• Monitoring WASH and school dropouts in India: Is there adequate data? An assessment of four national databases 

  Pednekar, S.; Desouza, S.; Mukhopadhyay, P. (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene for Development. 14(1); 2024; 56-68.)

  Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are crucial to human development. Lack of WASH affects girls' health and school attendance, particularly after puberty. This has long-term consequences on gender equality and empowerment. ...
• A Study of Menstrual Practices, Customs and Interventions For Adolescent Girls in Goa 

  Rivankar, Kajal Paresh
• Enabling factors for sustainable menstrual hygiene management practices: A rapid review 

  Pednekar, S.; Some, S.; Rivankar, K.; Thakore, R. (Discover Sustainability. 3(1); 2022; ArticleID_28.)

  This paper highlights the crucial enabling factors in menstrual hygiene management. The use of products depends on various factors such as access to water, privacy, social, cultural and econmic. Gender equality and women's ...
• Decentralization and its impact on growth in India 

  de Xavier, F.A.; Lolayekar, A.P.; Mukhopadhyay, P. (Journal of South Asian Development. 16(1); 2021; 130-151.)

  We study the effect of revenue decentralization (RD) and expenditure decentralization (ED) on sub-national growth in India from 1981-1982 to 2015-2016 for 14 large (non-special-category) states. Our study provides evidence ...
• Shifting Cultivation in Goa: Livelihood & Rights of Women of the Velip Tribe 

  Velip, Priyanka Vithoba
• A Study of Kudds in Mumbai: Home to Goan Male Migrants 

  Dourado, Aida A.P.
• Christian Gawda Women, Culture and Imaging Goa 

  Fernandes, Mozinha
• Crimes against women in India: A district-level analysis (1991-2011) 

  Lolayekar, A.P.; Desouza, S.; Mukhopadhyay, P. (Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(9-10); 2022; NP7289-NP7314.)

  Crimes against women (CAW) in India have been rising despite faster economic growth, higher education attainment, and increasing numbers of women in the economic sphere. This article explores the reasons for the incidence ...
• Understanding growth convergence in India (1981–2010): Looking beyond the usual suspects 

  Lolayekar, A.P.; Mukhopadhyay, P. (PLoS ONE. 15(6); 2020; ArticleID_e0233549.)

  The literature on growth convergence has focused to a great extent on the role of initial incomes as a primary determinant of long-term growth outcomes. Expanded versions of growth models have used other explanators to ...
• Menstrual education process among adolescent girls in Goa 

  Rivankar, K. (Quest. 4(1); 2019; 24-33.)

  The process of learning about menstruation, bodily changes and sex reflects the socio-cultural situation in society. The teachings regarding menstruation within the family, formal education system and society have been ...

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