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The IHDS Forum is a monthly update of publications, op-eds and data news based on the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), jointly conducted by NCAER and the University of Maryland. While two earlier rounds of the survey were completed in 2004-05 and 2011-12, respectively, the third round has also been launched and is currently underway...   Read More

E-vehicle adoption needs changes in building bye-laws and huge charging infra. Complementing with biofuels is pragmatic. Given that vehicles are the biggest culprits for polluting Delhi, the government has launched a stringent drive against polluting vehicles this year, through measures such as banning petrol and diesel vehicles older than 15 years and 10 years, respectively;...   Read More

In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. Click here for previous issues

The opening up of the Chattogram Port for transit and transhipment of goods and allowing regular movement is a powerful testimony of the India-Bangladesh partnership. The decision taken by the taxation authority of Bangladesh to issue a Permanent Standing Order for the operationalisation of the Chittagong port for the transit of Indian goods was a...   Read More

India must adopt a holistic gender strategy consisting of fiscal, administrative, and regulatory measures, combined with public messaging and mindset changes. Globally, the average workforce participation is 50 per cent for women and 80 per cent for men. In India, the corresponding ratio is similar for men, but strikingly lower for women, at under 30...   Read More

Gender ideologies often prompt couples to assign women to take over extra family duties while men remain free to concentrate on their careers. When women were missing from the labour force, that was because they were home caring for children; when they were paid less than men, that was because they had lower education than...   Read More

As we marked the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, it may be apt to ruminate about two other festivals soon to be widely celebrated across India—Durga Puja, when obeisance is paid to Maa Durga, the goddess of power and strength, and Diwali, when Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped as the harbinger of...   Read More

In the Review, we summarise the economic and policy developments in India; monitor global developments of relevance to India; and showcase the pulse of the economy through an analysis of high-frequency indicators and the heat map. Click here for previous issues

The IHDS Forum is a monthly update of publications, op-eds and data news based on the India Human Development Survey (IHDS), jointly conducted by NCAER and the University of Maryland. While two earlier rounds of the survey were completed in 2004-05 and 2011-12, respectively, the third round has also been launched and is currently underway....   Read More

This report is the outcome of a study undertaken jointly by NCAER and the Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia, on healthcare seeking pathways to improve healthcare and reduce the overall disease burden in India. The report covers various parameters of these health...   Read More

This is the Executive Summary of the report based on a study undertaken jointly by NCAER and the Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, Australia, on healthcare seeking pathways to improve healthcare and reduce the overall disease burden in India. This report presents new...   Read More

This Policy Brief is based on a joint study conducted by NCAER and the Nossal Institute of Global Health, Melbourne University, on health seeking pathways in four Indian States. It is found that the health system in India is largely unregulated, and devoid of quality assurance mechanisms, leaving healthcare seekers susceptible to exploitation by unscrupulous...   Read More