Research
Growth and Employment
Employment is key to inclusive growth. The Institute has expanded its work to make growth inclusive, employment-intensive and sustainable while taking into account the needs and constraints of globalization. Read more…
Education and Capabilities
The theme of education encompasses all levels from pre-school to higher education. Since enrolment in primary education is well on its way to universality, IHD focuses its research on issues of quality of education and learning outcomes. Read more…
Health and Nutrition
The research undertaken at IHD on the subjects of healthcare and nutrition is guided by its underlying three core approaches of generating evidence, monitoring and evaluating progress and impacts, and facilitating capacity building. Read more…
Gender and Development
Four broad themes have been identified for IHD research on gender and development. The first concerns the institutions and structures that affect women in their everyday lives. Legislation and affirmative action constitute… Read more…
Security and Vulnerability
The sources of human insecurity and vulnerability in India are multiple. Some are structural (caste system, patriarchy, under-development, lopsided development), others conjunctural (natural disasters). More recently, growth, globalization and climate… Read more…
Governance and Institutions
IHD’s future activities will address the following topics: the roles of State and non-State actors such as Panchayati raj institutions, self-help groups, non-government organizations; the effectiveness of alternative … Read more…
Development Evaluation
Four broad themes have been identified for IHD research on gender and development. The first concerns the institutions and structures that affect women in their everyday lives. Legislation and affirmative action constitute… Read more…
Climate Change and Environment Sustainability
The sources of human insecurity and vulnerability in India are multiple. Some are structural (caste system, patriarchy, under-development, lopsided development), others conjunctural (natural disasters). More recently, growth, globalization and climate… Read more…
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