Panchayati Raj Monthly Update
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Policy Brief and Report on our recent study on the Role of Panchayats in Climate Resilience in North East India (August 2025)
Policy Brief and Report on our recent study on the Role of Panchayats in Climate Resilience in North-eastern India (August 2025) POLICY BRIEF Beyond Blueprints: Strengthening Gram Panchayats for Localised…
Climate Resilience Must Start with Communities and Gram Panchayats
Northeast India, known for its ecological richness, diverse tribal cultures, and fragile terrain, is increasingly being identified as one of India’s most climate-vulnerable regions. Frequent floods, landslides, glacial melt, shifting…
Call for Applications: Internships at the Institute of Social Sciences (Unpaid & Flexible)
Are you passionate about grassroots governance, public policy, and sustainable development? The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS) invites motivated individuals with a Master’s degree or equivalent qualification to apply for unpaid internships that offer rich learning…
Library and Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre serves as a vital resource hub for the Institute, fulfilling the information requirements of both the main office and its regional branches. Spread across an area of…
Ongoing Projects
1. Mitigation of Climate Change in Blue Ecosystems of Minicoy: A Science-Based Social Federal Outreach Study: This ‘research-action-transformation’ project, supported by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), focuses…
Completed Projects
Over the course of 40 years, from 1985 to 2025, ISS has successfully undertaken and completed over 300 projects spanning various domains of research and development. These projects reflect the…
Women Leaders in Panchayats: Catalyst for Transformative Political Leadership
An inspiring narrative in India’s political discourse is the ascent of women leadership from panchayats – India’s foundational democratic institutions – into state legislatures and even the national parliament. Affirmative…
Forgetting First June: Ubiquitous but Invisible Urban Local Bodies by Manoj Rai
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National Panchayati Raj Day Celebration
A one-day Workshop on the theme “Comprehensive Development and Panchayat” was held on 26th April 2025 by the Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), New Delhi, to observe the National Panchayati…