Levelling the playing field: Protecting the Interests of Automobile Dealers in India

AUTO

Undertaking a comparative analysis of OEM-dealership agreements in India and abroad, this study makes the case for a policy...

Keeping Fraudulent Apps off App Stores

TECH, INTERMEDIARY LIABILITY

A policy brief to highlight the need for strengthening oversight mechanisms on app stores.

Making a Gender Responsive Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme

SOCIAL SECURITY

In the context of the pandemic and its severe impact on livelihoods in urban areas, this study looks at...

Women and work: How India fared in 2021

GENDER, LABOUR FORCE

A data story on women’s livelihoods and work in the year of 2021 - women’s changing role in the...

EBooks: Building Blocks of India’s Knowledge Economy

EDUCATION, TECH, TAXATION

Despite the positive externalities associated with inexpensive books, eBooks are not afforded a favourable tax environment in India

Menstrual Hygiene Management – Lessons for States

Gender, MHM

Studying the best practices of Tamil Nadu and how it has achieved its current levels of menstrual hygiene practices,...

Framework for Regulating Encryption in India

TECH, PRIVACY

This study envisions a framework that acknowledges the importance of consumer privacy & technological innovation, while not diminishing the...

Advancing gender equality in a post COVID context

COVID, GENDER, SOCIAL SECURITY

If evidence from previous disasters and crises is any indication, women will be disproportionately affected during the pandemic

Addressing the barriers to adoption in digital payments

DIGITAL PAYMENTS, TECH POLICY

The Indian economy is a predominantly cash driven economy. While the penetration of digital payments has increased significantly in...

Women’s Economic Empowerment in India – A Policy Landscape Study

GENDER

Employing a critical gender lens, this study identifies promising exemplars of transformative policies that create an enabling environment for...

Women Entrepreneurs in Sanitation

Entrepreneurship, Gender, Sanitation

Leveraging insights gleaned from ground level case studies, this report advocates for more systematic government support for women entrepreneurs...

India’s focus on its youth – Analysis of the Union Budget

BUDGET, FISCAL POLICY

Despite being home to one of the youngest populations in the world, India spends less than 4% of its...