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Opinion

Local Governance in India: Why More Ward Members May Not Be Enough?

Veda Narasimhan, New York University Abu Dhabi; Jeffrey Weaver, University of Southern California

13 Sept 2026
Reports/Data Releases

Land Restoration Can Create Jobs but May Leave Rural Workers Behind Without Support, ILO Says

11 Sept 2026
Policy Bites

Centre Asks States to Link JJM 2.0 and SBM-G 2.0 Works with Rural Employment Plans

27 Aug 2026
Grassroots Voices

How Tamil Nadu’s Block Nurseries Are Turning Common Land into Working Assets

In conversation with Abiya Jose, Senior Associate, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP); Shadrach Sharon, Intern, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP); Vijaya Raghavan, State Lead – Tamil Nadu, Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP)

26 Aug 2026
Policy Bites

Centre Approves 11.19 Lakh Houses for Bihar; PM Fasal Bima Yojana to Be Implemented

20 Aug 2026
Policy Forum

[Book Review] Veena S Rao, India’s Undernutrition and Human Capital: Addressing the Roots, Routledge, 2026

Kaushalya Bajpayee, Jindal Global Law School, O. P. Jindal Global University

19 Aug 2026
Reports/Data Releases

Parliamentary Panel Says Near-Universal Land Digitisation Has Not Completed Land Reform

11 Aug 2026
Expert Commentary

El Niño and India's Drought Governance: From Forecasting to Governing Risk

Sweta Sen, Madras School of Economics

03 Aug 2026
Opinion

How Financial Shocks Shape Children's Learning

Muneer Kalliyil, Masters' Union; Soham Sahoo, IIM Bangalore

03 Aug 2026
Opinion

India's Clean Cooking Transition Now Depends on Stronger Local Institutions

Anandajit Goswami, Manav Rachna Centre For Peace and Sustainability; Preeti Singh, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS; Atul Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University

30 Jul 2026
Reports/Data Releases

CAG Audit Finds Systemic Gaps in MGNREGA Planning, Payments and Oversight in Madhya Pradesh

23 Jul 2026
Expert Commentary

Why Women's Cash Transfers Need a Cash-Plus Approach

Vivek Jadhav, Institute of Management Technology

22 Jul 2026

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