Survival of the richest: the India story
Just five percent of Indians own more than 60 percent of the country’s wealth while the bottom 50 percent of India’s population possess only three percent of wealth, according to Oxfam India’s latest report
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Beyond India @75: growth, inclusion and sustainability
There have been many successes and failures in economic and social development of India in the last 75 years. The recent covid-19 pandemic had also an adverse impact on growth, employment, health and
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Improving social protection portability for migration-affected children: spotlight on Chhattisgarh
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 national lockdown in March 2020, India saw the mass movement of an estimated 11.4 million migrants back to their home states. Many more remained stranded at worksites and
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India: national multidimensional poverty index baseline report – based on NFHS-4 (2015-16)
Chandigarh ranked fourth among eight Union Territories (UTs) with 5.97 percent of city’s population under Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) — a new index that is based on health, education, standard
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Integrating electricity priorities into healthcare and education in India: a review of national and subnational policies
This paper is part of WRI’s Energy for Development Initiative, which integrates clean energy into strategies for improving development outcomes across the Indian states of Assam, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan.
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Education quality, green technology, and the economic impact of carbon pricing
Carbon pricing is increasingly used by governments to reduce emissions. The effect of carbon pricing on economic outcomes as well as mitigating factors has been studied extensively since the early 1990s.
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COVID-19 and child marriage: How COVID-19’s impact on hunger and education is forcing children into marriage
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most experts estimated child marriage would continue for many more decades. Because the pandemic has increased poverty levels and hunger, and decreased access to education,
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Born into the climate crisis: why we must act now to secure children’s rights
The threat posed to children and their rights by the climate crisis is not theoretical: it is real, and it is urgent. Save the Children has partnered with an international team of leading climate researchers
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Reforms in urban planning capacity in India
The NITI Aayog launched a report on measures to ramp up urban planning capacity in India, recommending 'Healthy City for All' by 2030. The report also recommended a Central Sector Scheme '500 Healthy
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Multi-sectoral impact of the Covid-19 second wave in Nepal 2021
This policy brief sets out the key findings of the rapid assessment and recommendations for stakeholders to collectively address the impact of the second surge of COVID-19 across multiple sectors on the
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Nepal multidimensional poverty index 2021: analysis towards action
The Multidimensional Poverty Index examines poverty from more than an income perspective – it includes nutrition, child mortality, tears of schooling, housing, and assets. It is an academically validated,