Payal Seth

1 month ago | governancenow.com | Samriddhi Prakash |Payal Seth |Ashish Kumar

Across the globe, unpaid domestic and caregiving work remains an unseen yet essential contributor to economic and social well-being. Women, in particular, dedicate significant hours to household tasks and caregiving, yet this labour remains excluded from Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculations, leading to its undervaluation in policy and economic planning.

2 months ago | journals.plos.org | Payal Seth |Prabhu L. Pingali

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Seth P, Pingali P (2025) Addressing information and credit barriers to making India open defecation free and improving child health: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial in rural India. PLoS ONE 20(2): e0318198.

2 months ago | governancenow.com | Payal Seth

The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, the world’s largest religious gathering that concluded this week, was also a battleground for brands looking to capture attention in a sea of millions. With over 150 million attendees estimated, companies seized the opportunity to integrate their messages seamlessly into the festival experience. From digital payment companies that set up seamless transaction points to FMCG giants offering free product samples, the Kumbh Mela evolved into a marketing spectacle.

Feb 3, 2025 | thesouthfirst.com | Payal Seth

Synopsis: The CEO of NITI Aayog claimed that the poverty headcount ratio had declined as low as five percent of the population. However, an independent analysis of the same data using the Rangarajan Method revealed that 26.4 percent of Indians are below the poverty line. The release of the 2022–23 Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) in February last year reignited debates about poverty in India.

Mar 15, 2024 | epw.in | Payal Seth |Palakh Jain

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected children’s nutrition through various disruptions that would have changed the relative importance of determinants of children’s undernutrition. This article attempts to provide empirical estimates for how the relative importance of key determinants of child undernutrition has changed post-pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on child undernutrition, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Headey et al 2020).