Institutions and Society

ESI : Environmental Sustainability Index

This study attempts to develop a simple, interpretable index of environmental sustainability, which can facilitate benchmarking and cross-state comparisons on various parameters.  … Read More

Fuel Adulteration

A study that implements as experimental intervention to understand and test policy solutions to gasoline adulteration in India. … Read More

Data Gaps in Urban Informality

A study that addresses the data gap in realities of the urban poor faced by policy-makers in an effort towards having an impact on urban policymaking pertaining to urban poverty, transportation, housing, governance and design of city spaces. … Read More

Social Beliefs and Norms of Arsenic Contamination

This experimental study examines the beliefs and social norms surrounding arsenic contamination of groundwater in order to encourage healthier and safer water usage practices. … Read More

Impact Assessment of a Drip Irrigation Programme in Gujarat

A study that conducts an analysis of impacts of micro-irrigation on water resources, agriculture and farmers in Gir Somnath district, Gujarat. … Read More

Using Safety Technology to Improve Training Opportunities and Labor Force Participation for Women: Experimental Evidence

This research project aims to study the effects of a scalable intervention on Violence Against Women (VAW) and its effects on labour supply decisions, as a part of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Skills’ Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) operation in India … Read More

Feasibility Study for an Urban Sanitation Development Impact Fund

Feasibility study for an urban sanitation development fund to understand financing needs for expanding coverage of individual toilets. … Read More

A Study on Financing Model and Liabilities (Terminal Benefits) for Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board

This study analyses the pension liabilities of Tamil Nadu’s Water Supply and Drainage Board, using a financing model, as well as assesses the impact of funding provisions for pension expenditure on the state budget. … Read More

No Policy is an Island: Finance and Food Security in India

This study evaluates the policies and their implementation encompassing the situation of finance and food security in India.
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Street Police Patrols and Violence Against Women in Public Spaces: Experimental Evidence from India

This project aims to evaluate a unique street patrolling programme – the SHE Teams, an initiative of the Hyderabad City Police, on the frequency and type of street harassment incidents faced by women as well as the role of police visibility. … Read More