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India's small satellite mission: time for the next leap forward
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015India has always given importance to the development of space technology for peaceful purposes. The Indian space programme is one of the biggest national space programmes in the world, which has transitioned from its purely research orientation in the 1960s to a commercial orientation in the 1990s.DocumentCentre-state relations in India: time for a new framework
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015The success or failure of any government in Delhi depends largely on its ability to manage the federal arithmetic. In the country's existing federal structure, many core economic activities and service delivery functions are carried out by the states while the Centre provides broad economic and political directions.DocumentBeyond the North-South divide: triangular cooperation in the new development cooperation
BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2015International development cooperation has been changing rapidly during the last two decades. Shifts in international power constellations and a trend towards an increasing multipolarity are reflected in development cooperation institutions and settings.DocumentThe coordination of climate finance in India
Overseas Development Institute, 2014This paper maps the emergence of climate change policy in India and subsequently traces the evolution of arrangements around climate finance. An early assessment of the climate finance landscape in India suggests that it is a highly complex and fragmented space with a multiplicity of institutions, actors, and channels of climate finance, both public and private, and domestic and international.DocumentUnderstanding the Rising Powers' contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Rising powers such as Brazil, India and China have been criticised for being obstructive in the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. The start of the United Nations (UN) negotiations saw high expectations for the role of these countries in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This leadership has not materialised.DocumentHelpdesk Report: Behaviour change in under 2’s
Department for International Development, UK, 2010This report is on using behaviour change communication to impact positively on caring practices for children under two years of age in India. It has the following sections: Academic Literature Cochrane India specific materials Intrahealth briefs Outside Asia OtherDocumentHelpdesk Report: Education and fertility in India
Department for International Development, UK, 2010The report has sections on the following areas: Education and fertility Education and fertility in India and the region Economic returns to women’s education in India Education and reproductive health initiatives Adolescent reproductive health programmes In reviews of regional and global studies:DocumentHelpdesk Report: Health service standards
Department for International Development, UK, 2011Minimum standards in healthcare are often referred to in documents but not expanded on in detail. This report covers the few documents that were found within the scope of this study that expanded on standards for healthcare.DocumentHelpdesk Report: Comparing the performance of private versus public secondary education
Department for International Development, UK, 2011What evidence is there, for India and the region in particular, comparing the learning achievements and relative cost of private versus public secondary education, as indicators of their relative performance?DocumentHelpdesk Report: Evidence base for local block grants in Education
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2013This Helpdesk query was asked to provide a literature / evidence review of the effectiveness – or otherwise – of sub-national flexible block grants in education in delivering enrolment, attendance and quality objectives.Pages
