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Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo turn findings into fun – play, exhibition

Research on gender was made into a play, and the perils of poor air quality were expressed through mundane objects.

The promises of elusive maharanis, and no-strings-attached money

Over-promising and under-delivering is of course one of the occupational hazards of my world, where the latest innovations in development thinking are subjected to the occasionally brutal test of evidence. The latest on the docket is Universal Basic Income (UBI).

Ahmedabad becomes second city in country to implement emissions trading scheme

The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced that Ahmedabad has become the second city in the country to implement an emission trading scheme (ETS) for particulate pollution that will help in regulating industrial emissions and reduce the state’s pollution levels.

What it takes to replicate a gender equality programme

Lessons from an evidence-based approach to scaling a gender equality programme across Indian states.

India’s Women’s Reservation Act: A big win for governance and beyond

Amidst debates about whether the Women's Reservation Act—passed in September this year—will reduce gender disparities on the ground, Wattal and Gopalan summarise evidence from several randomised evaluations on women's participation in local government.

The role of caste in agricultural technology diffusion

Local social structures, such as the jati-caste system in India, can play an important role in the extent of diffusion of new and beneficial agricultural technologies.

J-PAL and Community Jameel launch Air and Water Labs in Egypt, India, and South Africa

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) will launch the Air and Water Labs, with support from Community Jameel, to generate evidence-based solutions aimed at increasing access to clean air and water. Led by J-PAL’s Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and South Asia regional...

New clean air and water labs to bring together researchers, policymakers to find climate solutions

Labs in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia will be led by J-PAL with support from Community Jameel.