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Empowering women to participate in economic and social life across sectors is essential to build back stronger economies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and to achieve the fifth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5) which puts priority on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by 2030.

In India, the survey of rural land for settlement and record was undertaken and completed decades back and moreover, Abadi area of the villages were not surveyed/mapped in most states.

This Blog elaborates on the Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disability (SIPDA) in the context of designing disability inclusive safety nets in India.

India has the world's youngest population, with 835 million people under the age of 35 as of 2021. But then again, several other countries have a younger demographic than India, like Chad, Niger, Somalia, Afghanistan, etc. But the factors above put India in the picture

Universal health coverage (UHC) is about ensuring that people have access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship. The World Health Organization recognizes curbing out-of-pocket-expenditure (OOPE) for availing health services as a key step for moving towards UHC.

Over the last few years, there have been calls to make policy-making more evidence based. But what really is evidence? And how can policy-makers use it? Evidence consists of collecting information in a systematic way and using a number of approaches to answer a particular question

This one train goes nowhere but has scores of children and adults alike looking forward to board it every day. Yes, you heard it right. This Education Express at the Government Upper Primary School (GUPS) in Sempliphatak, Shahbad is hard to miss as it stands out against the verdant green fields of Baran.

In seventy-five years of independence, India has embarked on an eventful journey to transgress the legacy of colonial rule and address the challenges of state capacity, poverty and hunger in order to improve the distribution of prosperity, and improve the quality of life of citizens.

This blog elucidates how identifying local demand, enabling community participation and ensuring connectivity to the mainstream market are helping Aspirational District- Lohardaga, script its development story.

Paresh Dhokad and Veenu Singh delve into the potential benefits of the Indian experiment with social vouchers with the launch of e-Rupi. The key challenge with any direct benefit transfer scheme is to ensure if the cash transferred to the beneficiary is being used for the intended outcomes.