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July 15, 2025

Youth Skills Imapct Stories: Voices of India’s Future

Our beneficiary story featured in the National Booklet launch by FICCI on World Youth Skills Day.

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July 9, 2025

International Gobal-South Climate Risk Symposium: Proceedings Report

The symposium seeks to accelerate the adoption and scaling up of innovations at multilevel governance to ensure targeted approaches to a climate-resilient future.

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July 1, 2025

Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Project | Reform Support Consultant

Enhance the capacity of MPUDCL, MRC, and participating ULBs to improve coverage and sustainability of key urban services.

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Planet IPE: World Environment Day
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June 13, 2025

Planet IPE: World Environment Day

This edition is a call to action - to end plastic pollution, to remind that real change begins with small and smart choices.

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June 3, 2025

Climate and Tourism: How Climate Change is Impacting Tourism
Abinash Mohanty, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability at IPE Global, and expert reviewer of IPCC-AR(6), explains, “Largely, the pattern of tourism in the global south is related to ecology, even when it is religious or recreational tourism. Since tourism generates a lot of economic advantages and opportunities, we’ve tried to overexploit these ecologically-sensitive areas. […]
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May 27, 2025

Knowledge, Dignity, Change: Driving Menstrual Health Awareness

CKD & NHM-UP drive talks on menstrual hygiene, breaking stigma, and involving adolescents, aligning with Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025.

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May 26, 2025

Container Ship Capsizes Off, Coastal Alert Issued Amid Oil Spill Fears
Our Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Abinash Mohanty, shared his inputs with Neha Singh Rathore on how the capsized ship cargo fall-off, compounded with erratic and incessant rainfall, can lead to massive haemorrhage to the marine ecosystems and life on land, as the danger looms over the coastal communities. He stressed the need to […]
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May 22, 2025

Scorching Heat to Storms: Delhi’s Climate Spurs Health Emergency
On May 21, 2025, Delhi experienced a dramatic weather shift. The “feels-like” temperature soared to 50.2°C due to high humidity and heat, followed by a sudden dust storm, heavy rain, and hail in the evening. This abrupt change caused significant disruptions, including uprooted trees, power outages, and flight delays. Joining the panel of experts, Head […]
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May 19, 2025

Warming Bells Ringing: Extreme Heat is Taking a Heavy Toll on Lives
In a residential society in Noida’s Sector 21, you’d find at least four to five water containers placed near every gate, and they are free to use for all. Vikram, a security guard in his 30s, has placed a chair next to them. It’s easier to access the water that way, rather than getting up […]
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May 9, 2025

The QUICK Model – Key Insights & Way Forward: January 2022 – October 2023

The QUICK model, stands out as a key digital innovation within the RMNCHA+ domain, implemented as part of the SAMVEG project to support the SUMAN program.

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May 2, 2025

EV Race Among States: Early Movers Pull Ahead
The electric vehicle (EV) sector is on the cusp of extraordinary growth, and by 2030, we are likely to witness the transportation sector being dramatically transformed.  Our Researcher, Dhriti Kharbanda from the CCS team, shares impactful insights from IPE Global’s latest study on Climate Readiness Mapping on @Shine Jacob’s story on Business Standard.  She highlights that […]
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April 28, 2025

Planet IPE: World Creativity and Innovation Day

The symbiotic relation between creativity and innovation encourages bold thinking, amplifies diverse voices, & fosters a culture that drives change.

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Nikos Papachristodoulou

Chief Operating Officer

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Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.

He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

Abdul Rahim

Chief Knowledge Officer

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Management Consulting • Finance • Governance • Change Management • Knowledge Management • ICT4D • Communications • Business Strategy

Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

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