Partners’ Roundtable to enhance Legislative Action on Climate Change
We recently hosted a roundtable discussion on local low carbon initiatives in New Delhi with our partners, Climate Parliament.
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Seminar on Accelerating Women Entrepreneurship
Our report ‘Accelerating Women Entrepreneurship: Roadmap for NCR’ was recently released in an event jointly hosted by Intel India...
National Conference on Governance of Public Private Partnerships in Urban Infrastructure
Athena Infonomics hosted a National Conference on ‘Governance of Public Private Partnerships in Urban Infrastructure’ on 23rd March 2015...
The Need to Strengthen Legislative Action on Sustainable Development
Climate-informed policy decisions that successfully mitigate environmental concerns within the state’s development agenda are the need of the hour....
Financial Inclusion for Women Business Enterprises: The ‘Missing Middle’
Co-authored by Anupama Ramaswamy and Sanjana Singh The growing awareness on the role of women entrepreneurs in catalyzing economic...
Four Developments that will Redefine the Climate and Sustainability Realm
With the global commitment on 2 degrees becoming a necessity, here are four trends that will potentially redefine the…
ARMIS: Using Data to Enhance Urban Mobility
The system will use GPS enabled digital meters to track the movements of auto rickshaws on a real time…
Data Systems in India: The Case for an Audacious Overhaul
This blog is an outcome of a discussion on the current state of data systems in India and the...
International Literacy Day Over the Years
The changing themes of the International Literacy Day bear testimony to the evolution of the concept. Why does illiteracy…
Data Analytics for the Kerala Harvest Festival of Onam
It was a customary Onam celebration at Athena with a colorfully arranged Onam pookalam (traditional flower arangement) adorning the...
How Can Chennai Listen Better to Data? A Case for Putting Data to Work in Cities
During a recent brainstorming exercise on ‘designing interventions to improve the status of Solid Waste Management’ in a pilot...
Breastfeeding in India
“Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is...
Field Observations on Barriers to Exclusive Breastfeeding
(Findings are from an Exploratory Research in Tamil Nadu) Breastfeeding of infants is an accepted global policy priority for...
Are we ready for Direct Benefit Transfer through Aadhaar?
In an interesting development, the Central Government has decided to move forward on Aadhaar based DBT for PDS. The...
Archive for 2015
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Impact Investing in Urban Sanitation -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Barriers to Women Adopting Decision-Making Roles in Sanitation-Related Public Bodies and Attitudinal Differences Between Male and Female Decision-Makers -
Costs and Willingness to Pay for Pit Latrine Emptying Services in Kigali, Rwanda -
Policy Brief: Understanding Demand and Funding for Piped-Water Supply in Mandalay City -
Water Supply Services in Mumbai: A Scoping Study to Understand the Access of Services, Technology, Critical Gaps and to Explore the Possibility of Improvement