Purpose This paper examine beneficiary women's awareness of the harmful effects of traditional cooking fuels and the benefits of cleaner cooking fuel (LPG) in the Indian state of Haryana after the inception of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Design/methodology/approach Descriptive statistics,...

Background: At the onset of COVID-19, lockdowns and movement restrictions were put in place to control the pandemic, which halted in-person, non-COVID-19 public health and information sharing activities and field visits. To reach beneficiaries during this time, Project Samvad, funded by USAID...

Recent studies analyzing the effects of religion on various economic, social, health and political outcomes have been largely associational. Although some attempts have been made to establish causation using instrument variable (IV) or difference-in-difference (DID) methods, the instruments and...

Recent studies analyzing the effects of religion on various economic, social, health and political outcomes have been largely associational. Although some attempts have been made to establish causation using instrument variable (IV) or difference-in-difference (DID) methods, the instruments and...