Research Papers

This paper by Food and Agriculture Organization sheds light on the significant role played by rice and wheat in the Indian economy, its food security policy and the specific policy measures that were taken during the global economic crisis of 2007/08.

This paper published in collaboration with Public World (London) focuses on the poor sanitation situation in South Asia, which has the highest proportion of people practising open defecation and argues that improvement in sanitation is one of the most important goals that countries i

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NREGA is widely criticized to be a program that creates 'empty' work for the sole purpose of employment, and does not extend itself to developing assets. This criticism is often made without supporting data, as there has been little research on asset creation through NREGA.

This article published in the journal Current Science has been written in response to the earlier article published in Current Science that highlights the acute water scarcity t

This article published in the journal Current Science highlights the acute water scarcity that the city of Bangalore has been facing ove

This article in the Indian Journal of Public Health is a case study on negative effects on fluoride on 12- 15 years old school going children.

This paper published in the journal Civil and Environmental Research examines the methods and policies used before independence to tackle the problem of interstate river water dispute.

This report published by the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)  sheds light on the gradual urban transition that India is going to go through and presents an analysis of the transition by collating evidence from different sources, which can help in developing an