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The Promise and Peril of AI in the Courtroom
Mohit Bhatnagar, OP Jindal Global University; Shivraj Huchhanavar, OP Jindal Global University
08 Oct 2025
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India’s Agricultural Productivity Trap Lies in Land Immobility
Marijn A. Bolhuis, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Swapnika R. Rachapalli, University of British Columbia; Diego Restuccia, University of Toronto
23 Mar 2026
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India’s Climate Future Hinges on How Its States Adapt
Naveen Kumar, Delhi School of Economics; Dibyendu Maiti, Delhi School of Economics
29 Dec 2025
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Turning Goa's Mining Wealth Into Public Wealth
Aanchal Singh, Goa Institute of Management
10 Jul 2026
Open Science at Scale: Building an Interoperable API Layer for Public R&D
Harilal Bhaskar, I-STEM
08 Jul 2026
When Renewable Success Outpaces Grid Readiness
Sajal Ghosh, Management Development Institute (MDI)
07 Jul 2026
Rethinking Agricultural Subsidies Through Ecosystem Incentives
Kiran Kumara T M, ICAR-NIAP; Pratap Singh Birthal, ICAR-NIAP; Prakashan Chellattan Veettil, International Rice Research Institute ...
06 Jul 2026
How Forest Conservation Is Shaped by the Scale and Form of Political Power under Reservation
Bina Agarwal, University of Manchester; Shamindra Nath Roy, OP Jindal Global University; Shiva Chakravarti Sharma , The George Washington University
04 Jul 2026
Platform Work Is Testing the Future of India’s Social Security System
Jatin Pawar, University of Reading
03 Jul 2026
How Electricity Market Design Shaped Industrial Competitiveness
Apra Sinha, University of Delhi; Tarun Mehta, Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Surender Kumar, Delhi School of Economics ...
02 Jul 2026
India Expanded Schooling Without Strengthening Secondary Education
Ambika Jain, IIM Mumbai; Poonam Mehra Singh, IIM Mumbai; Utpal Chattopadhyay, IIM Mumbai
30 Jun 2026
Escrow Alone Cannot Fix India’s Urban Finance Problem
Shivendra Pratap Singh, TISS Hyderabad; Mohit Gupta, TISS Hyderabad
28 Jun 2026
Climate Change Is Reshaping Global Wealth Inequality
Naveen Kumar, Centre for Social and Economic Progress; Dibyendu Maiti, Delhi School of Economics
26 Jun 2026
Indian Manufacturing Is Expanding R&D Participation Without Deepening Innovation
Gopal Krishna Roy, Madras School of Economics; Amaresh Dubey , Centre for Social and Economic Progress
24 Jun 2026
India’s Poverty Story Cannot Ignore Health Expenditure
Neeraj Soni, PANJ Foundation; Rajabushan Jagadish Nayak, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL); Prasant Blon, Godrej Properties Limited ...
22 Jun 2026
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