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COVID pushed men into informal labour, women out of workforce: study

A survey of young, semi-skilled migrants from rural Bihar and Jharkhand by J-PAL affiliates and researchers from the University of Warwick shows that the Covid-19 lockdowns in India led to women dropping out of the labor force and men working more informal jobs.

Study: Effective campaign, free distribution can triple mask usage

Reiterating public health experts’ opinions, a study co-authored by J-PAL affiliate Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak has revealed that a combination of effective campaigning and making the mask available can increase the usage of facemasks.

Punjab inks pact to launch emissions trading

In partnership with J-PAL and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, the Punjab government is developing an emissions trading scheme to reduce pollution in the state.

Government of Punjab, J-PAL South Asia, and EPIC India launch an Emissions Trading Scheme to reduce industrial air pollution in the state

The Government of Punjab’s Department of Industry & Commerce and the Department of Science, Technology & Environment is partnering with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC India) to launch the use of an...

Pact on emissions trading inked

To address the problem of growing industrial air pollution in Punjab, the Departments of Industries and Commerce and Science, Technology & Environment has announced a partnership with J-PAL's South Asia office and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC India) to launch the...

Tackling gender equality early: Adolescents are very responsive to normalisation of progressive attitudes in schools

A J-PAL affiliated evaluation in India found that educating young adolescents on gender identity and equality led to children developing more progressive views on gender equity and women's education and employment. Now, the government of Punjab is introducing a gender sensitization program in public...

A Breath of Fresh Air

J-PAL affiliated professor Nicholas Ryan, along with J-PAL's King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI), are working with environmental regulators in Gujarat to measure the impact of cap-and-trade emission reduction strategies in India.

Gender Sensitisation Curriculum To Be Introduced In Punjab Schools

The Government of Punjab, in association with the NGO Breakthrough and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab South Asia (J-PAL), has decided to include Breakthrough’s gender sensitisation curriculum in the syllabi for grades sixth, seventh, and eighth in the schools of Punjab operated and aided...