Nainish Tikoo

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Nainish Tikoo currently works with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on private sector partnerships. He has a decade of experience in managing programmes at multilaterals, international consulting, and private sector organisations. He has extensive experience in implementing flagship Government of India schemes on education, skill development, health, and cluster development in public private partnership (PPP) mode in remote and rural geographies in India. Nainish holds a postgraduate diploma in rural development from the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad.


Articles by Nainish Tikoo


A group of panelists_nonprofit humour

জুন 10, 2025
Post Schedule Testing

জুন 10, 2025
Missed Schedule Testing
People standing in line getting their temperature checked by a person wearing a PPE kit-response to COVID-19 second wave

জুন 1, 2021
India’s COVID-19 response limited by strong urban and tech bias
India's response to the second wave of COVID-19 glosses over the lack of infrastructure and technology know-how in rural India.
a group of three women, one man, and a child standing_Sukarma Foundation_covid19 surge in rural madhya pradesh

মে 31, 2021
Understanding the COVID-19 surge in rural Madhya Pradesh
Physical distancing is still a dream and vaccine hesitancy the norm. Here’s what the COVID-19 surge looks like in Narsinghpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
doctor and patient as part of COVID-19 response

মে 27, 2021
What can we learn from Jharkhand’s COVID-19 response?
Jharkhand has taken additional COVID-19 response protocols to curb the surge. Here are some implementation challenges and suggestions on a way forward.
A person holding a vaccine bottle and syringe-picture courtesy-Flickr

মে 25, 2021
India’s COVID-19 vaccine drive is excluding millions of citizens
The government's recently published guidelines for vaccinating vulnerable groups are inadequate, and risk excluding the very people they are meant to benefit.
group of people standing in front of a wall which has a slogan about social distancing painted on it-NGOs

মে 24, 2021
What can nonprofits do to tackle COVID-19 in central India?
The window of opportunity to stop preventable deaths is narrow, but doable. Here are some steps that nonprofits can take to tackle rising COVID-19 cases in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh.
Image 11_ a person holding a clear packet of water_picture courtesy-Suraj Katra

মে 19, 2021
Photo essay: What is the price of water in the city of Mumbai?
Poor water governance has cut off several residents from Mumbai's water system, making equal access to all a distant dream.
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