Institutions and Research Centers
 Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable DevelopmentThe Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) acts as the Secretariat for the SDGs, providing substantive support and capacity-building for the goals and their related thematic issues, including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), partnerships and Small Island Developing States. |
 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New DelhiThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world. |
 Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of IndiaIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was established in the year of 1969 by the Government of India to promote research in social sciences in the country. |
 International Institute of Population Studies (IIPS), Mumbai.The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, formerly known as the Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC) till 1970, was established in July 1956 under the joint sponsorship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Government of India and the United Nations. |
 Madras School of Economics In recent years there has been increasing concern about the deterioration in the standards of higher education in economics, environment and finance in the country. |
 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)Initially the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had two Departments, Each of these Departments was headed by the Secretary to the Government of India:- Department of Health & Family Welfare and Department of Health Research. |
 National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), was established on 9th March, 1977 by the merger of two national level institutions, viz. the National Institute of Health Administration and Education (NIHAE) and the National Institute of Family Planning (NIFP). |
 Population Foundation of IndiaPopulation Foundation of India is a national non-government organisation (NGO), which promotes and advocates for the effective formulation and implementation of gender sensitive population, health and development strategies and policies. |
 Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences... |
 Population Research CentresMinistry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has established the network of 18 Population Research Centres (PRCs) spread over 16 major States of India, with the mandate to provide critical research-based inputs related to the Health and Family Welfare Programs and Policies at the National and State levels. |
 Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), PuneGokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, established in 1930 by the Servants of India Society, is the oldest research and training institute in Economics in the country. |