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Can Tradable Pollution Permits Work in Developing Countries?

A market for tradable pollution permits in India increased compliance with emissions restrictions, reduced particulate matter emissions, and made pollution abatement more affordable.

Study in India shows several tactics together boost vaccination against deadly diseases

Around the world, low immunizations rates for children are a persistent problem. Now, an experiment conducted in India shows that an inexpensive combination of methods, including text reminders and small financial incentives, has a major impact on immunization.

BRAC International partners with J-PAL South Asia to build evidence and support the roll-out of Inclusive Livelihoods programs in India

BRAC International and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia at IFMR have entered into a partnership to enhance the research, monitoring and evaluation components of the Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana (SAY) and Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY) - Urban programs.

Reducing emissions and air pollution from informal brick kilns: Evidence from Bangladesh

In many low- and middle-income countries, it is commonly believed that weak state and regulatory capacities limit the ability to reduce pollution and mitigate climate impact. Researchers developed a low-cost intervention to improve the energy efficiency of zigzag kilns and conducted a randomized...

Tripura leads education reform with Saharsh Utsav, pioneering emotional learning

The Tripura government has taken a significant step towards education reform with the inaugural Saharsh Utsav at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan in Agartala. Inaugurating the event, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence in education. He remarked,...

World’s first particulate matter trading scheme in Gujarat cut pollution by up to 30%, finds study

The world’s first-ever market for trading in particulate matter emissions—launched in Gujarat’s Surat in 2019 through partnerships with the University of Chicago, Yale University, and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)—has reduced pollution by 20-30% among participating industries...

Podcast | Nobel Laureate Esther Duflo on Poverty, Inequality, and Policy

In this special episode of The India Briefing, Nobel Laureate and development economist Esther Duflo joins hosts Mukulika Banerjee and Pya Tiwari for a wide-ranging conversation on poverty, inequality, and evidence-based policymaking in India.

Pedalling towards gender equality and empowerment

In Bihar, India and in rural Zambia, the government introduced programmes to address gender gaps in education by providing adolescent girls with bicycles for their commute to school.