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The unintended effect of alcohol prohibition on adolescents’ mental health

Alcohol consumption is typically initiated during adolescence, with long-lasting implications on adult health, economic stability, and well-being. Analysing Bihar’s alcohol ban, this article finds adv...

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भारत में छोटे पशु पालक किसानों पर जलवायु परिवर्तन का प्रभाव

भारत में काफी संख्या में कृषि परिवार अपनी आय बढ़ाने और अपने परिवार के पोषण में सुधार लाने के लिए पशुपालन तथा दूध उत्पादन कार्य में लगे हुए हैं। यह आलेख इस बात की जांच करता है कि वैश्विक तापमान वृद्धि ...

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How police patrols reduced severe street harassment in India

Street harassment is a pervasive issue, with negative impacts on women’s safety and mobility in urban public spaces. Based on an experiment conducted in collaboration with the Hyderabad City Police, t...

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The growing burden of state subsidies

Delivery of welfare benefits to citizens by state governments in India often takes the form of subsidies. Analysing budgetary data from seven Indian states for the period between 2018-19 and 2022-23, ...

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Accountability and responsibility

Accountability of public institutions and employees is deemed important for them to function for the common good. In this post, Drèze and Sen argue that accountability is only one aspect of a much bro...

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लैंगिक समानता और सशक्तिकरण की ओर बढ़ते पहिए

भारत के बिहार और ज़ाम्बिया के ग्रामीण इलाके में, सरकार ने किशोरियों को स्कूल आने-जाने के लिए साइकिल प्रदान करके शिक्षा में लैंगिक अंतर को दूर करने के कार्यक्रम शुरू किए। इस लेख में, इन पहलों के तात्काल...

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ASER 2024: More than a post-pandemic recovery in learning

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 reports on children’s schooling status and reading and arithmetic levels from almost all rural districts of India. In this post, Wilima Wadhwa, Direct...

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गतिशीलता के माध्यम से लैंगिक असमानता से लड़ना : दिल्ली की ‘पिंक टिकट’ योजना का आकलन

आवागमन में व्याप्त लैंगिक असमानताओं को दूर करने के लिए, दिल्ली सरकार ने वर्ष 2019 में महिलाओं के लिए किराया-मुक्त बस यात्रा योजना की शुरुआत की। शहर में महिला यात्रियों के एक सर्वेक्षण के आधार पर, निशा...

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Female labour force participation: Measurement and data quality

Official data revealed a sharp decline in female labour force participation in India between 2004-05 and 2011-12, despite fast economic growth in the country. Examining the measurement of women’s work...

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International Women’s Day 2025: Towards equality and empowerment

Throughout this week, I4I has been sharing some of the latest evidence and ideas around women’s empowerment to mark International Women’s Day 2025. Discover the five-part series, and more about I4I’s ...

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Pedalling towards gender equality and empowerment

In Bihar, India and in rural Zambia, the government introduced programmes to address gender gaps in education by providing adolescent girls with bicycles for their commute to school. Discussing the im...

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Can job ad language help explain the gender gap in the Indian labour market?

Women applying for jobs tend to earn a lot less than men of the same age and education qualifications. Understanding the factors contributing to this disparity is crucial for addressing gender inequal...

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