EfD India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India, to support its data systems, policy evaluation, survey designs…
Two days of rigorous, policy-relevant research at the University of Kashmir spotlight new evidence on climate resilience, energy transition, gender, and human development in India and beyond. The 9th…
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, offers a comprehensive picture of public attitudes toward climate policies, such as carbon taxes, in seven large countries in the Global South: Chile…
With rising temperatures posing an increasing threat to urban slum dwellers, EfD India (CECFEE), along with the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), organized a brainstorming workshop to explore…
The 2024 CECFEE - EfD India workshop emerged as a pivotal platform for bridging academic research and practical policy solutions in environmental economics. The workshop illuminated the complex…
Every winter, New Delhi and much of Northern India are shrouded in a thick layer of smoke due to farmers burning crop residue. The resulting pollution impacts over 400 million people exposing them to…
Over 50 million people in India, especially children, are exposed to arsenic-contaminated water. Yet demand for safe drinking water remains low. An experiment in Assam by researchers Rashmi Barua…
Gender equality has long been a cornerstone of societal progress. In India, where traditional norms often limit women's participation in the labor market, the conversation around equal inheritance…
A roundtable debated the role of carbon pricing in India’s climate change mitigation strategy, particularly in attaining the national target of net zero emissions by 2070, declared at COP-26. The…
Fieldwork is the most interesting part of being a researcher if you ask Jyotsna Jalan, Professor of Economics in Calcutta. “You learn so much from meeting the people you study, that the data will not…