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Mind matters: How destigmatisation drives help-seeking in Nepal

Common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression constitute a significant public health challenge, with stigma being a key barrier to seeking proper care. Based on a study in Nepal, the ar...

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वर्ष 2024 पर एक नज़र

नव वर्ष 2025 की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं! हिंदी भारत की सर्वाधिक बोली जाने वाली भाषाओं में से एक है और एक प्रकार से यह सम्पर्क सूत्र का काम भी करती रही है। इस महत्व को समझते हुए आई4आई के पोर्टल पर काफी स...

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How immigration policy uncertainty affects labour markets

President Trump’s re-election has reignited debate over H-1B visa policies, a temporary high-skill work visa programme wherein 70% of visas are held by Indians. Analysing jobs data from India from the...

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Powering progress: How reliable community electrification boosts women’s autonomy

While there has been significant progress in expanding access to grid electricity in India, the reliability of electricity remains a concern. Based on five national-level datasets spanning over a peri...

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Does industrial water pollution harm agricultural production?

While toxic foam regularly appears on lakes and rivers in major Indian cities, water pollution has not received as much attention as air pollution. Examining the impact of industrial water pollution o...

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I4I's 2024 Highlights

In 2024, Ideas for India featured 196 research-based Articles, opinion-based Perspectives, and Notes From the Field, of which 57 were available in Hindi; hosted content from three conferences, and int...

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High public debt in India: 9 stylised facts

The Covid-induced surge in public debt in India was unique compared to its own history, but also bigger and driven by different factors relative to the average emerging market economy. In this post, M...

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क्या अल्पसंख्यकों के बारे में बातचीत के ज़रिए भेदभाव कम हो सकता है? चेन्नई में ट्रांसजेंडर-विरोधी भेदभाव से जुड़े साक्ष्य

भारत में अल्पसंख्यक अधिकार दिवस भाषाई, धर्म, जाति, लिंग और रंग के आधार पर अल्पसंख्यक लोगों के अधिकारों को बढ़ावा और संरक्षण देने के लिए एक महत्वपूर्ण दिन है और प्रति वर्ष 18 दिसम्बर को मनाया जाता है। ...

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Empowering daughters: How conditional cash transfers can shift cultural norms

During the last 30 years, Indian governments have implemented over 20 programmes that reward parents who have daughters and invest in them after birth. Yet, very little is known about these programmes...

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एक उज्जवल भविष्य : झारखंड के एक गाँव में सौर ऊर्जा माइक्रो-ग्रिड

राष्ट्रीय ऊर्जा संरक्षण दिवस, जो हर साल 14 दिसंबर को मनाया जाता है, भारत में ऊर्जा संरक्षण और संधारणीय प्रथाओं को बढ़ावा देने के महत्व को रेखांकित करता है। 2024 की थीम सामूहिक ऊर्जा-बचत प्रयासों के प्...

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India’s poverty rate does not measure what you think it does

Like all national poverty rates, India’s poverty rate is interpreted as the share of the population that is poor in a given year. In this post, Merfeld and Morduch argue that, in practice, India’s pov...

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The economics of begging

Informal estimates suggest that 60% of the world’s population engages in giving to beggars. This article provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of begging as an economic activity. Based on obse...

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