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Insights from the rollout of LAKSHYAM – an integrated performance management system
In rural parts of India, Lekhpals or patwaris play an important role in upholding property rights by maintaining land records – however, there is no effective system to track their performance. In t...
- Sarthak Agrawal
- 07 November, 2023
- Notes from the Field
How Prayagraj is leveraging wastewater surveillance to prevent another pandemic
This note by Agrawal and Siva outlines efforts taken by the Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh to collect samples from sewage treatment plants and test them for the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen. They found a ...
- Sarthak Agrawal Dr. Archana Bharadwaj Siva
- 31 October, 2023
- Notes from the Field
How Prayagraj is addressing learning poverty in its Anganwadis
Despite increasing school enrolment rates, learning levels in India remain low. In this note, Agrawal and Kheria describe the efforts being made by the district administration in Prayagraj, Uttar Prad...
- Sarthak Agrawal Utsav Kheria
- 29 September, 2023
- Notes from the Field
इल्लम थेडी कलवी: कोविड के बाद की शिक्षा के लिए एक बूस्टर शॉट
कोविड -19 महामारी के दौरान स्कूल बंद होने के कारण हुए शिक्षण के नुकसान की चिंताओं के बीच, तमिलनाडु के एक स्वयंसेवक-आधारित शिक्षा कार्यक्रम - इल्लम थेडी कलवी (आईटीके) – ने सीखने की खाई को पाटने में महत...
- Sarthak Agrawal
- 23 सितंबर, 2022
- फ़ील्ड् नोट
Illam Thedi Kalvi: A booster shot for post-Covid education
Amidst worries about learning loss caused by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, Tamil Nadu's Illam Thedi Kalvi (ITK) – a volunteer-based education programme – has played a vital role in...
- Sarthak Agrawal
- 05 September, 2022
- Notes from the Field
Budget 2021-22: Does it address structural issues?
Highlighting some of the key features of the 2021-22 Union Budget, Sarthak Agarwal contends that although this Budget was presented in an exceptionally difficult period for the Indian economy, policym...
- Sarthak Agrawal
- 12 February, 2021
- Perspectives
आरसीईपी व्यापार समझौता – मौका छोड़ दिया गया?
हाल ही में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने घोषणा की है कि भारत दक्षिण पूर्व एशियाई देशों और इसके मुक्त-व्यापार भागीदारों के बीच क्षेत्रीय व्यापक आर्थिक भागीदारी (रीजनल कोंप्रिहेंसिव इकनॉमिक पार्टनर्शिप -...
- Sarthak Agrawal Madhav Malhotra
- 13 दिसंबर, 2019
- दृष्टिकोण
RCEP trade agreement: The road not taken?
Prime Minister Modi recently announced that India would not be joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement between Southeast Asian Nations and its free-trading partners. I...
- Sarthak Agrawal Madhav Malhotra
- 15 November, 2019
- Perspectives