Organisation
Organisations
A body doing the work — research, advocacy, service delivery.
- 4th Cross Labs
Open-source hacker collective from Bengaluru building lightweight, self-hosted developer tools, communication platforms, and FOSS infrastructure
Organisation Technology India, Karnataka, Global
Go straight to 4th Cross Labs - ACT Capital Foundation
Venture philanthropy providing early-stage funding to social entrepreneurs.
Organisation PhilanthropyEconomy India, Karnataka
Go straight to ACT Capital Foundation - Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India
Participatory development programmes for rural livelihoods and ecological regeneration.
Organisation AgricultureWelfare India, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
Go straight to Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India - AI4Bharat
Open-source research lab at IIT Madras building datasets, machine translation engines, and speech models for 22 Indian languages
Organisation TechnologyCulture & heritage India, Global
Go straight to AI4Bharat - Aikyam Fund
Strengthening early-stage social impact organisations by making fundraising, team-building, and capacity development more accessible to changemakers
Organisation PhilanthropyGovernance India
Go straight to Aikyam Fund - Akshayakalpa / Akshayakalpa Foundation
Farmer-entrepreneurship, regenerative farming, and rural livelihoods rooted in organic dairy systems.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Go straight to Akshayakalpa / Akshayakalpa Foundation - ALT EFF
Climate action and awareness through the emotive power of cinema.
Organisation ClimateEnvironment India, Maharashtra
Go straight to ALT EFF - Alternative Law Forum
Legal collective integrating legal practice with social justice, human rights, labour struggles, gender equity, and public interest research
Organisation Law & policingRights Karnataka, India
Go straight to Alternative Law Forum - Annadana Soil and Seed Savers Network
Nonprofit conserving heirloom seeds and teaching regenerative, chemical-free agriculture through farms and farmer networks
Organisation AgricultureEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Annadana Soil and Seed Savers Network - Archival and Research Project (ARPO)
Preserving and promoting Kerala's local culture and heritage through digital archiving, multimedia storytelling, research, and community engagement
Organisation Culture & heritageMedia India, Kerala
Go straight to Archival and Research Project (ARPO) - Arthan Foundation
Systems change initiatives to achieve the SDGs, with a focus on connecting talent to social impact.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Arthan Foundation - ASER Centre
Runs the Annual Status of Education Report, a household survey measuring what rural Indian children can actually read and count
Organisation Education India
Go straight to ASER Centre - Association for Democratic Reforms
Non-profit watchdog analyzing election affidavits, tracking political party finances, and litigating for electoral and governance transparency
Organisation ElectionsGovernance India
Go straight to Association for Democratic Reforms - ATREE
Environmental research, conservation, and socially just development across key landscapes.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana
Go straight to ATREE - B.PAC
Non-partisan citizen action to improve governance and civic participation in Bengaluru.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to B.PAC - BAIF Development Research Foundation
Rural development institution pioneering tribal wadi agroforestry, sustainable livestock management, and watershed regeneration across India
Organisation AgricultureLand India
Go straight to BAIF Development Research Foundation - Bharat Design Labs
Bridging capability gaps in government, civil society, and the private sector through human-centred design.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Bharat Design Labs - Bharat Digital
Cultivating public technologists who bring design, UX, and systems thinking to technology inside government, through the Build for Bharat Fellowship
Organisation TechnologyGovernance India
Go straight to Bharat Digital - Bharathiya Vikas Trust
Capacity building and knowledge sharing for vulnerable rural communities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to Bharathiya Vikas Trust - Bhoomi College
Charitable learning institution offering fellowships, workshops and public programmes on ecology and sustainable living
Organisation EducationEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Bhoomi College - Biodiversity Collaborative
Interdisciplinary biodiversity knowledge, dialogue, and public learning across ecological systems.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Biodiversity Collaborative - Biome Environmental Trust
Ecological architecture, rainwater harvesting, and responsible land use.
