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Paper March 9, 2021

Interpreting Kerala’s COVID-19 numbers

Using demographic, economic, social data, the authors attempt to describe Kerala’s COVID-19 trajectory, the state’s policy response and how to assess its pandemic performance.

Report February 12, 2021

A Study of Internal Communications, Motivation, and Agency in the Police Force

By Priya Vedavalli, Tvesha Sippy, Avanti Durani, Neha Sinha & Dr. Vineet Kapoor

A study of police constables on COVID-19 duty in Madhya Pradesh to understand communication flows within parts of the police hierarchy.

Blog February 11, 2021

Financing Institutions is Crucial for the Digital Economy

By Prakhar Misra & Sharmadha Srinivasan

The government needs a clear plan for navigating this new digital world. An analysis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) allocations in Budget 2021-22 shows that there are significant gaps here.

Op-ed February 8, 2021

Opinion| How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19

By Suchi Kedia & Harshita Agrawal

Major efforts where made during the COVID-19 pandemic to generate regular and reliable data. The authors argue this should be replicated for other diseases and become a policy focus for urban public health in India.

Journal Article February 4, 2021

Prevalence of SARS CoV-2 in Karnataka, India

By Dr. Manoj Mohanan, Dr. Anup Malani, Kaushik Krishnan & Anu Acharya

During the first wave of COVID-19, we conducted a serological survey across the state of Karnataka to understand the patterns of transmission in urban and rural areas.

Blog February 4, 2021

Overview of expenditure on police | Union Budget 2021-22

By Priya Vedavalli

For those uninitiated about the world of police budgets, we have put together a primer to understand the various aspects of police expenditure at the Union level.

Report January 28, 2021

Police Training and Motivation Perception Study

By Neha Sinha, Avanti Durani, Priya Vedavalli, Tvesha Sippy, Dr. Angela Hawken, Dr. Vineet Kapoor, Jonathan Kulick & Jui Nerurkar

This project aims to highlight the recruits’ perceptions of the current state of police training practices at the Madhya Pradesh Police Academy in Bhopal and suggest improvements.

Report January 18, 2021

Indian Cities in the post-pandemic world

By Harshita Agrawal, Isalyne Gennaro, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Kadambari Shah, Vaidehi Tandel & Suchi Kedia

Cities bore the brunt (and some misplaced blame) of COVID-19 in India. Systemic issues, such as overcrowded and unsanitary slums, congested streets, and air pollution, made them the hotspots of infection.

Op-ed January 9, 2021

Ease of Vetting: Digitisation can help streamline govt audits

By Prakhar Misra & Vibhav Mariwala

A digitised approach to audits can provide real-time data to Parliament, civil servants and citizens, which can hold governments at all levels accountable for their actions

Op-ed January 7, 2021

Opinion | Devising a vaccine strategy for India

By Dr. Reuben Abraham & Dr. Anup Malani

India is embarking on a monumental mission, not just in terms of vaccinating its own population, but also vaccinating a large part of the world thanks to its position as the world’s leading vaccine producer.

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