Rat Race and Viksit Bharat-2047

Krishna Raj [1] [1] Professor and Head, RBI Chair Professor, ISEC, Bengaluru, India Title: Rat Race and Viksit Bharat-2047 Author(s): Krishna Raj Keywords: Viksit Bharat 2047, Economic Growth, Development Policy, Human Capital Issue Date: 6 June 2026 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: The Indian economy faces a serious macroeconomic policy paradox in […]

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Why Delhi’s Stray Dog Problem Is a Governance Failure

Jahnvi Borgohain [1] [1] Consultant, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. jahnviborgohain@gmail.com Title: Why Delhi’s Stray Dog Problem Is a Governance Failure Author(s): Jahnvi Borgohain Keywords: Municipal Governance, Animal Welfare, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Issue Date: 6 June 2026 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: On a warm evening […]

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Displaced by Policy, Driven by Necessity: Understanding Katkari Migration through Macro, Meso, and Micro Lenses

Iqra Khan [1] & Varsha Maheshwari [2] [1] Research Coordinator, PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action) [2] PhD PRADAN | Professional Assistance for Development Action Title: Displaced by Policy, Driven by Necessity: Understanding Katkari Migration through Macro, Meso, and Micro Lenses Author(s): Iqra Khan & Varsha Maheshwari Keywords: Katkari Community, Seasonal Migration, Distress Migration, Forest […]

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India’s Medical Tourism: Strengthening a Global Healthcare Destination throughGovernance and Policy Reform

Manorama Bakshi[1] [1]Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI, Director and Head of Healthcare and Advocacy at Consocia Advisory, Founder and director of Trilok Raj Foundation (TRF).manorama.bakshi@gmail.com Title: India’s Medical Tourism: Strengthening a Global Healthcare Destination through Governance and Policy Reform Author(s): Manorama Bakshi Keywords: Healthcare, Medical Tourism, Public Policy, Governance Issue Date: 25 July 2025 Publisher: […]

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Coming up with ‘GDP – Government Expenditure’: ‘Trumponomics’ at its wildest best

Trump administration officials are planning to come up with the idea of removing government production from GDP calculations. The administration is worried that measuring GDP inclusive of government expenditure (reflecting the spending cuts) might make Mr. Trump look bad. This is the leading cause of the current debate regarding the separation of government expenditure from GDP. Defining GDP to now be ‘GDP – G’ is a genuinely terrible idea as it is going to leave out the government’s value creation in the economy and make the GDP fundamentally incomplete.

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Colonial Legacy and India’s Agriculture Development: A Critical Assessment

Pracheta Acharya Title: Colonial Legacy and India’s Agriculture Development: A Critical Assessment Author(s): Pracheta Acharya Keywords: British intervention, Criticism, India’s agriculture, Post-colonial society Issue Date: 24 January 2025 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: British-induced capitalist growth in agriculture came with a cost, which is still being borne by today’s farmers. Extensive canal […]

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Air Pollution:A Silent Crisis More Urgent Than Ever

Smeer Unhale Title: Air Pollution:A Silent Crisis More Urgent Than Ever Author(s): Sameer Unhale Keywords: Air pollution, municipal governance, urban poly-crisis, sustainable living Issue Date: 24 January 2025 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: Air pollution, responsible for 8 million deaths globally in 2021, is a pressing public health crisis often overlooked as […]

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Fertilizer Sector at a Crossroad: Insights from Economic Surveys and Union Budgets

Ajil Mankunnummal Researcher, Centre for Development Studies, ThiruvananthapuramEmail: ajilmankunnummal@gmail.comORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-0119 Title: Fertilizer Sector at a Crossroad: Insights from Economic Surveys and Union Budgets Author(s): Ajil Mankunnummal Keywords: Fertilizer sector, Union Budget, Economic Survey, Public Policy, India Issue Date: 24 January 2025 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: Analyzing the last few Economic surveys […]

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Towards Gender-Responsive Interventions in Climate Change-Induced High-Tide Flooding in Coastal Regions of Kerala

Manjula Bharathy[1] [1] Professor & Dean at School of Habitat Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, MumbaiEmail: manjutou@gmail.com Title: Towards Gender-Responsive Interventions in Climate Change-Induced High-Tide Flooding in Coastal Regions of Kerala Author(s): Manjula Bharathy Keywords: Climate Change; Gender; Women; Kerala; Equality Issue Date: 10 July 2024 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute Abstract: […]

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Moral Responsibility in Economic Downturns: A Call for Collective Action in Developing Nations

Md. Lawha Mahfuz [1] [1] Lecturer, General Education Department, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh (ULAB) mahfuzcu2017@gmail.comORCiD:  https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8148-6024 Title: Moral Responsibility in Economic Downturns: A Call for Collective Action in Developing Nations Author(s): Md. Lawha Mahfuz Keywords: Morality, Sustainability, Responsibility, Economy, Developing nations Issue Date: 10 July 2024 Publisher: IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute […]

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