Organisation WaterEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Biome Environmental Trust - Bridgespan India
Advisory, research, and capacity building for philanthropies, NGOs, and social sector systems change.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Bridgespan India - Buzz Women
Empowering underserved women through knowledge, skills, and livelihood tools.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Karnataka
Go straight to Buzz Women - CEEW
Policy research on energy transition, clean air, water security, climate risks, and sustainable resource use in India
Organisation EnergyClimate India
Go straight to CEEW - Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability
Non-profit policy group analyzing Union and state budgets from an equity perspective to advance social sector spending and fiscal transparency
Organisation Public financeWelfare India
Go straight to Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability - Centre for Economic Data and Analysis
Ashoka University research center providing open socio-economic data tools, mandi prices, enterprise trackers, and policy analysis
Organisation EconomyAgriculture India
Go straight to Centre for Economic Data and Analysis - Centre for Environment Concerns
Water-soil-climate innovations and resilient farming systems for drought-prone regions.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to Centre for Environment Concerns - Centre for Law and Policy Research
Legal research trust dedicated to constitutional history, transgender rights, disability law, and caste discrimination litigation in India
Organisation Law & policingRights Karnataka, India
Go straight to Centre for Law and Policy Research - Centre for Policy Research
Independent public policy think tank conducting empirical research on urbanisation, climate governance, state capacity, and federalism
Organisation GovernanceClimate India
Go straight to Centre for Policy Research - Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)
Independent research organisation tracking air pollution, health impacts of fossil fuels, and clean energy transitions — with significant India analysis
Organisation EnergyClimate Global, India
Go straight to Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) - Centre for Science and Environment
Public-interest research and advocacy organisation advancing environmental governance, clean air, water management, and sustainable development
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Global
Go straight to Centre for Science and Environment - Centre for Social and Economic Progress
Independent public policy research institution conducting empirical scholarship on energy transition, finance, and human development in India
Organisation EconomyEnergy India
Go straight to Centre for Social and Economic Progress - Centre for Wildlife Studies
Conserving India's wildlife through research and community engagement, with flagship coexistence programmes.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Go straight to Centre for Wildlife Studies - Citizen consumer and civic Action Group
Non-profit research and advocacy group in Tamil Nadu working on consumer rights, electricity governance, road safety, and urban mobility
Organisation GovernanceEnergy Tamil Nadu, India
Go straight to Citizen consumer and civic Action Group - CivicDataLab
Research lab using open data, data science, and design to improve public finance, legal transparency, procurement, and civic tech in India
Organisation TechnologyPublic finance India
Go straight to CivicDataLab - Civis
Civic-tech platform enabling citizens to participate in public consultations and lawmaking.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Civis - Climate RISE Alliance
Climate resilience alliance connecting vulnerable communities with adaptation knowledge, finance, and action.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Climate RISE Alliance - Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Independent international NGO advocating for police accountability, prison reforms, judicial access, and freedom of information across South Asia
Organisation Law & policingRights India, Global
Go straight to Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative - Commutiny
Nurturing the leadership potential of young people through ecosystem-building and experiential journeys.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Commutiny - CoRE Stack (CommonsTech Foundation)
Community-based digital public infrastructure for natural-resource planning, resilience, and landscape stewardship.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan
Go straight to CoRE Stack (CommonsTech Foundation) - Courtyard Koota
Community and event space in Bengaluru — art, music, science, learning, and culture, plus Makkala Masti outreach for rural government school children
Organisation EducationCulture & heritage India, Karnataka
Go straight to Courtyard Koota - CSTEP
Bridging the gap between science, technology, and policy through modelling, tools, and digital platforms.
Organisation HousingCities India, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Assam
Go straight to CSTEP - Dakshin Foundation
Marine and coastal conservation linked to livelihoods, wellbeing, and environmental justice.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
Go straight to Dakshin Foundation - Deloitte India
Sustainability, climate, and systems-change partnerships spanning business, philanthropy, and public problem-solving.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Deloitte India - DHAN Foundation
Development organisation revitalising traditional tank cascade irrigation systems and building community-owned microfinance institutions in South India
Organisation WaterAgriculture Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, India
Go straight to DHAN Foundation - Dvara Research
Independent policy research on financial inclusion, household finance, social protection and consumer protection in India
Organisation EconomyWelfare India
Go straight to Dvara Research - Ecological Restoration Alliance
Collaborative network for ecological restoration practice, learning, and open knowledge across Indian ecoregions.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Ecological Restoration Alliance - Edelgive Foundation
Grant-making to support grassroots NGOs with funding, capacity building, and sector collaboration.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Edelgive Foundation - Education For Employability
Support services for disadvantaged youth and rural entrepreneurs.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Go straight to Education For Employability - Efficient Ecosystem Protection
Education-focused organisation in Pune working on environmental awareness.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Maharashtra
Go straight to Efficient Ecosystem Protection - Ethos Foundation
Strengthening design education around architecture and sustainability.
