The North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises eight states, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. Most of the region’s population lives in rural areas...
The North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises eight states. The majority of the region’s population lives in rural areas, and agriculture and allied activities form the backbone of people’s livelihoods...
The North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises eight states. The majority of the region’s population lives in rural areas, and agriculture and allied activities form the backbone of people’s livelihoods...
To respond to the extant social, cultural, and economic diversity and inequities across project areas, the North East Rural Livelihoods Project (NERLP) adopted social inclusion and empowerment as a core...
The North Eastern Region (NER) of India comprises eight states. The majority of the region’s population lives in rural areas, and agriculture and allied activities form the backbone of people’s livelihoods...
The Social Observatory Team at the World Bank conducted an impact evaluation of TRIPTI (Targeted Rural Initiatives for Poverty Termination and Infrastructure) in order to measure the effect of the project...
Bihar has historically been one of India’s most impoverished states. The poverty headcount for Bihar was 53.5 percent in 2009-10, almost double that of the national index of 29.8 percent. In 2007-08, Bihar...
Self-employment promoted through women’s groups has often been cited as a promising intervention to transition more women back to the labor force, especially in South Asia. This study provides empirical...
Across Indian society, the hierarchical stratifications based on caste, class and gender determine an individual’s status, opportunities and outcomes. However, there is contentious debate about how each...
India has among the highest rates of child malnutrition worldwide, with Bihar one of the worst affected states. With the intent of combating food insecurity, the Government of India (GoI) and the state...
What is the impact of women Self Help Group (SHG) programs on ‘bottom up’ political participation at the grass roots level? Results from the impact evaluation of one such long running program – Pudhu Vaazhvu...
Climate change is expected to increase the incidents of extreme weather patterns such as cyclonic storms. Large parts of the developing world including the Bay of Bengal region remain particularly vulnerable...