Delhi is on the Verge of A Sustainability Nightmare
Date of Release: February 3rd, 2015 Published in: Huffington Post The BJP has been handed a comprehensive defeat in the Delhi elections. For some, that might mean a defeat of the BJP’s Vision Document 2050, which ends with Kiran Bedi’s “6-S”…
Many Welfare Targets, Only a Few Reached
Date of Release: February 5th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express BHAGIDARI: The most famous of the Delhi government’s welfare initiatives was the Bhagidari scheme, which seeks to bridge the information and trust deficit between the government and citizens, and to…
A City with Room for Migrants, if Not a Roof Over Their Heads
Date of Release: February 3rd, 2015 Published in: Indian Express In electoral arithmetic, nothing plays as big a role as the demographic profile of a city or state. In Delhi’s case, migration is believed to be a major determinant in an evolving demography. This also…
Delhi’s Women, Behind the Rest in Safety and Jobs
Date of Release: January 30th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express The second part of this data series looks at the security of women in Delhi, from a physical as well as social and economic perspectives Delhi accounts for more than four per cent of all serious crimes…
Money is All Cities Prospers in
Date of Release: January 28th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express Starting today, a series that will use statistics to assess where poll-bound Delhi stands in terms of various social and development indicators, and how far government schemes and politicians have helped…
The Uttar Pradesh Paradox
Date of Release: January 14th, 2015 Published in: The Political Indian Since his election, our Prime Minister has made the promotion of gender equality a central policy priority. On October 11th, he declared “[L]et us pledge to create an atmosphere of equality…
UP, MP, Assam Fail to Stem Infant Mortality
Date of Release: December 1st, 2014 Published in: Times of India A decade after India committed to a national health policy to provide improved access to healthcare, there is growing inequality in infant health across the country. States like Tamil Nadu, Delhi and…
To Become a Renewable Energy Superpower, Our First Lessons Must Come from the North-East
Date of Release: November 11th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express Earlier this month, Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, pledged to make India a “renewable superpower” over the next few years, with a renewed commitment to…
How has Maharashtra Fared Under the Congress/NCP?
Date of Release: October 14th, 2014 Published in: Live Mint Maharashtra is generally perceived as a relatively rich state with high economic growth and strong macroeconomic parameters. Under the 15 years of Congress/Nationalist Congress Party rule, however, the state…
Visa on Arrival for American Citizens May Boost Tourism
Date of Release: October 6th, 2014 Published in: Times of India The Modi government’s decision to extend ‘visa on arrival’ to US citizens is not just an emotional pitch but makes good economics too. US citizens happen to be the topmost spenders among…
India in Numbers: It’s a Close Fight Between Congress and INLD on Development Indicators
Date of Release: September 30th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express In this edition of our fortnightly data series, Indian in Numbers, we take a look at the performance of the Haryana State government. On October 15, 16.51 million voters in Haryana will go out to vote…
Fixing Sanitation to Improve Retention in Schools
Date of Release: September 9th, 2014 Published in: Times of India Statoistics India’s sanitation infrastructure in schools continues to be poor. Nationally, 19.15% of primary schools do not have separate girls’ toilets, 6% of all primary schools do not…
UP & Bihar with the Lowest Reported Rape Cases?