Organisation HousingCities India, Maharashtra
Go straight to Ethos Foundation - Farm 2 Food Foundation
Training local communities for productive, change-oriented development in Assam.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Assam
Go straight to Farm 2 Food Foundation - Farmers for Forests
Carbon-financed agroforestry and biodiversity restoration with smallholder farmers.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Maharashtra
Go straight to Farmers for Forests - Fields of View
Tools and simulations to understand complexity in policy landscapes.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Fields of View - FISE
Supporting social entrepreneurs to develop and scale businesses.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to FISE - Forum For the Future India
Accelerating the shift towards a just and regenerative future through systems change.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Forum For the Future India - Foundation for Ecological Security
Non-profit working to restore and protect common land, community pastures, and water bodies through village-level governance across India
Organisation LandEnvironment India
Go straight to Foundation for Ecological Security - Foundation For MSME Clusters
Promotion and development of MSMEs through clusters.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Foundation For MSME Clusters - Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
Research organisation conserving medicinal plants and documenting the knowledge and practice of Indian health traditions
Organisation HealthEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions - GOONJ
Turning underused urban material into a rural development resource with dignity.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India
Go straight to GOONJ - Gram Vikas
Water conservation and afforestation for rural development, with a distinctive all-or-none community model.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh
Go straight to Gram Vikas - Gramvaani
Participatory media and voice-tech platforms for communities excluded from mainstream information systems.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Gramvaani - Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary
Community-based plant conservation, habitat restoration, and ecological learning in the Western Ghats.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala
Go straight to Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary - Habitat for Humanity India
Research on urban green spaces and human-wildlife interactions, plus affordable housing.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha
Go straight to Habitat for Humanity India - Hasiru Dala
Social organisation integrating informal waste pickers into municipal solid waste systems, circular economy, and social security in Karnataka
Organisation LabourCities Karnataka, India
Go straight to Hasiru Dala - Himalaya Unnati Mission
Himalayan conservation, livelihoods, and ecological stewardship rooted in mountain communities.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Go straight to Himalaya Unnati Mission - Housing and Land Rights Network
Non-profit organisation monitoring forced evictions, homelessness, and advancing the human right to adequate housing and land tenure across India
Organisation HousingCities India
Go straight to Housing and Land Rights Network - Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology
Community-led science-based solutions for climate resilience and ecological stewardship in Kerala.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Kerala
Go straight to Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife Biology - IIHS
Indian Institute of Human Settlements — interdisciplinary urban research, teaching, and practice.
Organisation HousingCities India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
Go straight to IIHS - iLAB Society
Uplifting marginalised coastal communities in Kozhikode through education — runs learning hubs and life-skills programmes for fishing community children
Organisation EducationWelfare India, Kerala
Go straight to iLAB Society - Impact Foundation
Catalyst for mass health programmes of national priority.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Impact Foundation - India Climate Collaborative
Climate philanthropy collaborative unlocking capital, priorities, and connective infrastructure for climate action.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to India Climate Collaborative - India Development Review
Knowledge platform publishing actionable ideas and lessons for India's social impact sector.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to India Development Review - India Productivity Lab
Research centre measuring firm-level productivity in India — generates the India KLEMS database and diagnostic tools for understanding economic growth drivers
Organisation EconomyLabour India
Go straight to India Productivity Lab - India Resources Trust
Practical proposals for environmentally sound development.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Delhi
Go straight to India Resources Trust - Indic Digital Archive Foundation
Digital archival and preservation of Indic language cultural artefacts — books, publications, and documents — available for free and open access
Organisation Culture & heritageMedia India, Kerala
Go straight to Indic Digital Archive Foundation - IndusTree
Sustainable livelihoods in creative manufacturing and regenerative value chains.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal
Go straight to IndusTree - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy India
Non-profit advancing complete streets, bus rapid transit, cycle networks, and sustainable public transit across Indian municipal corporations
Organisation TransportCities India
Go straight to Institute for Transportation and Development Policy India - Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut
WHO-accredited palliative care centre that pioneered the Kerala palliative model — community-driven, volunteer-powered, and centred on humanism and empathy
