Institutions and Society

Can Workforce Serve as a Substitute for Weather Insurance? The Case of NREGA in Andhra Pradesh

This study examines whether workfare programs, such as NREGA, can provide coping mechanisms for low-income households, by stabilising income generation during economic shocks caused by weather risks. … Read More

Environmental Sustainability Index for the Districts of Tamil Nadu: A Baseline for 2011-12

Based on findings from a baseline evaluation of the environmental performance of districts in Tamil Nadu, this study provides a policy framework for linking fiscal devolution to environment management in the future. … Read More

Impact of SLR on Coastal Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Land

This report concentrates on the impacts of sea level rise on coastal infrastructure, ecosystem and land in the state of Tamil Nadu, India … Read More

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

Measuring Open Defecation in India Using Survey Questions: Evidence from a Randomised Survey Experiment

Sangita Vyas, Nikhil Srivastav, Divya Mary, Neeta Goel, Sujatha Srinivasan. Ajaykumar Tannirkulam, Radu Ban, Dean Spears, Diane Coffey

This paper presents findings from a study that investigates differences in reported open defecation between a question about latrine use or open defecation for every household member and a household-level question.

Service-level Agreements for Inclusive Urban Sanitation Services – Lessons from a Global Review

Sujatha Srinivasan

In 2017, BMGF/DFID commissioned a rapid cross-regional review of the outcomes of this partnership portfolio and identified lessons that can be applied to future projects and in cities’ future investments in sanitation services. This report documents key lessons from this … Read More