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Institute of Philanthropy launches LEAP Fellowship to strengthen philanthropy leadership across Asia

The Institute of Philanthropy (IoP) has announced the launch of the Leadership Excellence in Asian Philanthropy (LEAP) Fellowship, which combines academic excellence with practice-based learning and peer collaboration by faculty members from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Abdul Latif Jameel...

J-PAL’s Iqbal Dhaliwal on the Power of AI and How It Can Help Measure Social Schemes

On Global Lens, Iqbal Dhaliwal, Global Executive Director at J-PAL, tells Parikshit Luthra about the power of AI tools and how they can help improve the measurement and effectiveness of social schemes.

December 2025 Global Monthly Newsletter

Catch up on J-PAL’s work at COP30, a forward-looking AI research agenda, and fresh stories from the Africa Evidence Effect in the December edition of our newsletter.

December 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's December newsletter features the 2025 Evidence Champions recognition, an end of year blog post, and an opinion piece on using evidence to combat poverty.

Punjab police launches ambitious state-wide training project for mainstreaming women police

The Punjab Police has embarked on a landmark initiative, the “Mainstreaming of Women Police” project, aimed at comprehensively assessing and enhancing the role and integration of women police officers across the state. To ensure a scientific assessment of the training's impact, Punjab Police has...

Nobel Laureate and J-PAL Co-Founder Abhijit Banerjee Visits UAE and Qatar to Advance Evidence-Informed Policymaking

J-PAL at MIT announced today that Professor Abhijit Banerjee, Nobel laureate and J-PAL co-founder, visited the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for a series of high-level engagements with government leaders, philanthropists, academic institutions, and civil society organizations.

Abhijit Banerjee, Subbarao among experts in Telangana Rising 2047 advisory panel

The state govt has formed an advisory council comprising eminent figures from various fields, such as public policy, governance, economics, the environment, industry, technology, academia, and civil society, for Telangana Rising: Vision 2047. According to sources, the council's experts include Nobel...

Drug Prevention among Youth in Punjab: Evaluating a Novel Film-Based Curriculum in Vocational Institutes

Based on these insights, CEGA, J-PAL South Asia, the Government of Punjab, and an internationally-renowned filmmaker collaborated to develop a novel video-based drug prevention program that specifically targets these mistaken beliefs.