Organisation HealthWelfare India, Kerala
Go straight to Institute of Palliative Medicine, Calicut - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Independent international network of investigative reporters famous for collaborative cross-border data investigations into offshore financial leaks
Organisation TransparencyLaw & policing Global, India
Go straight to International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - Internet Freedom Foundation
India's foremost digital rights organisation — defending free speech, privacy, net neutrality, and surveillance reform through litigation and public advocacy
Organisation RightsTechnology India
Go straight to Internet Freedom Foundation - J-PAL South Asia
Regional research centre conducting randomized evaluations to discover which anti-poverty, health, education, and governance programs work
Organisation WelfareHealth India, Asia
Go straight to J-PAL South Asia - Jagriti Seva Sansthan
Building India through enterprise in Middle India, running the iconic Jagriti Yatra train journey.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
Go straight to Jagriti Seva Sansthan - Jagriti Yatra
Nonprofit train journey and alumni network introducing young people to social enterprise across small-town and rural India
Organisation LabourEducation India
Go straight to Jagriti Yatra - Jan Shaurya
Protects girls from caste-based sexual exploitation through education, legal awareness, mentorship and community leadership
Organisation GenderRights India, Madhya Pradesh
Go straight to Jan Shaurya - Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
Indian network of the People's Health Movement coordinating public health practitioners, activists, and unions for health equity and healthcare rights
Organisation HealthRights India
Go straight to Jan Swasthya Abhiyan - Jan Swasthya Sahyog
Community health non-profit providing low-cost rural clinical care, village health worker networks, and public health research in central tribal India
Organisation HealthNutrition Chhattisgarh, India
Go straight to Jan Swasthya Sahyog - Jana Urban Space
Fixing spatial dimensions of Indian cities via policy, planning, and design.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Go straight to Jana Urban Space - Janaagraha
City-systems reform organisation focused on municipal finance, civic participation, and urban governance — transforming India's cities for nearly 25 years
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Assam
Go straight to Janaagraha - Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore
Premier science centre in Bengaluru visited by lakhs yearly, running astronomy education, telescope lending, and an undergraduate research programme
Organisation EducationTechnology India, Karnataka
Go straight to Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore - Judicial Data Collaborative
Promoting transparency and accountability in governance through open judicial data — building a reliable open-source knowledge hub for the justice system
Organisation Law & policingGovernance India
Go straight to Judicial Data Collaborative - Kalpavriksh
Environmental action group working on conservation, livelihoods, ecological justice, education and alternative development
Organisation EnvironmentRights India
Go straight to Kalpavriksh - Keystone Foundation
Socio-ecological resilience for indigenous and local communities in the Nilgiri Biosphere.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Go straight to Keystone Foundation - Kota Heritage Society
Preserving tangible and intangible heritage in Rajasthan — documenting and reviving 400 traditional hand block prints through the Marwar Block Print Project
Organisation Culture & heritage India, Rajasthan
Go straight to Kota Heritage Society - Kritia Development Research
Knowledge and networking resources for social change.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Delhi
Go straight to Kritia Development Research - LibTech India
Action-research collective tracking public welfare delivery, MGNREGA wage delays, and digital exclusions in rural social security systems
Organisation WelfareLabour India
Go straight to LibTech India - Lipok Social Foundation
Improving farmer livelihoods in Marathwada and Vidarbha.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Maharashtra
Go straight to Lipok Social Foundation - The Local Food Project (Locavore)
Food-systems storytelling, local producer networks, and community-led action for regional food cultures.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to The Local Food Project (Locavore) - M.S.Swaminathan Research
Science-driven research for sustainable rural development.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra
Go straight to M.S.Swaminathan Research - Malabar Wildlife Rescue
Wildlife education, rescue, and rehabilitation.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala
Go straight to Malabar Wildlife Rescue - Manuscripts & Inscriptions Digitization Foundation
Builds a searchable, machine-readable repository of India's digitised manuscripts and inscriptions for research and public access
Organisation Culture & heritageTechnology India
Go straight to Manuscripts & Inscriptions Digitization Foundation - Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan
Grassroots peasant-worker union that pioneered Jan Sunwais and led the historic movement for India's Right to Information and MGNREGA
Organisation RightsLabour Rajasthan, India
Go straight to Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan - Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT)
Decentralised, low-cost community mental health support using volunteer-powered, task-sharing models — free care through clinics in Kerala and Bengaluru
Organisation HealthWelfare India, Kerala, Karnataka
Go straight to Mental Health Action Trust (MHAT) - MLI Foundation
Animal welfare and environmental awareness.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Uttar Pradesh
