 Feb 2024
West Bengal Inland Fisheries Act 1984, Climate Change and the Sundarbans people
27 Feb 2024 1 Min Read

A Policy Position paper analysing the WB Inlands Fisheries Act 1984 and it's impact on the Fisherfolks community and the mangroves facing climate threats

 

Author : Ghanshyam Sharma

State Regulatory Profile: Delhi
09 Oct 2023 1 Min Read

School education in India is governed by both the Union and state governments. At the national level, the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 provides a framework for schools, states have enacted ~145 Acts to govern school education.

Panel Discussion on Power to the People: Strengthening Public Service Guarantee Laws in India
09 Jul 2023 1 Min Read

India has made significant strides in improving public service delivery in recent years. However, there is still a long way to go to ensure that citizens and businesses have timely access to public services such as registration and approvals and that these services are delivered efficiently and effectively. 

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon

Geeta Gandhi Kingdon is Professor at the Institute of Education, University College London, where she holds the Chair of Education Economics and International Development.  Prior to this, she was Research Fellow for 11 years at the Department of Economics, University of Oxford.  Her research on Economics of Education is based mostly on statistical analysis of education datasets.  Based on this research, she advises governments and donor agencies.

Healthcare at Your Fingertips: Case of mHealth in India.
31 Jan 2023 1 Min Read

A mobile phone's capacity to encapsulate the many wonders of technology has amazed humans time and again. Among the many things you can use your mobile phone for, accessing healthcare is one. At present, India does not fare well in terms of access to primary healthcare and has a skewed doctor to patient ratio (skewed in favour of urban over rural and in favour of paid private healthcare over subsidised/free public healthcare). This is exacerbated by heavy out-of-pocket expenditure on health an average Indian has to make every year.

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