Publications

The Landscape of Climate Finance in India: Issues with Access and Utilisation

March 2021 - Rahul Muralidharan, Arjun Malhotra, Soumyajit Bhar, Divyanshi Vohra, and Vivek Venkataramani
Lead Centre:
Focus Area: Institutions

This brief looks into the issue of climate finance in India, based on discussions held during a webinar titled “The Landscape of Climate Finance in India: Issues with Access and Utilisation” by LEAD at Krea University. The brief throws light on the future of climate action in the country as well as the role of private-public partnerships in redesigning action plans.

Increasing Awareness about Arsenic Contamination

Mar - 2021 - Geetanjali GK, Sujatha Srinivasan
Lead Centre:
Focus Area: Institutions

This brief presents preliminary findings from an experimental study that attempts to understand how increasing awareness about water quality influences household behaviour relating to water treatment and use, and leads to positive health externalities.

Digital Solutions for SHGs in Chhattisgarh – The COVID-19 Pandemic: Project Modifications and Learnings

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Lead Centre:
Focus Area: Financial Inclusion

Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy, an initiative of LEAD, is working with the Chhattisgarh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM) and Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Private Limited (HESPL) to train SHG members on a digital application, which can enhance their livelihood options. This learning note presents insights on the implementation process and includes the adaptations and modifications incorporated as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Phone Surveys and Sensitive Behaviour Reporting: Evidence from a Methods Experiment in India

2020 - Sujatha Srinivasan, Geetanjali GK, Anup Roy
Lead Centre:
Focus Area: Institutions

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 a MEL System in a Behavior Change Intervention Among Rural Indian Parents

2020 - Sapna Nair, Shivani Chandramohan, Nandhini Sundaravathanam, Arvind Balaji Rajasekaran, Rathish Sekhar
Lead Centre:
Focus Area: Health

This paper discusses the design, implementation and results of a study that tested the impact of techno-social innovations in improving the involvement of fathers in child-care and on child development outcomes, through its monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework.