Resource Type: Briefing Notes
Navigating the new normal: Can behavioral sciences help?
This note focuses on the situation of COVID-19 in India and the government’s communication efforts during the pandemic. Based on MSC’s research with low- and middle-income households, it highlights how these efforts can be strengthened through the adoption of a Social Behavioral Change Communication (SBCC) campaign.
Sep 4, 2020
Indian agriculture during and after the pandemic
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, agricultural activities in India were exempt from restrictions. However, the lockdowns led to various disruptions in the supply chain. This blog summarizes the impact of COVID-19 on different sub-sectors and highlights the measures the government took to address the problems of farmers.
Jul 20, 2020
PDS portability: Reforms that empower the people
Based on findings from MSC’s diagnostic study on the IM-PDS program, this note examines portability in the public distribution system as a reform to strengthen government service delivery in India
Jan 10, 2020
Creative economies as a gateway to pro-poor tourism in India
The paper discusses the role that creative economies can play in transforming the tourist regions as engines of youth employment growth and upskilling.
Jul 4, 2019
A comprehensive framework for gender centrality in financial services
This briefing note introduces MSC’s gender centrality framework and explains how financial service providers and policymakers can help to promote the gender equality.
Mar 7, 2019
Meeting the Challenge – The Impact Of Changing Technology On MicroFinance Institutions (MFIs)
This note talks about the gains from various technologies such as ATMs, plastic cards, mobile phones, used by the present banking system to serve the people belonging to lower income.
Nov 2, 2018