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Skill4Change: Building a Skilled Generation for a Stronger India

Supported by Bajaj Finserv, CYDA, YouthAid Foundation, and the Yashwantrao Chavan School of Social Work and in collaboration with the Government, it celebrated World Youth Skills Day across Maharashtra, promoting employability, women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and inclusive livelihoods. ImpactLens Correspondent captures how collaborative action is building a skilled, self-reliant, and future-ready

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My experience of Green Wari Movement

Diksha Govind Mhetre, Coordinator, Green Youth Movement Five days into the Green Wari movement, it became evident that this journey was never merely about collecting discarded plastic. It evolved into a powerful story of hope, resilience, collective action, and the extraordinary relationship between faith and environmental stewardship. Every kilometre walked

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 The Story of Green Youth Movement, Pune

By ImpactLens Correspondent Every morning, Pune wakes up to thousands of vehicles, crowded markets, tea stalls, colleges, festivals, and growing mountains of waste. Plastic bottles float in drains during rains, garbage burns on empty plots, and overflowing bins silently pollute rivers and neighborhoods. Yet hidden within this challenge lies a

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THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF CASTE, HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE AND THE DENIED EQUITY OF INDIA’S FIRST CLIMATE WARRIORS

Jinu Sam Jacob, Development Practitioner The modern Indian metropolis presents a glittering facade of glass skyscrapers, digital public infrastructure, and automated services. Yet, beneath this veneer of rapid modernization lies an ancient, stubborn reality because India remains a deeply caste-bound, structured social community. While the manifestations of caste have evolved

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आषाढीवारीआणिप्लास्टिकप्रदूषण : परंपरा, पर्यावरण आणि उपायांचा अभ्यास

महाराष्ट्राच्या अस्मितेची वारी आणि नव्याने उभे राहिलेले पर्यावरणीय प्रश् By कौस्तुभ विजया प्रमोद, युवा समन्वयक, CYDA “ज्ञानोबा-तुकोबा”चा गजर, टाळ-मृदंगाचा नाद, भगव्या पताका, तुळशीची माळ आणि विठ्ठलाच्या नामस्मरणात तल्लीन झालेले लाखो वारकरी… हे दृश्य महाराष्ट्रासाठी नवीन नाही. शेकडो वर्षांपासून सुरू असलेली आषाढी वारी ही केवळ धार्मिक परंपरा नसून सामाजिक समता, सामूहिक

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Skill4Change: Building a Skilled Generation for a Stronger India

Supported by Bajaj Finserv, CYDA, YouthAid Foundation, and the Yashwantrao Chavan School of Social Work and in collaboration with the Government, it celebrated World Youth Skills Day across Maharashtra, promoting employability, women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and inclusive livelihoods. ImpactLens Correspondent captures how collaborative action is building a skilled, self-reliant, and future-ready

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My experience of Green Wari Movement

Diksha Govind Mhetre, Coordinator, Green Youth Movement Five days into the Green Wari movement, it became evident that this journey was never merely about collecting discarded plastic. It evolved into a powerful story of hope, resilience, collective action, and the extraordinary relationship between faith and environmental stewardship. Every kilometre walked

Read More »

 The Story of Green Youth Movement, Pune

By ImpactLens Correspondent Every morning, Pune wakes up to thousands of vehicles, crowded markets, tea stalls, colleges, festivals, and growing mountains of waste. Plastic bottles float in drains during rains, garbage burns on empty plots, and overflowing bins silently pollute rivers and neighborhoods. Yet hidden within this challenge lies a

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THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION OF CASTE, HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE AND THE DENIED EQUITY OF INDIA’S FIRST CLIMATE WARRIORS

Jinu Sam Jacob, Development Practitioner The modern Indian metropolis presents a glittering facade of glass skyscrapers, digital public infrastructure, and automated services. Yet, beneath this veneer of rapid modernization lies an ancient, stubborn reality because India remains a deeply caste-bound, structured social community. While the manifestations of caste have evolved

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आषाढीवारीआणिप्लास्टिकप्रदूषण : परंपरा, पर्यावरण आणि उपायांचा अभ्यास

महाराष्ट्राच्या अस्मितेची वारी आणि नव्याने उभे राहिलेले पर्यावरणीय प्रश् By कौस्तुभ विजया प्रमोद, युवा समन्वयक, CYDA “ज्ञानोबा-तुकोबा”चा गजर, टाळ-मृदंगाचा नाद, भगव्या पताका, तुळशीची माळ आणि विठ्ठलाच्या नामस्मरणात तल्लीन झालेले लाखो वारकरी… हे दृश्य महाराष्ट्रासाठी नवीन नाही. शेकडो वर्षांपासून सुरू असलेली आषाढी वारी ही केवळ धार्मिक परंपरा नसून सामाजिक समता, सामूहिक

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