Before COVID-19 became a global pandemic, India was dealing with another, much older
epidemic—tuberculosis(TB)—which affected 2.64 million Indians in 2019 and killed nearly …

India's national lockdown in 2020, in response to the Covid-19 crisis, was one of the
harshest in the world. Multiple household surveys indicate that the lockdown and the …

This note examines recent trends in infant mortality in India, based on summary reports from
the Sample Registration System (SRS). We find evidence of slowdown, pauses, and …

In the absence of complete civil registration systems, birth and death rates in Low-and-
Middle-Income-Countries (LMICs) including India, are estimated from nationally …

Maternity benefits of at least Rs. 6,000 per child are a legal right of all Indian women under
the National Food Security Act, 2013. In practice, a large majority are still deprived of …

Using data from four rounds of India's demographic and health surveys, we document
persistently higher child mortality among marginalized social groups in India. Compared to …

The last three decades witnessed extensive changes in the organization of economic and
political life in India. However, social change has been slower, if not stagnant. This is …

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives and livelihoods of households. However,
little is known about its impact on household's food and nutrition security. The objective of …