Go straight to MLI Foundation - Munnarakkunnu Trust
Plant conservation, rainforest regeneration, and nature education.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Munnarakkunnu Trust - Narrative Hub / The Climate Narrative Hub
Climate storytelling and narrative-change hub connecting communicators, creators, funders, and civil society.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Narrative Hub / The Climate Narrative Hub - National Council of Applied Economic Research
India's oldest independent economic policy think tank, known for national household surveys, macroeconomic forecasting, and industrial studies
Organisation EconomyDemography India
Go straight to National Council of Applied Economic Research - National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
Autonomous research institute conducting empirical policy research on public economics, tax design, fiscal federalism, and state budgets in India
Organisation Public financeEconomy India
Go straight to National Institute of Public Finance and Policy - Nature Conservation Foundation
Research-driven conservation across wildlife, habitats, and human-nature relationships.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
Go straight to Nature Conservation Foundation - Navadarshanam
Rural charitable trust and community exploring ecological approaches to food, farming, energy, water, buildings and waste
Organisation EnvironmentAgriculture India, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Go straight to Navadarshanam - Navya Jeevan Foundation
New Delhi nonprofit supporting women, children and older people through education, skills, relief and community outreach
Organisation WelfareGender India, Delhi
Go straight to Navya Jeevan Foundation - Nrityagram
Odissi dance preservation and Food Forest support near Bengaluru.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Nrityagram - Oorvani Foundation
Connecting people with civic information for better cities through media, data, and learning.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Oorvani Foundation - Open Contracting Partnership
International non-profit opening up public procurement data and contracting processes to prevent corruption and improve public spending
Organisation TransparencyPublic finance Global, India
Go straight to Open Contracting Partnership - Organic Mandya
Empowering rural communities towards self-sufficiency through organic farming and farmer-consumer networks.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Organic Mandya - Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Global network of investigative journalists uncovering transnational crime, state corruption, and financial secrecy networks
Organisation TransparencyLaw & policing Global, India
Go straight to Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project - Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Independent research institute analysing global energy markets, policy and transition across oil, gas, electricity and carbon
Organisation EnergyClimate Global, India
Go straight to Oxford Institute for Energy Studies - Paadhai Trust
Connecting donors and impoverished groups, focusing on education and community welfare.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to Paadhai Trust - Paani Foundation
Community-led water conservation and climate-resilient rural livelihoods focused on drought-prone Maharashtra.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Maharashtra
Go straight to Paani Foundation - Paani.Earth
Citizen-led river basin observatory providing open data on water flow, reservoir storage, and catchment health in India
Organisation WaterEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Paani.Earth - Padraka Foundation
Systems entrepreneurship in environmental governance.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Telangana
Go straight to Padraka Foundation - Palar Guttahalli Eco-restoration Program
Eco-restoration of the upper Palar River basin through riverine afforestation, groundwater recharge, and community-led landscape recovery.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka
Go straight to Palar Guttahalli Eco-restoration Program - Palluyir Trust
Nature-based outdoor education in Chennai schools.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to Palluyir Trust - Paper Crane Lab
Maker space in Bangalore focusing on experiential STEM education through the intersection of art and science — from 3D printing to carpentry and papercraft
Organisation EducationTechnology India, Karnataka
Go straight to Paper Crane Lab - People's Union for Civil Liberties
India's oldest human rights membership organisation, conducting fact-finding inquiries and litigation for civil liberties and constitutional rights
Organisation RightsLaw & policing India
Go straight to People's Union for Civil Liberties - Platform for Commons
Systemic digital and organisational infrastructure for commoning and social change.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Platform for Commons - PRADAN
Women-led livelihoods, producer collectives, and rural development systems change.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar
Go straight to PRADAN - Praja
Data-driven urban governance research, report cards, and citizen accountability tools.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Maharashtra, Delhi
Go straight to Praja - Prayas (Energy Group)
Non-profit research collective shaping Indian electricity sector governance, renewable energy tariffs, distribution reforms, and efficiency standards
Organisation EnergyClimate India
Go straight to Prayas (Energy Group) - PRS Legislative Research
Plain-language summaries of every bill before the Indian Parliament, plus budget analysis and MP attendance records
Organisation GovernanceElections India
Go straight to PRS Legislative Research - Punarchith
Alternative perspectives on education, environment, and democracy.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to Punarchith - Rainmatter Foundation
