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New research written by Abusaleh Shariff, Chief Scholar US-India Policy Institute, Washington D. C and Amit Sharma, Consultant, The World Bank, New Delhi this paper examines three key interventions to improve early childhood education in Andhra Pradesh: (1) Hire local teachers to improve pre-school...

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Nearly half of global deaths from diarrhoea occur in India – and most of these 800,000 annual deaths are due to a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation, according to a comprehensive global study. But what policies will do the most to help? New research by Bjorn Larsen, Environmental Economist...

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Nearly half of global deaths from diarrhoea occur in India – and most of these 800,000 annual deaths are due to a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation, according to a comprehensive global study. But what policies will do the most to help? New research by Bjorn Larsen, Environmental Economist...

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We have just completed a very successful AP priorities Eminent Panel Event in Vijayawada last week (17-21st June, 2018). Wanted to share an update with you on the same. 17th June The AP Priorities Eminent Panel Launch Event took place in the evening. The Chief Guest Mr. SP Tucker (Ex Chief...

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The Andhra Pradesh Priorities Eminent Panel of economists, along with Dr Bjorn Lomborg, the Tata Trust senior team of Shireen Vakil, Rajendra Ravuri and the AP Priorities team comprising of Saleema Razvi, BM Naidu and Tejbir Soni met the Hon’ble Chief Minister of AP - N. Chandrababu Naidu at his...

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Research by Gaurav Bhatiani and Harsha Meenawat of IL&FS reviews three important interventions which could contribute to rural household electrification in Rajasthan: grid electrification; solar microgrids; and diesel microgrids. Access to electricity is critical for a modern economy, and a key...

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Research by Gagan Nigam of IL&FS examines three interventions which could support the rapidly growing city of Udaipur in Rajasthan. This paper conducts a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of three urban interventions aimed at providing: 24x7 piped water supply, 100 percent coverage for sewage and...

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Research by Parijat Dey of IL&FS examines three interventions which could support the city of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. This paper conducts a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of three urban interventions aimed at providing: 24x7 piped water supply, 100 percent coverage for sewage and wastewater...

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The Economist discusses a development path forward for India, highlighting our latest research findings. What if, instead of promoting favoured schemes, Indian governments instead challenged experts to propose the cleverest interventions they could think of? What if they then got economists to...

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The Economist discusses a development path forward for India, highlighting our latest research findings. What if, instead of promoting favoured schemes, Indian governments instead challenged experts to propose the cleverest interventions they could think of? What if they then got economists to...

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