Date of Release: August 2nd, 2014 Published in: Times of India Reported Rape Rates Across India Several brutal rape cases in different parts of the country continue to shake our collective conscience. Multiple incidents in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (Badaun and Lucknow),…
Human Resources in Health, Critical to Improving Outcomes
Date of Release: July 8th, 2014 Published in: Times of India With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) just a year away, improving health indicators is an important part of the new government’s agenda. With the BJP manifesto promising that…
Poverty and Prosperity in India: A Story of 28 States
Date of Release: June 17th, 2014 Published in: India Spend “The Government’s work should be to listen to the poor, to work for the poor, and live for (the poor)”, said our Prime Minister in his first speech in the 16th Lok Sabha. This was just a day after the…
India’s Gender Disconnect: Richer States have Fewer Women in the Workforce
Date of Release: June 6th, 2014 Published in: Political Indian As six Women Ministers took to work as part of the newly formed Cabinet and the Ministry for Women and Child Development was upgraded to cabinet rank, Swaniti Initiative, a Delhi based development…
Delhi is on the Verge of A Sustainability Nightmare
Date of Release: February 3rd, 2015 Published in: Huffington Post The BJP has been handed a comprehensive defeat in the Delhi elections. For some, that might mean a defeat of the BJP’s Vision Document 2050, which ends with Kiran Bedi’s “6-S”…
Many Welfare Targets, Only a Few Reached
Date of Release: February 5th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express BHAGIDARI: The most famous of the Delhi government’s welfare initiatives was the Bhagidari scheme, which seeks to bridge the information and trust deficit between the government and citizens, and to…
A City with Room for Migrants, if Not a Roof Over Their Heads
Date of Release: February 3rd, 2015 Published in: Indian Express In electoral arithmetic, nothing plays as big a role as the demographic profile of a city or state. In Delhi’s case, migration is believed to be a major determinant in an evolving demography. This also…
Delhi’s Women, Behind the Rest in Safety and Jobs
Date of Release: January 30th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express The second part of this data series looks at the security of women in Delhi, from a physical as well as social and economic perspectives Delhi accounts for more than four per cent of all serious crimes…
Money is All Cities Prospers in
Date of Release: January 28th, 2015 Published in: Indian Express Starting today, a series that will use statistics to assess where poll-bound Delhi stands in terms of various social and development indicators, and how far government schemes and politicians have helped…
The Uttar Pradesh Paradox
Date of Release: January 14th, 2015 Published in: The Political Indian Since his election, our Prime Minister has made the promotion of gender equality a central policy priority. On October 11th, he declared “[L]et us pledge to create an atmosphere of equality…
UP, MP, Assam Fail to Stem Infant Mortality
Date of Release: December 1st, 2014 Published in: Times of India A decade after India committed to a national health policy to provide improved access to healthcare, there is growing inequality in infant health across the country. States like Tamil Nadu, Delhi and…
To Become a Renewable Energy Superpower, Our First Lessons Must Come from the North-East
Date of Release: November 11th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express Earlier this month, Piyush Goyal, the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, pledged to make India a “renewable superpower” over the next few years, with a renewed commitment to…
How has Maharashtra Fared Under the Congress/NCP?
Date of Release: October 14th, 2014 Published in: Live Mint Maharashtra is generally perceived as a relatively rich state with high economic growth and strong macroeconomic parameters. Under the 15 years of Congress/Nationalist Congress Party rule, however, the state…
Visa on Arrival for American Citizens May Boost Tourism
Date of Release: October 6th, 2014 Published in: Times of India The Modi government’s decision to extend ‘visa on arrival’ to US citizens is not just an emotional pitch but makes good economics too. US citizens happen to be the topmost spenders among…
India in Numbers: It’s a Close Fight Between Congress and INLD on Development Indicators
Date of Release: September 30th, 2014 Published in: Indian Express In this edition of our fortnightly data series, Indian in Numbers, we take a look at the performance of the Haryana State government. On October 15, 16.51 million voters in Haryana will go out to vote…
Fixing Sanitation to Improve Retention in Schools
Date of Release: September 9th, 2014 Published in: Times of India Statoistics India’s sanitation infrastructure in schools continues to be poor. Nationally, 19.15% of primary schools do not have separate girls’ toilets, 6% of all primary schools do not…
UP & Bihar with the Lowest Reported Rape Cases?
Date of Release: August 2nd, 2014 Published in: Times of India Reported Rape Rates Across India Several brutal rape cases in different parts of the country continue to shake our collective conscience. Multiple incidents in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (Badaun and Lucknow),…
Human Resources in Health, Critical to Improving Outcomes
Date of Release: July 8th, 2014 Published in: Times of India With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) just a year away, improving health indicators is an important part of the new government’s agenda. With the BJP manifesto promising that…
Poverty and Prosperity in India: A Story of 28 States
Date of Release: June 17th, 2014 Published in: India Spend “The Government’s work should be to listen to the poor, to work for the poor, and live for (the poor)”, said our Prime Minister in his first speech in the 16th Lok Sabha. This was just a day after the…
India’s Gender Disconnect: Richer States have Fewer Women in the Workforce
Date of Release: June 6th, 2014 Published in: Political Indian As six Women Ministers took to work as part of the newly formed Cabinet and the Ministry for Women and Child Development was upgraded to cabinet rank, Swaniti Initiative, a Delhi based development…