Covid-19 and schooling: 2020 experience and way forward
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it significant challenges for the education sector. On the one hand, closing schools meant imposing a heavy cost on a whole generation of students, and ...
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Rukmini Banerji
Ashok Kotwal
Wilima Wadhwa
24 January, 2021
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What can we learn about Swachh Bharat Mission from NFHS-5 factsheets?
Swachh Bharat Mission was introduced by Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation. Based on data from the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5 factsheets, this article shows that ...
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Diane Coffey
Nathan Franz
Dean Spears
02 February, 2021
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Rising obesity in rural India, under the growing urban shadow
According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 2015-16, nearly 20% of India’s population is obese. This article shows that the country’s obesity trends have followed the nature of its econ...
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Anaka Aiyar
Prabhu Pingali
Andaleeb Rahman
12 January, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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For no more Gorakhpur
In August 2017, the media was splashed with the grim news of the tragic deaths of children at a hospital in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, owing to alleged medical negligence. In this article, Chandrakant ...
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Chandrakant Lahariya
17 January, 2018
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Despite improvements in child health, why do so many newborns still die?
The ‘Million Death Study’ shows that the death rate of under-five children in India dropped from about 90 per 1,000 to about 47 during 2000-2015. However, improvements in death rates in the first ...
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Diane Coffey
02 January, 2018
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Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials in India: District-level estimates from Census 2011
The 2011 Indian Census data show a higher growth rate of Muslim population compared to the Hindu population. This article provides an in-depth picture of Hindu-Muslim fertility differentials at the di...
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27 March, 2019
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Giving up too early on malnourished children? Catch-up growth and Midday Meals
It is widely believed that malnourishment in the first few years of childhood adversely affects cognition and adult economic outcomes. This column presents new research which shows that full recovery...
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Ten steps to transform the quality of education in India
In this article, Sridhar Rajagopalan, Managing Director of Educational Initiatives, suggests 10 initiatives that can help transform the quality of education in India.
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