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

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New research examines policies for enhancing export trading opportunities from Rajasthan. Rajasthan is India’s largest state in land area and is a leading producer of agricultural commodities. Its ambition is to increase its share of national exports from the present day 2% to much higher levels...

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New research published in The Economic Times highlights which policies can do most to enhance trade in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra is one of the top five exporting states in India, and its long coastline provides it with significant and often unique export opportunities. India is transforming, thanks to...

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Chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease have a devastating impact and now account for about 60% of all deaths in India. In Andhra Pradesh, about 1-in- 3 people are overweight or obese, and one-in-ten have high blood sugar, contributing to rapidly rising levels of diabetes and...

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New research published in MINT Newspaper highlights which policies will be most effective at improving agricultural productivity and farmer livelihoods. Small and marginal farmers in Andhra Pradesh, especially in the Rayalaseema region, suffer from water scarcity together with poor quality seeds...

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New research published in Mint Newspaper highlights which policies will be most effective at improving agricultural productivity. Small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan suffer from water scarcity together with poor quality seeds. Research shows that policies tackling both these issues would have...

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Chronic illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease have a devastating and growing impact and now account for about 60% of all deaths in India. Between 1995 and 2014, the incidence of self-reporting of chronic illnesses in Rajasthan increased from 3 to 20 per 1,000 population. New...

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An article published in The Economic Times today highlights opportunities to further reduce infant and maternal mortality. In Andhra Pradesh, infant mortality dropped from 54 to 35 deaths per live birth between 2005/6 and 2015/16. Yet, Andhra Pradesh faces the ongoing challenge of low child...

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An article published in The Economic Times highlights opportunities to further reduce infant and maternal mortality. In Rajasthan, infant mortality dropped from 65 to 41 deaths per live birth between 2005/6 and 2015/16. Yet, Rajasthan faces the ongoing challenges of low child immunization levels...

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