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World Health Day

October 10 is known as the World Mental Health Day - an opportunity to raise awareness on this critical issue. ....

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Stories from the Field: International Migrants Day 2022

Our recent edition of Inside Districts....

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International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women 2022

The Government of India....

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Social Protection for Children from Labour in India

As per Census 2011....

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Stories from the Field: Poshan Maah 2022

In 2022, we interviewed frontline workers delivering health and ....

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Poshan Tracker: Six Things to Know

The ‘Poshan Tracker’ is a mobile based application rolled out by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India to enable real-time tracki....

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Poshan Maah 2022 | Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0

This interactive blog based on the new scheme guidelines for Saksham Anganwadi & POSHAN 2.0 will give you a comprehensive overview of what has changed from ....

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Why is ORS important?

Diarrohea is both preventable and treatable, yet it is one of the....

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Rural Health Statistics 2020-21

The Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2020-21 report presents a snapshot of ....

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Forward Together in spite of Pandemic Uncertainty: 2021 Key Highlights Video

As the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic deepened in 2021, we doubled down on our efforts towards Responsive Governance or the creation of a publ....

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Celebrating 48 Years of the Centre for Policy Research

How can ideas shape policy and what has been the role of policy research through the last few decades? How can effective engagement with ideas lead to sound pol....

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Nutritional Status of Boys and Girls in India

This photo essay touches on some key indicators reported by the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey 2019-20 (NFHS-5) on the nutritional status of b....

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National Nutrition Week & POSHAN Maah 2021

The video throws back to the situation in 2020, and provides a glimpse of the kind of challenges frontline workers faced.....

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Vaccination Drive Inside Districts

Even as the vaccination drive picks momentum in India, challenges like rumours over the vaccines remain. Download the flashcard to know more. Artist: Adira ....

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India During the Pandemic: Have Frontline Workers Received Resources?

As India reels under the second COVID-19 wave, watch this short video on personal protective equipment supplied by the government to ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, ....

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Watch: Responsive Governance

We work to enable Responsive Governance....

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Building Evidence

A major pillar of our work ....

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Deepening Public Debate

Glimpse why the deepening of public debate is central to our work.....

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Catalysing Reforms

Take a look at the third major pillar of our work in this video.....

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International Women's Day 2021 Video

On International Women's Day, we're bringing you some perspectives of women frontline workers who are part of India's ....

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Madhya Pradesh's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs

This photo essay is interactive. You will see a slider in the upcoming panels. Give it a couple of moments to load then use the slider from right to lef....

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Rajasthan's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs

This photo essay is interactive. You will see a slider in the upcoming panels. Give it a couple of moments to load then use the slider from right to lef....

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Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 Welfare Measures Explained in 5 Photographs

This photo essay is interactive. You will see a slider in the upcoming panels. Give it a couple of moments to load then use the slider from right to lef....

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Key Terms Associated with the RTI Act - By Josyula Lakshmi

Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005 mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information. The objective is to empower citizens and promote tr....

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Inside Districts Edition 3 Releases Soon

If you have still not read our Inside Districts....

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Costing for India's Welfare Programmes

An explainer on the basics of costing and the policy cycle of India's welfare programm....

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Glimpse of the Locusts Attack

Locusts have destroyed crops in multiple Indian states. What do the numbers have to say? Take a look:....

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Beyond the Classroom

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A Difficult Conversation

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in India, our Inside Districts series has offered a glimpse into the lives of Corona Warriors in the states. Visual cards....

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A Massive Bureaucratic Exercise

Across India's districts, people are being stamped for ease of identification, and are being monitored for symptoms. This deceptively simple tracking solution i....

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The Forest Voyage

The Inside Districts series has sought to bring the perspectives of district and....

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Social Protection in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar

On 5 May 2020, Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research and the Coordination for COVID-19 Response Platform organised an online discussion on....

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International Day of Disabled Persons

On the International Day of Disabled Persons, understand what data says about India's status on participation of people with disabilities in education and emplo....

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Gram Panchayats: An Overview

This infographic gives an overview into how Gram Panchayats function....

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Test and Treat Anemia Week

The first week of September is observed as 'Test and Treat' Anemia Week in Bihar and Himachal Pradesh am....

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Breastfeeding Week

To encourage breastfeeding, the first seven days of August are celebrated as World Breastfeeding Week. We give you an overview of why the practice is critical t....

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Interim Budget Allocations- Nutrition

Union Cabinet portfolios have now been announced. Below is a snapshot of funds allocated in the Interim Budget by the Government of India for flagship pr....

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Expenditure on India's flagship rural drinking water scheme

Expenditure as a proportion of funds available under the govt's flagship rural drinking water prog-NRDWP- has been decreasing over the years....

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3 facts about ANMs in India

Do you know the following 3 facts about India's rural healthcare system....

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70 years, 7 schemes

The 70 Years, 7 Schemes series explores the critical welfare programmes of the government and how much these have achieved....

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How family income affects the likelihood of a child's survival

There is a stark difference on infant mortaility in children of India's richest 20 per cent and the poorest 20 per cent.....

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Know Your Scheme: Swachh Bharat Mission in Rajasthan

With the Swachh Bharat Mission drawing to a close in 2019, this Accountability Initiative study unpacks its implementation in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The infographi....

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Learnings from Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

What lessons does the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana hold for Ayushman Bharat?....

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Being an IAS Officer

A sub-divisional magistrate looks back at her experience as a career IAS officer....

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Sanitation Facts: Increase in the budget allocation for sanitation

Know more about past public policy decisions, efforts to increase toilet access and safe sanitation.....

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Sanitation Facts - A historical fact about toilet coverage in India

Sanitation Facts - A historical fact about toilet coverage in India....

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Sanitation Facts - The targets set by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban visualised

Sanitation Facts - The targets set by Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban visualised....

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In Brief Data Crunch series: Missing data on government spending is a hurdle in policy research

The big picture remains incomplete in the absence of key information. What does this mean for public policy?....

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In Brief Data Crunch series: The Case of the Files

India's complex public data generation, record keeping system excessively relies on paper-based records....

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4 things to know about the National Achievement Survey

The National Ahievement Survey is conducted across 701 districts in India and covers 22 lakh children! It is an important source of information for education po....

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In Brief: No Detention Policy

Why was the No-Detention Policy introduced and what did it hope to achieve? The third part of our In Brief series provides a background.....

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Know Your Scheme: National Health Mission

What are the six major financing components of the National Health Mission?....

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What does Delhi's public school system look like?

Facts and Figures about government schooling in Delhi....

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Facts about the Special Status Category

Get up to speed with 3 facts on Special Category States and how this status has been accorded in the past.....

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In Brief: Learning Outcomes

We explain the basics of learning outcomes.....

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Facts about the National Nutrition Mission

National Nutrition Mission is the country's apex body for monitoring, supervising, fixing targets relating to nutrition related interventions across ministries.....

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Know Your Scheme: Umbrella ICDS

Get a glimpse of the government's flagship nutrition programme- the ICDS.....

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A Look Inside India's Government School: Challenges and Concerns

On Teachers Day, take a look at what is impacting student learning in government schools.....

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Status of Elemenary Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Facts and figures about the allocation and expenditure on elementary education.....

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