The design of information systems used by our Judiciary does not exploit the full extent of even current technical capabilities. This whitepaper series provides a roadmap and a set of goals for a transformation of the justice system, and proposes strategic, technical, legislative courses of action to reach these goals.

The study identified eight of the most effective large-scale education programs in LMICs and now is examining what factors contribute to successful improvements in learning outcomes at scale. It addresses the following research question: What system supports are required to deliver effective training and support to teachers and to promote effective classroom practices?

This report identifies areas of demand for the gig economy and proposes an ecosystem approach to unlocking the gig economy for India. It attempts to guide entrepreneurs, investors, non-governmental organizations as well as policymakers to drive their respective parts of the gig economy to create an economy that is vibrant, flexible, and inclusive.

This playbook imagines agriculture as an enterprise, and casts agriculturists as “farmpreneurs”; distills key learnings from richer studies and reports; and outlines the full-spectrum of reforms needed in the sector

The 11th edition of the Annual Health Survey reveals the poor fitness levels of children across India. For instance, 1 in 2 children do not have a healthy BMI; 2 in 3 children do not have the desired aerobic capacity; more children in private schools have healthy BMI levels, compared to the children from government schools. The nationwide survey has covered 2.5 lac children across 250 cities and towns in India.

A fifth of the total adolescents globally – 253 million – live in India. Ensuring India’s adolescents are nourished and growing well is critical to achieving India’s demographic dividend.

The WJP Rule of Law Index 2021 presents a portrait of the rule of law in 139 countries and jurisdictions by providing scores and rankings based on eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.

This paper aims to be a conversation starter for the judiciary to address its challenges and plan its future in a renewed way. The authors hope to bring people from the ecosystem together to deliberate on how the judiciary can achieve the ten visions and transform into a litigant centric institution by 2030.

This is a symposium of commentaries on “The Pathway to Progress on SDG 4.” The heart of this manifesto is that we must reorient global aid for education around promoting foundational literacy and numeracy, unflinchingly monitor progress on that core goal, and hold all development institutions accountable for measurable results.

This report recognizes the interdependence of climate, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human societies and assesses climate change impacts and risks as well as adaptation as set against concurrently unfolding non-climatic global trends.

In an effort to understand the enablers of art and culture driven economic growth, the report studies the best practices of some successful international and Indian cities. It also assesses the schemes and initiatives put forth by the Government of India as of 2018, and identifies challenges faced by Indian cities on this front.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about the mental health of a generation of children. The State of the World’s Children 2021 examines child, adolescent and caregiver mental health across the world, and calls for commitment, communication and action to promote good mental health for every child.

This report provides insights around nine key teaching-learning interactions that EdTech has impacted. The analysis covers over 300 interesting innovations across 37 countries and provides information on variables such as device requirements, target groups (grades, subjects), funding, scale and evidence where available.

This study examines the landscape of urban green finance in two Indian cities, Hyderabad and Kolkata. It maps the flow of green finance from public and private sources towards sectors contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation in these two cities.

The objective of this study is to assess the role of the private sector in developing climate resilient infrastructure in India, focusing on the interface between the policy framework and finance for effective realization of this critical climate objective.

Paddy residue burning in Punjab is known to aggravate the poor air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This report aims to unpack the factors that contribute to stubble burning and potential solutions to mitigate this problem in India.

The report classifies interventions based on their cost-effectiveness at improving learning outcomes, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LICs and MICs). It also provides guidance on the contexts in which a specific intervention is likely to be useful in improving learning.

The report analyses the structural capacity of the justice system across the country. It ranks states based on identified parameters across four pillars of justice—judiciary, police, prisons and legal aid by highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each pillar thereby encouraging internal assessments.

The goal of this research is to provide stakeholders with an in-depth understanding of the nature and magnitude of the economic and societal adjustments a net zero transition would entail.

The report records the impact of COVID-19 on the creative economy and provides insight into the depth and scale of the impact on the pandemic on the creative sector, comparisons, developments, and changes over the period between March 2020 and October 2020, systemic actions being taken to strengthen the creative economy, and recommendations for future action.

Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) can contribute towards the global agenda for achieving Sustainable Development. This report provides the key findings from the Commonwealth’s consultation and analysis processes on how SDP can be incorporated by various stakeholders including sports organisations, civil society actors and development agencies.

The State of India's Livelihoods (SOIL) Report is an annual Report that provides an authoritative commentary on policy and programmes of the government, potential opportunities for the poor, on the role of the private sector and the civil society in livelihoods promotion, tracks trends and analyses the environment in the sector.

Without a safe and healthy place for their young children to go, mothers are less able to earn money to help support the family. By providing child care to women, $3 trillion can be added to the global economy each year as well as creation of 43 million jobs. Therefore, child care is a critical infrastructure to be funded.

This video by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies showcases why it is important to include boys and men in gender work and features interviews with various individuals from around the world who are working towards this goal.

In this podcast, Karthik Muralidharan (UCSD) shares his insights from years of ground research on why the Indian education system has failed to deliver better learning outcomes for children. The podcast digs into the root causes and potential solutions and frameworks to unpack the learning crisis in the country.

A 10-city survey report to gauge the public perception about Road Safety in the country. The survey explored five sections ‘Engineering’ of roads and vehicles, ‘Enforcement’ of laws and regulations, ‘Emergency Response’ to victims, ’Education’ on road safety practices, and ‘Enactment’ of laws and rules specific to road safety.

The report condenses interviews with stakeholders from 5 major Indian states as well as findings from a comprehensive literature review. It focuses on the public school systems by synthesizing current evidence on key challenges driving low foundational learning outcomes in India and learnings from attempts to improve them.