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Field Missions and Data Stories

Data is an essential component of research and policy formulation.

Geo-spatial Technologies in India

A significant portion of Outline India’s work is conducted in rural parts of India which are either unavailable on Google Maps or lack geo-spatial details. Intermittent or lack of connectivity along with outdated satellite images escalates the problem.

Social and Economic Impact Assessment of Cotton Farming India

Outline India together with American Institutes for Research funded by the C&A Foundation

1. Conducted a social and economic impact assessment, and

2. Contributed to an environmental impact assessment

of cotton farming in Madhya Pradesh, a centra...

Social, Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Cotton Farming in Madhya Pradesh

American Institutes for Research (AIR) and its partner Outline India designed and implemented a social impact assessment on the characteristics of 1) organic cotton farmers, 2) cotton farmers licensed by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), and 3) conventional cotton farmers in the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, India. For this assessment, we used a survey with a large...

A Study of the Deceased Organ Donation Environment in Delhi/NCR

Outline India conducted extensive secondary research into historical developments in the organ transplant industry. We evaluated the organ donor industry to identify best practices in countries governed by a system of centralized organ registry and draw lessons for the organ donor market in Delhi/NCR.

Using Drones for Social Research

While drones have historically been used in military operations, their application for peaceful purposes has risen steeply in recent years. In this note, representatives from Outline India - a research and development consultancy firm - discuss their efforts to integrate drones in social sector research to make data analysis more evidence-based,...

Aadhaar: It's not Black or White

While most respondents have Aadhaar cards, their concerns regarding the identity document and motivations to obtain it vary greatly based on their demographic profile. 

Sashakt Baseline Evaluation Findings

Improving sexual and reproductive health among Mahadalit adolescents in Bihar, India

Spotlight On Handwashing In Rural India

Findings from a study on hand hygiene related knowledge and practices in four Indian states. People's patterns of hygiene behaviour plays a critical role in preventing leading causes of death and diseases in children, particularly diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children under the age of five. An analysis of the causes of neonatal and child mortality in...

Understanding the Journey of Data from the Eyes of a Practitioner

Monitoring the effects of investment in an economy has historically been the cornerstone of good governance wherein the approaches correspond to the concurrents of a political economy. This paper is a methodological attempt to understand the evolvement of social research at the confluence of technology and human capital and the processes of knowledge-production that feeds in...

Switching to Sustainable Auto-rickshaws System

Outline India collaborated with ACRA to conduct a baseline analysis to understand the economic viability and environmental sustainability for auto-rickshaw driving as a profession. 

Evaluation Study to Assess the Performance of Five Above Average States Sanitation Coverage

The study team interacted with 30 different individuals from more than 15 Government and Non-Governmental organizations spanning across 5 states. 10 different Gram Panchayats were visited and local community members, including Gram Sabha leaders, ward leaders, Angadwadi workers and others were involved in the discussions. This provided a varied and comprehensive idea about k...

Unveiling Reasons for Farmers' Suicide in India

Farmer suicides have been a wrenching and contentious issue in India. The report from the 70th round of the National Sample Survey highlighted that rural India has an estimated 90.2 million agricultural households which were roughly 58% of the total estimated rural households of the country.

Data Openness and the Geo-spatial Information Regulation Bill

The recently proposed Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, 2016, places strict restrictions on the acquisition and use of geospatial information in India. Specifically, this means any information that is geo-located is subject to vetting and approval by a special authority appointed by the govern...

A Quick Primer On How Brexit Will Impact India And The Rest Of The World

The British have shocked the financial, political and business establishments of the world by voting to leave (52%) the European Union in the referendum of 23 June 2016. Briefly analyzing the votes in the referendum, we see that while England and Wales opted to leave the EU; Scotland, Northern Ireland and the city of London were strongly in favour of Great Britain remaining...

Gross Happiness Index (GHI)

This papers seeks to establish a baseline for subjective well-being assessing the level of happiness, optimism and satisfaction among residents within two structurally varying urban contexts. Correlations have been drawn from demography related attributes and conventional socioeconomic parameters such as income, religion and caste. The locations representing a metropolitan a...

Evaluation Study to Assess the Performance of Five Above-Average States in Sanitation Coverage

This study was aimed at evaluating the trends in sanitation and hygiene in the five states that had performed above average with respect to sanitation coverage, as per the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) 2012 baseline survey. The top five states identified from this data are Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and Kerala.