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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.

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...

WISE 12 ends with commitments to human-centred education

WISE 12 has concluded with powerful debates, global research launches, and collaborative high-level workshops tackling some of the most urgent challenges and opportunities in education, from AI readiness and digital well-being to culturally rooted learning and quantum innovation.

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.

November 2025 North America Newsletter

J-PAL North America's November newsletter features a new blog post on interpreting results from the Baby's First Years study, a feature on our 2025 Research Staff Training, and our recent Evidence Matters Convening in Seattle, WA.