The decision to carry out a caste-based census in India in order to, among other things, get a more scientific basis … drawn from the south Indian state of Karnataka to argue for a more disaggregated and inclusive approach to reservations. …

Research undertaken in South India (Taylor, 2008), investigated the local economic impact of small businesses and … considered whether female entrepreneurs in India exhibit different economic behaviour to men. This involved in-depth qualitative … interviews with 20 women's businesses and 10 men's, covering a range of small business types and locations in Mysore. The …

Nearly 300,000 women die from pregnancy-related complications each year. One-fifth of these deaths occur in India …. Maternal survival rose on India's national policy agenda in the mid-2000s, but responsibility for health policy and … vary. This study investigates sources of variation in maternal health policy and implementation sub-nationally in India …

Karnataka is among pioneering Indian states to frame suitable policies aimed at encouraging local firms’ export … infrastructure. As a result of such policies, exports from the Karnataka have been growing rapidly, with Karnataka contributing over … patterns of Karnataka in the backdrop of the state policy developments. It examines the relevance of various factors pertinent …

Considering the present trends of urbanization and motorization in India, there is an urgent need for integration …, revitalization and renewal of the smaller towns and cities to make urban areas in India more sustainable. Unless our regional space … urbanization process in India will become unsustainable. It is argued that High Speed Rail (HSR) can play a role in achieving this …

multidimensional poverty measure for Karnataka, India. Our results show that individual level measures can identify substantial gender … along gender lines. This paper uses data from the Karnataka Household Asset Survey to construct an individual level …

intersectionality in access to healthcare, using cross-sectional data in Koppal, one of the poorest districts in Karnataka, India. …