Funds and connects Indian organisations working on climate action, ecological restoration, and environment-linked livelihoods
Organisation PhilanthropyClimate India
Go straight to Rainmatter Foundation - RangDe
Peer-to-peer lending platform for unbanked communities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya
Go straight to RangDe - RCRC
Rights-based natural resource governance, climate justice, and resilient rural livelihoods.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to RCRC - ReapBenefit
Young citizens solving civic and environmental problems through hyper-local action.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to ReapBenefit - Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Calicut
Government science centre in Calicut hosting lakhs of visitors annually with interactive exhibits, 3D space shows, and children's science programmes
Organisation EducationTechnology India, Kerala
Go straight to Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Calicut - A Rocha India
Conservation of nature and wildlife through research, education, and sustainability.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Go straight to A Rocha India - Saahas
Waste management based on circular economy principles.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra
Go straight to Saahas - Saath Charitable Trust
Empowering marginalised communities in thriving cities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
Go straight to Saath Charitable Trust - Sahaja Samrudha
Organic farmers' movement conserving indigenous crop diversity through seed networks, community banks and participatory research
Organisation AgricultureEnvironment India, Karnataka
Go straight to Sahaja Samrudha - Sahjeevan
Empowering self-sustaining communities with grassroots leadership.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Gujarat
Go straight to Sahjeevan - Sama Digital Foundation
Nonprofit repurposing donated devices and e-waste into digital skilling and coding education for underserved women and youth
Organisation EducationTechnology India
Go straight to Sama Digital Foundation - Samagata Foundation
Funds and connects Indian projects creating public commons, institutions, community spaces, and lasting social value
Organisation PhilanthropyTechnology India
Go straight to Samagata Foundation - Sanchaya
Builds open Kannada language technology, literary research tools, and freely accessible digital collections of books and periodicals
Organisation Culture & heritageTechnology India, Karnataka
Go straight to Sanchaya - Sangath
Mental health research non-profit pioneering community-based task-sharing interventions across India and low-income countries
Organisation HealthDisability Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, India
Go straight to Sangath - Sarjapura Curries
Food biodiversity, local greens, and community storytelling rooted in regional food systems.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Karnataka
Go straight to Sarjapura Curries - Sauramandala Foundation
Social and economic change for remote and inaccessible communities through collaborative action.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Meghalaya
Go straight to Sauramandala Foundation - SayTrees
Tree plantations, forest creation, and water rejuvenation across Indian cities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to SayTrees - School of Ecological Nurturance (SEN)
Apprenticeship-based ecological learning emerging from Gurukula and allied landscape organisations.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Go straight to School of Ecological Nurturance (SEN) - Science Gallery Bengaluru
Research-based public engagement at the intersection of sciences, engineering, art, and design — part of the global Science Gallery Network
Organisation EducationCulture & heritage India, Karnataka
Go straight to Science Gallery Bengaluru - SEARCH Gadchiroli
Community health research non-profit pioneering low-cost maternal-newborn healthcare and tribal public health models in central India
Organisation HealthNutrition Maharashtra, India
Go straight to SEARCH Gadchiroli - SEWA Bharat
National federation of informal women workers organizing for labour rights, social security, financial inclusion, and cooperative enterprise across India
Organisation LabourGender India
Go straight to SEWA Bharat - Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Clean energy and climate transitions that are affordable, inclusive, and scalable.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation - Shivganga Gram Vikas
Rural development in tribal areas through water conservation.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Madhya Pradesh
Go straight to Shivganga Gram Vikas - The Shola Trust
Nature conservation in the Nilgiri region, focused on shola-grassland ecosystems.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka
Go straight to The Shola Trust - Slam Out Loud
Arts education and socio-emotional learning for children from underserved communities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar, Karnataka
Go straight to Slam Out Loud - Slowform Media
Independent climate and environment journalism.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Slowform Media - SNEHA Mumbai
Non-profit organisation working to improve maternal, child, and adolescent health and reduce gender-based violence in urban informal settlements
Organisation HealthNutrition Maharashtra, India
Go straight to SNEHA Mumbai - Socratus
Collective wisdom through participatory methods, dialogue, and community process design.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
Go straight to Socratus - Software Freedom Law Center, India
Legal services organisation defending digital rights, user privacy, free expression, and tracking internet shutdowns across India
Organisation RightsTechnology India, Global
Go straight to Software Freedom Law Center, India - SSRDP
Benchmark sustainable development models across 14 states.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Go straight to SSRDP - Sustainable Futures Collective
