policy outreach >> Maternal health

What is the real nutritional status of pregnant women in India?

r.i.c.e., on June 11th, 2015

Topics: Child health, Maternal health

India has one of the highest rates of childhood malnutrition worldwide, and poor maternal health and nutrition are major contributors to the problem. There is no national monitoring system in place to regularly monitor women’s health, thus there is no...Read More..

r.i.c.e. in the news

85% Ujjwala Beneficiaries Still Using Chulhas: RICE Survey Exposes Failure of Modi’s Pet Project | Staff | News Central

Eighty-five percent of Ujjwala beneficiaries are still using chulhas according to a survey by r.i.c.e. The survey shows that most rural households that received LPG

The widespread use of solid fuels such as wood and dung for cooking pollutes households and adds to India’s disease burden. To tackle this, the Pradhan

view all news

featured research

Persistence of solid fuel use despite increases in LPG ownership: New survey evidence from rural north India

Solid fuel use is an important contributor to air pollution and disease burden in India. We present survey evidence documenting LPG ownership and cooking fuel

This paper argues that while the results of the WASH Benefits trials are important for understanding sanitation intervention and similar programmes, they do not imply that

view all research