https://nishant-at-work.github.io/categories/research/Recent content in Research on Nishant SinghHugo -- gohugo.ioenNishant SinghSun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/trend-unit/Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/trend-unit/I lead TREND as Head of Research at Youth Ki Awaaz (since March 2025, after a year as Senior Research Consultant). We run Yoot, a WhatsApp-based civic polling system with 15,000+ young Indians. CHORUS is our discourse analysis framework, built on 18 years and 12,000+ articles of citizen writing. We publish research briefs on elections, data protection, AI, and civic life.https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/vibe-survey/Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/vibe-survey/Published by Centre for Public Insights, 2025. The VIBE survey is the first national-level study in India on active citizenship among youth. It looks at how young people engage with civic life, democratic institutions, and social issues across the country. I produced this as part of my work with the TREND Unit at Youth Ki Awaaz.https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/balancing-consent/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/balancing-consent/With M. Singh and G. Sachdeva. Published by Youth Ki Awaaz, 2024. A study of how young people and parents in India think about verifiable parental consent and the value of internet personalisation, in the context of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/phd-thesis/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/phd-thesis/Doctoral thesis submitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, under the supervision of Prof. Geetam Tiwari and Prof. Reetika Khera. The thesis builds new tools from the Capability Approach and critical theory to understand injustices in everyday urban mobility. Through a case study of North-West Delhi, it examines how structural inequalities shape people’s ability to move through the city and reach the opportunities that matter to them.https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/road-safety-india-2024/Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/road-safety-india-2024/Co-authored with G. Tiwari, R. Goel, G. Agrawal, and K. Bhalla at the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre (TRIP-C), IIT Delhi. This report assesses road safety in India and contributes to WHO’s Regional Status Report on Road Safety in WHO South-East Asia Region. I worked on this as Project Scientist at TRIP-C (2023-24).https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/consumed-by-demand/Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/consumed-by-demand/Co-authored with Rajendra Ravi. Published by People’s Resource Centre, Delhi, 2019. This monograph examines the rapid expansion of metro rail systems across Indian cities. It questions the assumptions driving these mega-investments and documents their consequences for public finances and urban resources.https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/riding-on-debt/Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://nishant-at-work.github.io/work/riding-on-debt/Co-authored with Rajendra Ravi. Published by Centre For Financial Accountability, Delhi, 2018. This monograph analyses the finances of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation after Phase III. It looks at the growing debt burden, revenue shortfalls, and what this means for public resources. The analysis was widely cited in media coverage of metro rail expansion debates across Indian cities.