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An exploration of public risk perception and governmental engagement of nuclear energy in India
(Journal of Public Affairs, 2020)
Public acceptance constitutes an important factor in successfully establishing and operating nuclear power plants. This paper explores public attitudes to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project commissioned in 2013 and ...
Exploring the role of urban green spaces in ‘smartening’ cities in India
(Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2019)
This paper explores the conceptualization of Urban Green Space (UGS) within India’s urban planning process. In doing so, the context of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), which is a flagship programme for urban transformation ...
Why does technology integration fail?: teacher beliefs and content developer assumptions in an Indian initiative
(Educational Technology Research and Development, 2020)
This paper explores technology integration and the role of teacher beliefs in this integration to assess a ‘smart-class’ initiative that was introduced in 3173 Grade 7–8 classrooms of 1609 public schools in India in 2017. ...
The law of restitution for unjust enrichment in India
(Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, 2020)
The law of restitution for unjust enrichment is among the most debated private law topics today. It has been invoked to justify the right to restitution in cases which fall outside the scope of contract law. Despite being ...
How effective are disability sensitization workshops?
(Emerald, 2018)
Purpose–Organizations are increasingly investing in disability-specific sensitization workshops. Yet, there is limited understanding about their hoped outcomes, that is, increased knowledge about disability-relatedissues ...
Did India’s price control policy for coronary stents create unintended consequences?
(Social Science & Medicine, 2020)
In February 2017, India capped the retail price of coronary stents and restricted the channel margin to bring Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedure, which uses coronary stents, within reach of ...
From courts to markets: new evidence on enforcement of pharmaceutical bans in India
(Social Science & Medicine, 2019)
Regulatory enforcement of product safety standards given health concerns, whether it is in romaine lettuce, smartphones or cars, is emerging to be a challenge for global public health. This is particularly true for developing ...
Inheritance law reform, empowerment, and human capital accumulation: second-generation effects from India
(Journal of Development Studies, 2018)
Although many studies point towards significant positive impacts of Hindu Succession Act (HSA) reforms on females’ empowerment and access to human and physical capital, the fact that this reform also led to increased female ...
Social connections and tertiary healthcare utilization
(Health Economics, 2020)
The use of tertiary health care by socially proximate peers helps individuals learn about program and treatment procedures, signals that using such care is socially appropriate, and could support the use of formal health ...
Innovations in public administration in India
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2019)
Innovations in public service could be a core driver for ensuring that public administration becomes competitive, efficient, cost-effective and accountable to the citizenry. This state of innovation in India is analysed ...