Prevalence of SARS CoV-2 among workers returning to Bihar gives snapshot of COVID across India

Paper June 26, 2020

Prevalence of SARS CoV-2 among workers returning to Bihar gives snapshot of COVID across India

By Dr. Anup Malani, Dr. Manoj Mohanan, Chanchal Kumar, Jake Kramer & Vaidehi Tandel

In light of the Indian lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many migrant workers fled from cities. This research tests the prevalence of the virus among returning laborers to Bihar as a snapshot across the country.

Paper June 9, 2020

Using GIS for public health and its privacy implications: A case study of Kerala

By Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Girish Gupta & Kadambari Shah

An analysis of the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in public health in the state of Kerala

Paper May 14, 2020

Policing in a Pandemic

By Avanti Durani, Neha Sinha, Tvesha Sippy & Priya Vedavalli

This note aims to provide the police and the prison administration with a consolidated list of possible measures to be considered during and post the lockdown.

Paper April 30, 2020

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana: Coverage, Identification and Implementation

By Harshita Agrawal, Sneha P, Prakhar Misra, Tvesha Sippy, Sharmadha Srinivasan, Vaidehi Tandel & Priya Vedavalli

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) is a relief package of Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore announced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paper January 31, 2020

Antitrust and Zero-price Digital Platforms: An Indian Regulatory Approach

By Bhusan Jatania

This paper looks at digital platforms that provide “free” services and analyses the application of Indian competition law to them.

Paper October 18, 2019

Assessing Cities’ Labour Market Efficiencies Using Mumbai Commuting Data

By Dr. Vasant Dhar, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Vaidehi Tandel, Kadambari Shah & Girish Gupta

The average commute on Mumbai’s major routes is longer than an hour, more than double the averages of Singapore, Hong Kong and New York.

Paper October 5, 2019

Fiscal Modernization: Lessons for India from the World

By Prakhar Misra & Sharmadha Srinivasan

This paper charts how western economies raised income tax over time in order to identify learnings for India.

Paper June 3, 2019

The Indian Macro Policy Playbook: Time for a Fresh Look

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Indian macro policy has been operating under an implicit 2-4-6-8 framework, but there is a need to take a fresh look at this macro policy playbook.

Paper February 6, 2019

Too Slow for the Urban March: Litigations and Real Estate Market in Mumbai, India

By Vaidehi Tandel, Sahil Gandhi, Alexander Tabarrok & Shamika Ravi

India is urbanising and putting increasing pressure on urban land and there is growing impetus to convert land from agriculture to non-agriculture use.

Paper February 1, 2019

Financing urban infrastructure for an evolving India

By Pritika Hingorani, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Harshita Agrawal

This chapter aims to tackle financing concerns in Indian urban infrastructure, which is part of the larger national infrastructure investment requirement of US$526 billion, covering areas like national highways, energy, and railways.

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