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Cycling to School: Increasing High School Enrolment for Girls in Bihar
This project studies the impact of an innovative Programme in the Indian state of Bihar that aimed to reduce the gender gap in secondary school enrolment by providing girls who continued to secondary ...
- Karthik Muralidharan Nishith Prakash
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Evaluating the Effects of Targeted Transfers to 'Mahadalits' in Bihar
The aim of this project is to examine how the transfer of assets to ultra-poor households under different Mahadalit inititatives influences their sense of well-being and their notions of identity. The...
- Hemanshu Kumar Rohini Somanathan
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
Cash Transfer versus In-Kind Transfers: A conceptual framework and preliminary evidence
This project studied the performance of a conditional cash transfer scheme called Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana, which provides money to purchase a bicycle to every student who is enrolled in standard nin...
- Maitreesh Ghatak Sandip Mitra
- 01 June, 2013
- IGC Research on India
The market for inflation-indexed bonds
On 15 May 2013, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it would begin monthly issues of inflation-indexed bonds starting June 2013. These bonds, wherein in the principal amount adjusts according to ...
- Gurbachan Singh
- 31 May, 2013
- Articles
Could railways have done more to aid economic development in India?
Indian Railways celebrated its 160th anniversary last month. This column argues that while railways played a large economic role in British India, it is likely they could have done more to aid economi...
- Dan Bogart Latika Chaudhary
- 29 May, 2013
- Articles
Tuberculosis control in India: More bang for bucks than simply saving lives
India has one of the world’s worst records on tuberculosis. This column presents recommendations for how to fight it more cost effectively.
- Ramanan Laxminarayan Arindam Nandi
- 27 May, 2013
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Bihar's malnutrition crisis and potential solutions
The prevalence of underweight children in Bihar is higher than in any country in the world, and the provision of public services to address malnutrition is poor. Based on an assessment of the governm...
- Ronald Abraham Andrew Fraker
- 24 May, 2013
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Educating India: Choice, autonomy and learning outcomes
The Indian education system does not effectively promote the prior right of parents to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. This column argues that the degree of freedo...
- Parth J. Shah
- 22 May, 2013
- Articles
The invisible and urgent challenge of learning
While almost all six to fourteen year olds in India are enrolled in school, their performance is far below expected levels. The common view is that the problem can be addressed by filling gaps in the...
- Rukmini Banerji
- 20 May, 2013
- Articles
Did the metro help reduce air pollution in Delhi?
The Delhi metro has been operational for over a decade now. Has it helped reduce the high levels of air pollution? This column presents initial findings from research that suggests that the metro has...
- Deepti Goel Sonam Gupta
- 17 May, 2013
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The challenges of opening up India's capital account
A key objective for any open economy is to avoid a financial or balance of payments crisis – a goal that often calls for trade-offs between liberalisation and maintaining control of the economy. This...
- Abhijit Sen Gupta Rajeswari Sengupta
- 15 May, 2013
- Articles
Renewable energy and India's future
In the world’s second-most populous country, it is unsurprising that the topic of energy supply should be a key issue – and, in particular, its sustainability. This column completes a series on India’...
- Ramprasad Sengupta
- 13 May, 2013
- Articles