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How class and caste influence school choice

Families' socioeconomic status impacts how parents make decisions regarding their children's education. Taking into account the interplay of caste and class, this paper finds that when families are to...

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Climate change and riverine pollution: The need for high-quality environment data in India

Controlling water pollution and protecting water resources in India requires comprehensive collection and monitoring of data. In this article, Pohit and Mehta describe a project undertaken by NCAER an...

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School absences as an early warning system

When children are frequently absent from school, it could be a sign that they are going through adverse personal circumstances. In this note, Anurag Kundu discusses the experience of launching a large...

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भारत में स्वच्छ पेयजल तक पहुंच और महिलाओं की सुरक्षा

सेखरी और हुसैन इस अध्ययन में, भूजल की कमी के कारण महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाली यौन हिंसा में वृद्धि के संदर्भ में अनुभवजन्य साक्ष्य का पता लगाने के लिए जिला स्तर के आंकड़ों का उपयोग करते हैं। वे तर्क दे...

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Women empowerment in India: Does colonial history matter?

Examining whether colonial history matters for women’s contemporary economic outcomes in India, this article shows that women who live in areas that were under direct British rule are better off in te...

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Finding the indiscernible poor: Community knowledge as a targeting approach

Varying estimates of poverty have often resulted in some deprived communities being excluded from government welfare schemes. Sabarwal and Chowdhry look at the case of Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana in Bi...

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आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस और सेवा-आधारित विकास : भारतीय नौकरी विज्ञापनों से साक्ष्य

भारत में नौकरियों की सबसे बड़ी वेबसाइट से रिक्तियों की ऑनलाइन सूचनाओं के एक नए डेटासेट का उपयोग करते हुए, कोपेस्टेक एवं अन्य, वर्ष 2016 के बाद से सेवा क्षेत्र में आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस से संबंधित कौ...

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Economic integration and the transmission of democracy

Dramatic increases in globalisation resulted in autocratic countries being exposed to the institutions and values of their democratic trade partners. Exploiting improvements in air transportation rela...

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The impact of climate change on Indian crops

This article looks at deviations in the impact of short-term weather events and long-term climate change on yields of rice, maize and wheat, and finds that the negative impact of temperature is higher...

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मातृत्व पर पोषण का बोझ : क्या बच्चों को दिया जाने वाला मध्याह्न भोजन उनकी माताओं के स्वास्थ्य परिणामों में भी सुधार ला सकता है?

मध्याह्न भोजन बच्चों को पोषण सुरक्षा जाल प्रदान करता है और उनके अधिगम परिणामों तथा स्कूलों में उनकी उपस्थिति में सुधार लाता है। निकिता शर्मा तर्क देती हैं कि मध्याह्न भोजन प्राप्त करने वाले बच्चों की ...

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How movies impact stigma and choice: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry

Recently educational entertainment is emerging as a platform for addressing public health issues. In this article, Aggarwal, Chakrabarti, and Chatterjee investigate whether movies can destigmatise acc...

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Keeping development at the forefront of India’s long-term climate strategy

India’s Long Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) sets out multiple low-carbon transitions, highlighting that climate action will be intimately tied to developmental processes. In this ar...

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