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The Need for Better Evidence to Evaluate the Health & Economic Benefits of India’s Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

rindam Nandi, E. Phoebe Holtzman, Anup Malani, Ramanan Laxminarayan

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In this review the existing evidence on the impact of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is discussed in the context of international literature available on health insurance. We describe potential pathways through which health insurance can affect health and economic … Read More

Assessment of Karnataka’s Akshaya Shakti Nidhi (Green Energy Fund)

IFMR LEAD

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The Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy (2009-14) sets a target of generating an additional 4200 MW through renewable energy (RE) sources. As part of this policy, the Government of Karnataka (GoK) plans to introduce a “Green Energy Cess” on commercial and … Read More

Role of Microfinance Sector in Disaster Risk Reduction in India

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Microfinance Institutions can provide wider support during natural disasters to poor households by implementing Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities This study aims to assess the gaps between existing DRR practices of MFIs and disaster related vulnerabilities of clients to inform disaster preparedness strategies. … Read More

Alleviating Constraints to Adoption of Improved Soil Fertility Management

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The study aims to investigate the constraints to the adoption of a new affordable automated system for delivering balanced fertilizer recommendations to farmers and compare it with recommendations from government soil testing laboratories. The aim of the project is to identify farmer fertilizer adoption patterns. … Read More

Adaptation to Persistent Drought and Groundwater Depletion: Evidence from Karnataka

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Study that gathers evidence on how farmers in Karnataka adapt and cope with multi-year and persistent drought. … Read More

Activating Environmental Information – Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for India

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This study  reviews the current status of information dissemination regarding the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to identify possible impediments for its implementation in India. … Read More

Access to Finance in Andhra Pradesh

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A detailed study that captures the levels of access to finance in rural Andhra Pradesh with detailed information on microfinance, which is representative of an entire state’s rural population. … Read More

Access to Microfinance, Female Empowerment and Fertility in Urban India

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This study evaluates the impact of access to microfinance on female labour force participation and childbearing in the long-term. … Read More

A Study on Repayment Flexibility, Contract Choice and Investment Decisions Among Indian Microfinance Borrowers

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This paper studies the impact of introducing repayment flexibility in microfinance contracts. … Read More

A Study on Cost and Revenue Pattern of Business Correspondents and Assessing Clients’ Willingness to Pay

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This study evaluates the business correspondent model to identify challenges in its implementation and suggests strategies to improve its financial viability and sustainability. … Read More