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LSE IO works to enhance research and public policy related to India's economy, politics and society. Co-Directors, Nicholas Stern & Ruth Kattumuri.
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Joined February 2015
Indian govt plans extending world’s biggest jobs program to cities
livemint.com
More than 121 million people lost jobs in April, pushing the unemployment rate to a record 23%.An urban version of the plan will soften the blow on citizens most affected by the coronavirus fallout
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Could COVID-19 be an opportunity to leapfrog a generation of change?
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BBC News - 'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
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Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.
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LSE IO hosted the first LSE IO/ARC Fellows Webinar, where @HSKNathan spoke about his research on mobility preferences in Mumbai. Great turn-out and meaningful discussions! #LSEIndia
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BBC News - Coronavirus in India: Did men do more housework during lockdown?
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Some hope the pandemic will prove a lasting leveller for gender relations in the domestic setting.
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People & Appointments: Natwest appoints Lord Stern as climate change advisor
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BBC News - Coronavirus in India: 'PM Modi, please make men share housework!'
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After India's lockdown revealed some hard truths about housework, one woman set out to fix the gender gap.
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BBC News - Coronavirus India: Rush for plasma therapy as Covid-19 cases rise
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Several Indian states are offering plasma therapy to Covid-19 patients, but does it work?
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BBC News - Seven countries with big (and small) population problems
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A look at seven countries facing dramatic population changes - and how they are tackling the problem.
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BBC News - Ambani: Google latest US tech giant to invest in India's Jio
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The search engine giant's $4.5bn bet comes after Facebook, Intel and Qualcomm bought stakes in Jio.
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BBC News - Coronavirus: Is India the next global hotspot?
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India's confirmed cases are going up rapidly, but it's not all bad news.
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BBC News - The Grand Old Man of India who became Britain's first Asian MP
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Indian-born Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Asian to sit in the House of Commons.
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BBC News - Are more women dying of Covid-19 in India?
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New research shows women in India are at a higher risk of dying from Covid-19.
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BBC News - How Asia's biggest slum contained the coronavirus
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Mumbai's densely-packed Dharavi has tamed Covid-19 without social distancing.
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Warwick researchers create 'sun clock' using 200 years of sunspot observations
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Pandemic pushes central bank digital currencies into top gear
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