Resources – PDAG Consulting

Aligning Local Voices with Global Climate Goals

Blog discussion on the insights from CBD- COP16, COP29, and the Conference of Panchayats

Ayushman Bharat: A Healthcare Revolution at the Crossroads

Addressing climate vulnerabilities in a conference of panchayats

CoP coverage by Mongabay reporting the panel discussions from the final-state consultation of CoP 2.0.

Locally Led Climate Action in Jharkhand – Present and Future

Report on the Conference of Panchayats 2.0, a series of sub-regional consultations on climate change, locally led climate actions, and Just Transition in Jharkhand.

Understanding Gaps in Social Security and Social Welfare Provisions for Circuital Migrant Workers in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

The study explores internal labour migration in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to unravel the trends and patterns of migration in four districts.

Resilience in Climate Change: Why Prevention and Vulnerability Mapping Takes Precedence

Improving Early Warning Systems (EWS) remains a key task in preventing loss of life during climate disasters. An important aspect of this is making EWS sharper and more focused, and prioritising vulnerable groups in its design.

Forest fires: Need to check the menace before it checkmates us

A look at how rising temperatures and erratic weather patterns intensify forest fires, especially in the Indian Himalayan Region

Changing labour pattern in Rajasthan’s stone industry

Inter-state migrant workers in Rajasthan's stone-crushing sector face heightened silicosis risks and lack healthcare access, highlighting urgent intervention needs

The Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Scheme: Welfare Measures and Challenges on Ground

Migrant construction workers in India struggle to access welfare benefits under the BOCW scheme due to documentation and registration difficulties among other hurdles, preventing many from fully utilising the scheme's intended protections and benefits.

Charting MGNREGS’s Journey: Past Trends, Present Challenges, and Future Directions

MGNREGS, once a beacon of hope, now faces scrutiny due to operational challenges and declining budgetary support, necessitating urgent reevaluation for sustainability.

Inspiring inclusion: Empowering women in grassroots governance

A feature exploring women's political representation at the grassroots level, highlighting the distinction between representation and inclusion in PRIs.

Empowering MSMEs in India: Navigating mine repurposing for climate resilience

A feature that takes a look at how multilayered policymaking can help unlock the immense potential of the MSME sector in India with Energy Transitions.

A Journey from Barpeta to Lucknow: The Plight of Waste-Pickers in the City

Miya Muslims hail from Barpeta town of Assam and are part of the informal sector of waste-picking in Lucknow. They contribute positively to society, yet they are often isolated and treated like foreigners

Aspirational Blocks Programme can bolster climate resilience, mitigation and adaptation

Analysis on the rising temperatures in India, how it could jeopardise economic and agricultural productivity, with projections of significant job losses and GDP at risk.

Union Budget 2024: How do we move forward on PVTGs?

Opinion piece in Hindustan Times suggests on forward-moving approaches and possible action plans to positively address the pertinent issues faced by the PVTGs.

Budget 2024: Empowering unorganised workers

Opinion piece in Hindustan Times delving into various challenges, including major gaps in social security coverage, biases about domestic work, and about the E-Shram portal.

Do Local Gender Quotas Improve the Electability of Women at Higher Tiers?

The paper assesses how exposure to village-level female leaders elected through a gender quota affects voter support for state-level female candidates.

Burden of care work: Gender’s impact on the wage gap

Ananylsis on the over burden of care work, impacting women’s participation in labour market.

Strategies for Building Trust in News: What the Public Say They Want Across Four Countries

A Report analysing what news organisations could do to respond to declining trust and the varying ways in which different groups in select countries think about these strategies.

