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REC Limited and J-PAL South Asia enter data-sharing agreement to improve power distribution and service delivery in India

REC Limited (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited), a public infrastructure finance company under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, and J-PAL South Asia are partnering to create an annual, data-based assessment of 79 public and private power distribution companies across the...

Face masks for COVID pass their largest test yet

Nature reports on J-PAL Affiliate Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak's randomized evaluation in Bangladesh, which found high effectiveness of surgical masks in preventing Covid-19 spread, but lower effectiveness of cloth masks.

Randomized study of mask-wearing illustrates their importance in preventing the spread COVID-19

J-PAL affiliate Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak speaks about his recent work on a randomized evaluation set up to demonstrate the effectiveness of masks to prevent the spread of Covid-10 across 600 villages in rural Bangladesh.

Largest study of masks yet details their importance in fighting Covid-19

NBC News reports on J-PAL affiliate Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak's randomized evaluation conducted in Bangladesh that found that even some adoption of surgical masks made a positive difference in preventing the spread of Covid-19.

Sleep deprivation rampant among Chennai’s poor: study

A study by J-PAL affiliates reveals findings about the pervasiveness of sleep deprivation and its effects on health and well-being among low-income communities in Chennai, India.

India's billionaires got richer while coronavirus pushed millions of vulnerable people into poverty

CNN
CNN's article on wealth inequalities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in India draws on a recent study by J-PAL researchers on the impact of the pandemic on workers in Bihar and Jharkhand.

Why Insurance Alone May Not Improve Women's Access To Healthcare

A study by J-PAL affiliate and Health sector co-chair Pascaline Dupas of the Rajasthan government's Bhamashah health insurance program for low-income households reveals findings about health insurance cover and gender inequality in access to subsidized healthcare.

Surat’s emission trading scheme to be replicated in Ahmedabad: CM Rupani

J-PAL researchers and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board are spearheading an emissions trading system in Gujarat, India to reduce pollution and improve air quality.