On the eve of Eid al-Fitr, or the end of the month of Ramadan, we refer to an article we featured in our February Policy Desk Note on Islamic Banking in India In Islam, interest is considered to directly contribute … Read More
Blogs
BRICKS-Bridging the Quality Gaps
LEAD Research Team | August 1, 2013
According to the Journal of Environment Research and Development,The Indian Brick Industry is the second largest after China. The industry has both an organized and unorganized segment in the country and it provides employment to nearly 12 million people in … Read More
The Need for Ruralization
LEAD Research Team | July 26, 2013
“India lives in its villages.” Mahatma Gandhi After nearly sixty years, Gandhiji’s statement still holds true. From the social, economic, and even the political perspective, India is still very much rural. Gujarati women working as Agricultural Laborers Constituting roughly 70% … Read More
Using “Case Studies Through Participatory Evaluation” as a complement to Quantitative Research
LEAD Research Team | July 23, 2013
One of the premises on which research is based, is the quality of the data collected. That is, the assurance that researchers are eliciting correct information from their respondents. We can be confident that this is the case for information … Read More
Understanding the Long Term Objectives of Microfinance – A Study on Client Graduation
LEAD Research Team | July 19, 2013
With recent developments in the banking Industry regarding the Reserve Bank of India’s call for applications for bank licenses, underlining financial inclusion as a criteria for assessment, the question rises as to whether MFIs (Microfinance Institutions) are likely to be … Read More
Impact Evaluation Culture
LEAD Research Team | July 12, 2013
One thing I like about Impact Evaluation is the discipline it imposes on your thinking. It makes you think twice before jumping to conclusions, and it makes you open to learning — both qualities I think the world could use … Read More
Old and Poor
LEAD Research Team | July 10, 2013
To continue the conversation from my earlier blogposts ( Link : 1 and 2 ) and the last CMF meet, this post will attempt to briefly summarize the micro-pensions market in India. This summary may be ambitious for a single post, the … Read More
Banking Licenses in India – Inviting them All
LEAD Research Team | July 8, 2013
It is well known by now that 26 applications (complete list given below and categorized according to my own whims) were received by the Reserve Bank of India last week for the fresh round of banking licenses which are expected … Read More
What is Livelihoods?
LEAD Research Team | July 5, 2013
Growth is the most pressing issue in a system, so much so, that growth has become synonymous with success. Higher are the growth figures bigger are the smiles that they incite, and so it should be, because growing is nothing … Read More
A Report on the Implementation of the National Rural Livelihoods Mission – Aajeevika: In Tamil Nadu
LEAD Research Team | July 4, 2013
This is the first of a two part post: This post introduces the reader to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in India, focusing on how Tamil Nadu has adopted and internalized the national scheme within its existing infrastructures.The second part … Read More
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