DisTO India Launch

Mapping digital inequalities, inclusions and skills to foster tangible socio-economic outcomes

Heart of darkness

Misplaced priorities of Jharkhand’s District Mineral Foundation

Combating Naxal-hit districts with Sports

Talent Hunt in Naxal-hit districts sparks dreams of Hockey

Absence of Inter- state coordination related to issues of migrant workers

An Indian Express detailed report reflecting on the absence of data and coordination between states on issues related to migrant workers

Lessons from Covid – Jharkhand’s first survey of Migrants

Page 1 National Edition Indian Express Coverage of State Migration Survey - Jharkhand

She Wins – Electing women in ethnically divided societies: The case of Bihar

A Policy Brief, part of the larger study conducted in Bihar

Ethnonationalist Gender Norms: How Parties Shape Voter Attitudes toward Female Candidates in India

Journal Article in American Journal of Political Sciences (APJS)

Electing Women in Ethnically Divided Societies: Candidates, Campaigns, and Intersectionality in Bihar, India

Journal Article in Comparative Political Studies (CPS)

Jharkhand aspires to forumate evidence based policymaking for its migrant workers

Coverage of Jharkhand Migration Survey and its policy impact

Cuddles Foundation

Impact Assesment Study of a Nutrition programme for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Tara Mobile Creches

Impact Assesement Study of a Healthcare & Nutrition Prorgamme for Children at Urban Construction Sites

Delhi Mobile Creches

Impact Assesement Study of a Healthcare & Nutrition for Working Mother’s Children

Energy Transition to Renewable Energy

A Conference Report

Conference of Panchayats (COP) – An Alternative

A Report on focusing on grassroots institutions' understanding of Climate Change and Just Transitions

Facilitating A Welfare State Approach during Covid-19

Deep dive into policy advocacy on migrant workers welfare issues during COVID-19

Montages of Migration

Following the life journeys of migrant workers across India

State Migrant Control Room

A case study on Systemizing grievance redressal and safe return of migrant workers by a State Government

Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction (SAAMAR)

Tackling Malnutrition and Anaemia in Jharkhand through multi-sectoral evidence-based policy making

Sports Action toward Harnessing Aspiration of Youth (SAHAY)

Transforming youth through sports for social development

Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Overseas Scholarship

Supporting higher education of students from indigenous and marginal communities

Aapke Adhikar – Aapke Sarkar, Aapke Dwar

A data driven citien rights and entitlements campaign for a state government

Child malnutrition in India

India loses up to 4% of its GDP due to child malnutrition - what is the way forward

Wild foods contribute to higher dietary diversity in India

Nature Journal Article exploring how wild foods from forests and common lands can contribute to food and nutrition security.

Just Transition for coal-free future

Exploring the idea of just transition from the lens of community representatives and practitioners.

Sporting Spirit Of Adivasi Women

Adivasi girls, through sheer grit and determination, are winding their way to the top in the world of sports

Lessons from Jharkhand

Indian Express Op- Ed on the need for Migrants’ database for targeted welfare delivery

Counting Migrant Workers In Jharkhand

Post-lockdown, the Jharkhand government has launched a series of initiatives for migrant labourers. How helpful will they be?

Lockdown And Rescue

Opinion Piece in Outlook India on the estimated 11 million migrant workers who took the long journey back home, laying bare some fundamental questions about justice, inclusion and equity.

Information, Awareness and Education Campaigns (IEC) for Migrant Workers

A Case study exploring efficacy of district level IEC in the three High Out-Migration Districts of Jharkhand - Dumka, Gumla & West Singhbhum in Jharkhand

She Wins – Research Project

Electing women in ethnically divided societies: The case of Bihar

Integrating Sport for Development within policy frameworks

How Sport for Development (S4D) is increasingly being acknowledged within policy frameworks in India

Beyond the gold and glory

Institutionalising and legitimising sports to enable a sporting ecosystem in favour of those who need it the most.

वह जीतती है – जातीय आधार पर विभाजित समाजों में महिलाओं का चुनाव

A Policy Blog in Hindi , part of the larger study conducted in Bihar

​​Aligning Local Voices with Global Climate Goals