The recently passed “Farm Bills 2020” are a welcome change as the historic ordinances in agriculture aim to reshape how agricultural produce is stored, marketed and sold in the country. The three bills on agricultural market reforms are: (i) ‘Farmers’ … Read More
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How COVID-19 Could Change Social Protection in India
Raka De, Anjani Balu
Ever since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11th March 2020, the ongoing discussions and debates have centred around scrutinizing the effectiveness and adequacy of government emergency responses. In this blog post, we explore how … Read More
COVID-19 and the Future of Seafood Markets in Chennai
Rahul Muralidharan
While it is still early to fully understand the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on small-scale fisheries, rapid insights from the ground are important to shape policy actions and programs. This article is based on interactions with small-scale fisherfolk, co-operative, … Read More
MSME Week: Part II – Stories Of Resilience In Adversity
LEAD Research Team
From local kirana stores to home-based food businesses, handicraft clusters to small manufacturers, MSMEs are a cornerstone of India’s growth story. MSMEs create employment at scale and are an integral pillar of their local communities. COVID-19 and the resulting lockdown … Read More
COVID-19: A Turning Point for Fintechs in India?
Anoushaka Chandrashekar, Fabrizio Valenti
In the first, and second posts of this series ‘Beyond Health: How the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting financial services in India’, we presented insights from discussions with MFI heads and sector experts on how the current crisis is impacting financial services and the … Read More
India Research Insights: The COVID Impact
LEAD partnered with the IndOx Initiative to organise a roundtable which brought together powerful research outcomes highlight the impact of COVID-19 on multiple areas. … Read More
Understanding Financial Decision-Making through a Migration Lens
The Financial Inclusion team findings from their ongoing research, a part of Dvara Research’s Household Research Finance Initiative, at their Household Finance Research Roundtable. … Read More
Phone Surveys and Sensitive Behaviour Reporting: Evidence from a Methods Experiment in India
Sujatha Srinivasan, Geetanjali GK, Anup Roy
This report presents insights from a study that examines the efficacy of phone surveys relative to in-person surveys in sensitive behaviour reporting within the Indian context. It also seeks to understand cost variations in phone surveys, relative to in-person surveys.
Father Involvement in Early Childhood Care: Insights From an Intervention Among Parents in Rural India
Sapna Nair, Shivani Chandramohan, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran, Rathish Sekhar
This paper discusses insights from the design and implementation of a study that tested the impact of techno-social innovations in improving the involvement of fathers in child-care on child development outcomes.
Microbusiness Employment Trends: A Case During Crisis
Kanika Joshi
LEAD at Krea University in partnership with the Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship is conducting a national level COVID-19 impact study that aims to capture the status of micro-enterprises in India during the current crisis. This case study captures key … Read More
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