Localising Green Transitions in India

Report May 20, 2022

Localising Green Transitions in India

By Sam Downes, Saurabh Modi & Jagan Shah

How India is urbanising threatens to block its path to net zero emissions. Cities must be placed at the centre of the conversation around climate change.

Report March 31, 2021

Financing the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in India

By Sofia Imad & Sharmadha Srinivasan

The report outlines the allocations of funds set aside by the Central Government to detail what percentage of the adult population in India can be successfully vaccinated within the budget.

Report March 25, 2021

TICA Distribution Report

By Sofia Imad, Shilpa Rao, Vibhav Mariwala, Mrunalini Chaudhari, Mahesh Kalsekar, Rohit Bajoria & Supriya Shinde

With a vaccine sector valued at ~INR 95 billion, India is a global leader in vaccine manufacturing and production. However, will this infrastructure and capacity be able to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine in a timely manner?

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.

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.

Searching for jobs. Photo credit: Canva.

Report September 25, 2019

Infrastructure Priorities for Job Creation in India

By Vaidehi Tandel, Harshita Agrawal, Prakhar Misra, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Vivek Dehejia

The Infrastructure Priorities for Job Creation in India report attempts to understand the impact of infrastructure investment on economic activity.

Report July 18, 2019

Reforming Urban India

By Pritika Hingorani, Vaidehi Tandel, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Kadambari Shah, Harshita Agrawal, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Mehul Das

In this Reform Agenda, we present eight reforms to address some of the most pressing challenges facing India’s cities.

Report November 15, 2018

Safety Trends And Reporting Of Crime (SATARC)

By Avanti Durani, Rithika Kumar, Renuka Sane & Neha Sinha

A survey of 20,597 households across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru to assess households’ perception of safety and the police, identify behavioural changes adopted by households to avoid victimisation, and estimate the incidence of crime.

Report October 3, 2018

India Infrastructure Report: Making Housing Affordable

By Kshitij Batra, Sahil Gandhi, Pritika Hingorani, Swapnil Bhandari, Meenaz Munshi, Vaidehi Tandel, Harshita Agrawal & Rohan Shridhar

Land and real estate markets in Indian cities have been overly regulated for a long time. Builders in India today are merely responding to incentives created by the current regulatory framework.

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