01 February, 2019The early advantage: Learning levels in grade 1
According to ASER 2019, children in grade 1 of government schools in India lag behind private school children in both language and numeracy skills. In this post, Wilima Wadhwa explains that children i...
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Wilima Wadhwa 
24 January, 2020
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A quiet revolution: The case of primary education in Uttar Pradesh
The challenge in India’s school education system today is how to translate years of schooling into learning. While there is reason to lament the learning crisis, a quiet movement is taking place in ...
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Shobhini Mukerji
- 31 May, 2019
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What the Swachh Bharat Mission did not change
On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and 5th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Coffey and Spears discuss findings from a field survey about changes in open defecation in rura...
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Diane Coffey Dean Spears
- 02 October, 2019
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Financial incentives and the fertility-sex ratio trade-off in India
Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear to be conflicting objectives in countries with persistent son preference and easy access to sex-selection technology, as targeting one...
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S. Anukriti
- 25 June, 2018
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How can immigrant scientists give back to their homelands?
In addition to contributing to their adopted countries, immigrant scientists have potential to use their talents to give back to their homelands. In this context, Madhukar Pai shares his personal expe...
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Madhukar Pai
- 14 June, 2018
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Reducing maternal mortality in India: A four-pronged strategy
While India’s maternal mortality rate declined substantially during 2004-2006 to 2014-2016, at an annual rate of 5%, the reduction is still short of what is required to achieve the National Health P...
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Jithin Jose
- 11 June, 2018
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Are socially motivated private schools more efficient than profit-seeking ones?
While it is widely believed that social motivation can promote efficiency in public service delivery, its role in provision of schooling is little understood. Using Nepal as a case study, this article...
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Sarmistha Pal Bibhas Saha
- 01 June, 2018
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Maternal Hours of Work during Pregnancy: An Evaluation of a CCT Programme in India
The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a conditional cash transfer (CCT) aimed at expectant mothers in the informal sector, aiming to provide the income to enable a reduction in work hour...
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Prabhat P. Ghosh Anjini Kochar
- 15 May, 2018
- IGC Research on India
Restructuring India’s schooling system
Over the last two decades, students have exited government schools in India due to the poor quality of schools, resulting in the mushrooming of small and tiny private schools that are scattered across...
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Shivakumar Jolad
- 07 May, 2018
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Strengthening primary healthcare: From promises to reality
In February 2017, Government of India had announced its plans to upgrade some of the existing primary healthcare facilities into Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs). However, the pace of implementatio...
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Chandrakant Lahariya
- 27 March, 2018
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Modicare: Getting universal health coverage in India right
The recently announced National Health Protection Scheme succeeds Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), which provided health insurance for short-term hospital visits to the poorest 300 million Indi...
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Cynthia Kinnan Anup Malani
- 05 March, 2018
- Perspectives
The resurgence of chikungunya in India: How should we tackle it?
The number of reported cases of chikungunya – a mosquito-borne viral disease – has been increasing in India in recent years, especially during 2016-2017. In this article, Kaushik Bharati discusse...
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Kaushik Bharati
- 01 March, 2018
- Perspectives
Value, not volume: Four ways entrepreneurs can help restore trust in India’s healthcare providers
India’s healthcare providers are facing a crisis of public distrust. In this article, Chintan Maru contends that the root of the problem is the way healthcare is paid for. He explores how health ent...
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Chintan Maru
- 09 February, 2018
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India's plan to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025: Converting rhetoric into reality
During the 2017 Union Budget address, the Government of India announced its plan to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, which is extraordinarily ambitious given that India accounts for a large propor...
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Soumyadeep Bhaumik Soumitra Bhuyan Madhukar Pai
- 24 January, 2018
- Perspectives
What lies ahead: The role of entrepreneurship in India's rising public health sector
India’s deep pool of entrepreneurs has launched countless disruptive businesses from the Bay Area to Bangalore. In this article, Chintan Maru explores the question − how can India attract this tal...
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Chintan Maru
- 19 January, 2018
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