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Saas, bahu, and ASHA: Information diffusion in rural Bihar

India has made significant progress in improving maternal and child health outcomes, and the contribution of ASHAs – female community health workers – in promoting healthcare-seeking behaviour is widely acknowledged. In this context, Dutta et al. discuss findings from their study in rural Bihar ...

  • Notes from the Field

Content Type: Notes from the Field
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2021

Impact of agricultural reforms in Bihar: Test case for new farm laws

The 2020 farm laws have been opposed by several farmers due to their possible use for corporate takeover of agriculture, removal of APMC mandis, and dilution of minimum support price and public procurement. This article examines the impact of repealing the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Ac...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Agriculture
Year: 2021

Gender pay gap in India’s health workforce

Despite constituting almost half of the qualified health workforce in India, female health workers face a visible gender pay gap and lack of conducive work conditions. In this post Arushi Pandey examines the evidence on gender disparities in compensation for health workers at various levels, and the...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2021

Economic consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns: Lessons from India’s first wave

As India combats the second wave of Covid-19, the impact on economic activity remains a major concern. Drawing lessons from the first wave in 2020, this article provides an assessment of how containment measures have influenced aggregate economic outcomes. It finds that economic recovery was lower b...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Human Development
Year: 2021

Strengthening risk-management capabilities in the financial sector

Non-banking financial companies are rapidly inundating the financial intermediation space. While this trend has enabled greater autonomy in operations and business diversification, it has also accentuated risks. In this post, Srinivasa Rao examines the regulatory framework, and emphasises the need f...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Money & Finance
Year: 2021

The importance of a climate stimulus in India

The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged India into recession, and substantial stimulus from the government is required to jump-start the economy. In this post, Ingmar Schumacher contends that while systemic sectors should be bailed out – even if these are polluting – it would be a mistake to not take ...

  • Perspectives

Content Type: Perspectives
Topic: Environment
Year: 2021

Reducing intimate partner violence: Laying the groundwork with young males

Two out of five ever-married women in Bihar have experienced marital violence. Based on a study of ‘Do Kadam Barabari Ke Ore’ – a programme imparting gender-transformative life skills to young males in the state – Santhya and Zavier highlight the importance of regular exposure to such inter...

  • Notes from the Field

Content Type: Notes from the Field
Topic: Social Identity
Year: 2021

Covid-19: Health and economic impacts in Indian slums

Initial predictions suggested that slum communities – densely packed, with shared water taps, and an impossibility of social distancing – would be particularly hard-hit by Covid-19. In this note, Downs-Tepper, Krishna and Rains, use data from surveys in 40 slums across Bengaluru and Patna, to tr...

  • Notes from the Field

Content Type: Notes from the Field
Topic: Poverty & Inequality
Year: 2021

Fruits of liberation? Women’s work participation and adoption of household appliances

Does increase in women’s work participation lead to greater adoption of household appliances, or is it the other way round? To address this question, this article analyses US data from the Second World War period when women who were not previously in the workforce came forward to fill jobs left va...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Social Identity
Year: 2021

Examining district-level performance of Ujjwala: The case of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

Launched in 2016, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims to encourage the adoption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. Using National Sample Survey data for 2014 and 2017, this article examines the impact of PMUY in two states with low LPG usage – Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. It finds ...

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Content Type: Articles
Topic: Poverty & Inequality
Year: 2021

Information provision and food safety: A field study in urban India

While street food accounts for a significant proportion of the daily food consumption of millions of people, the reliability and safety of these food supply chains remain a key public health concern. Based on a field experiment in Kolkata, this article shows that information provision and training o...

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Content Type: Articles
Topic: Miscellany
Year: 2021

Does gender (still) determine destiny in India?

Emerging evidence of convergence in educational attainment between girls and boys seems at odds with a large body of research on gender-based discrimination against girls in India. In this context, this article uses nationally representative data to examine gender differences in the role of family b...

  • Articles

Content Type: Articles
Topic: Social Identity
Year: 2021