Climate strategy, energy transition, and public-interest systems change for a just future.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Sustainable Futures Collective - Svatah
Non-profit organisation promoting financial literacy, savings behaviour, and economic stability for women, youth, and marginalised communities in India
Organisation EconomyEducation Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, India
Go straight to Svatah - Swaraj University
Alternative learning community where young people design education around real projects, mentors and ecological responsibility
Organisation EducationEnvironment India, Rajasthan
Go straight to Swaraj University - SwaYYam
Permaculture and agroecology collective regenerating degraded farmland through farmer collectives, tree-planting, and food sovereignty.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Karnataka
Go straight to SwaYYam - SWMRT
Sustainable waste management for public health.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka
Go straight to SWMRT - Tarkam
Building shared data infrastructure and capacity so civil society organisations can collaborate and tell stronger, data-driven stories together
Organisation TechnologyGovernance India
Go straight to Tarkam - Tech4Good Community
Helps Indian nonprofits build practical technology capacity, open-source infrastructure, and communities for lasting social impact
Organisation TechnologyEducation India
Go straight to Tech4Good Community - Technology for Wildlife Foundation
Conservation impact through appropriate technology.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Technology for Wildlife Foundation - The Timbaktu Collective
Grassroots regeneration of drought-prone landscapes through cooperatives, organic farming, and local economies.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Andhra Pradesh
Go straight to The Timbaktu Collective - Transform Rural India Foundation
Community-first rural development spanning health, nutrition, education, farm prosperity, and local governance across eight states.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
Go straight to Transform Rural India Foundation - TREND by Youth Ki Awaaz
Research unit polling, discourse analysis, and a public archive of questions tracking young India's opinions and cultural shifts
Organisation Culture & heritageMedia India
Go straight to TREND by Youth Ki Awaaz - Trust for Environmental Education
Experiential learning and environmental education for children and communities.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Trust for Environmental Education - Udhyam Learning
Entrepreneurial mindset in young learners through large-scale school and nano-entrepreneurship programmes.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh
Go straight to Udhyam Learning - Udhyam Learning Foundation
Builds entrepreneurial skills among government-school students and supports nano-entrepreneurs in improving their livelihoods
Organisation EducationLabour India
Go straight to Udhyam Learning Foundation - Uttarayan
Ecological restoration and wildlife corridors in South Bengal and the eastern Himalayas.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
Go straight to Uttarayan - Vaagdhara
Farming sovereignty, child protection, and democracy in tribal regions.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat
Go straight to Vaagdhara - Vanastree
Women-run Western Ghats collective conserving traditional seeds, forest-garden biodiversity and small-scale food systems
Organisation AgricultureGender India, Karnataka
Go straight to Vanastree - Veditum India
River ecosystems, freshwater resources, and biodiversity documentation through walking expeditions.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Veditum India - Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy
Independent legal think tank that drafts and critiques Indian legislation, and publishes the reasoning behind it
Organisation GovernanceLaw & policing India
Go straight to Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy - WASSAN
Ecological security for rainfed areas and poorer communities.
Organisation AgricultureLabour India, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
Go straight to WASSAN - Waste Warriors
Waste management in the Indian Himalayan Region.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa
Go straight to Waste Warriors - Watershed Organisation Trust
Non-profit research and development organisation pioneering participatory watershed management, climate adaptation, and water budgeting in rural India
Organisation WaterAgriculture India
Go straight to Watershed Organisation Trust - WELL Labs
Interdisciplinary knowledge and applied research for water, environment, and social systems.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Go straight to WELL Labs - Wetlands International
Conservation and management of wetlands in South Asia.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to Wetlands International - Wildlife Conservation Society India
Conservation science, communities, and biodiversity protection across key landscapes.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland
Go straight to Wildlife Conservation Society India - World Inequality Lab
Global research centre producing evidence, datasets and tools on income, wealth, political and environmental inequality
Organisation EconomyPublic finance Global, India
Go straight to World Inequality Lab - WRI India
Urban planning, climate resilience, nature-based solutions, and urban water.
Organisation CitiesGovernance India
Go straight to WRI India - XKDR Forum
Interdisciplinary research group applying economics, law, public administration, and statistics to Indian public policy problems
Organisation GovernanceEconomy India
Go straight to XKDR Forum - Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN)
Fellowships and nature education to build a new generation of community-rooted environmental educators.
Organisation EnvironmentClimate India
Go straight to Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN)