Category: IDFC Institute

Civil society should complement, not be a substitute for the state’s lack of data capacity

Highlight the need for adequate data dissemination from public authorities.

Urban Growth in India: Horizontal, Chaotic, and Informal

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date December 3, 2020
Categories In IDFC Institute, Working Paper

This paper tackles the problem of India’s haphazard urban expansion and provides tactics and ideas that policymakers can implement to transform disorderly growth into better-planned cities.

Sensitivity Of Covid-19 Case Projections To CDGR

Showcase how and why projections on COVID-19 cases using CDGR need to be mindful of the inherent nuances of using this metric.

Mumbai: Traffic Chokepoints

A web tool that allows users to quantify the economic and environmental costs of congestion in Mumbai.

Assessing Cities’ Labour Market Efficiencies Using Mumbai Commuting Data

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date October 26, 2019
Categories In IDFC Institute, Working Paper

We quantify the economic and environmental costs of congestion in Mumbai using Uber data.

Reforming Urban India

Post author By Harsh Pachisia
Post date July 1, 2019
Categories In IDFC Institute, Policy Document

A policy document that outlines a set of recommendations for addressing the issues facing Indian cities.