Dr. Farzana Afridi has joined the panel for the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). The panel will focus on the study of poverty and inequality.
Dr. Farzana Afridi and Dr. Kanika Mahajan explain the impact of marriage on women's empowerment and their participation in income generating activities in a prominent Indian newspaper, "Livemint"…
Earth Day is turning 50 years this year, celebrated with the theme of "Climate Action". At the same time the world is in lock-down to slow down the spread of COVID-19 - and the climate debate has…
Professor Bharat Ramaswami and Dr. Kanika Mahajan (among others) offer their insights regarding policy measures to deal with COVID-19. The article featured in the prominent news journal "The Wire".
Professor E. Somanathan was invited as a panelist to discuss the impact of climate change on India's Development Debate on India's prominent news network "ET Now".
5 July 2019 : Professor Saudamini Das was quoted in Al Jazeera explaining the impact of Indian Summer season on the economy.
Dr. Farzana Afridi was one of the economists to meet the Prime Minister Among other things, she mentioned the effect of the Ujjwala Yojana on women's work based on her research in rural Indore in…
30 December 2019 : The civil society organization, Prachi Youth Organization, based in Kakatpur region of Odisha conferred the "Kamaladevi Smruti Samman" for year 2019 to Professor Saudamini Das. This…
17 October 2019: Dr. Farzana Afridi speaks on Double Bind of Income Poverty and Time Poverty: Why it Matters for Sustainable Development and Policy Solutions for Women at the United Nations General…
Professor E Somanathan and Dr. Farzana Afridi discuss ongoing work, aided by ASHA workers, on raising awareness about the detrimental health impacts of using solid fuels for cooking and the need for…