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New research on costs and benefits from housing policies is written by Amitabh Kundu, Distinguished Fellow at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries and Arjun Kumar, Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Human Development. Kundu examines three important policy interventions:...

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New research paper by Srinivas Raghavendra, Mrinal Chadha, and Nata Duvvury of the National University of Ireland Galway helps close gaps in the evidence related to interventions aimed at reducing domestic violence. Domestic violence in Rajasthan costs the state an estimated INR 8,200 crore per...

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New research paper by Srinivas Raghavendra, Mrinal Chadha, and Nata Duvvury of the National University of Ireland Galway helps close gaps in the evidence related to interventions aimed at reducing domestic violence. Domestic violence in Andhra Pradesh costs the state an estimated 1.8% of GSDP, or...

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Almost 60% of land holding in Rajasthan is by small and marginal farmers, who cannot reap the benefits of large scale farming and are unable to achieve market prices for their produce. Research published in The Financial Express highlights some of the best policies to improve the livelihoods of...

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Research published in The Financial Express highlights some of the best ways to help tackle distress among small and marginal farmers in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh has one of the highest national rates of farmer suicides, at 47 self-inflicted deaths per 1000 population between 2010 and 2012...

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New research by Bjorn Larsen outlines policies which could improve the lives of millions of people in Rajasthan by reducing the pollution caused by indoor cookstoves. Almost 70% of the population in Rajasthan still use solid fuels such as coal, wood and charcoal for cooking, giving off dangerous...

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New research by Bjorn Larsen outlines policies which could improve the lives of millions of people in Andhra Pradesh by reducing the pollution caused by indoor cookstoves. Almost 40% of the population in AP still use solid fuels such as coal, wood and charcoal for cooking, giving off dangerous...

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An oped this week in Mint reported on research into two important policy options which aim to tackle poverty in Rajasthan. The research was conducted by Munshi Sulaiman, Research Director of Save the Children International, with Michael Murigi of the University of Sydney. Their paper analytically...

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A new study by Nirupama Soundararajan and Shagun Khurana of Pahle India Foundation (PIF) looks at how business reforms can help Rajasthan get ahead, estimating both costs and benefits of the policies. Rajasthan is currently ranked sixth by the DIPP on the ‘ease of doing business’. The authors’...

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A new study by Nirupama Soundararajan and Shagun Khurana of Pahle India Foundation (PIF) looks at how business reforms can help Andhra Pradesh get ahead, estimating both costs and benefits of the policies. Andhra Pradesh scored 99.73% on the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion’s ease-of-...

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