ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
The mission of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) is to strengthen democracy and governance in India. Currently, ADR, along with National Election Watch (NEW) - its partner organization network across India - is monitoring India’s 2009 general elections and disseminating information about candidates to voters. In the past, this activity has resulted in a significant improvement in the profile of candidates contesting elections. ADR is also working on a bill that would introduce greater transparency in the funding of political parties.
HT MEDIA
Hindustan Times, the flagship newspaper of HT Media, is one of India's most respected and leading English dailies, and has been pioneering trends in journalism, setting standards and breaking new ground for the last 85 years. HT Media also publishes Hindustan and Mint, two leading national publications. Hindustan is the third largest read newspaper in the country, and the most credible and fastest growing among the top 10 Indian dailies, while Mint, after two years of publication, is already the second largest business daily in the country and the preferred paper of opinion makers. Spurred by the leading faces of Indian journalism, HT Media has evolved with the times, reflecting the changing India, and reaching over 31 million Indians today.
INDICUS ANALYTICS
Indicus Analytics is India's premier economics research firm. It has been providing research inputs to academia, government agencies, international institutions, multinational and national corporations, and leading media houses for the last decade. The firm examines all aspects of the Indian economy - both at the national and sub-national level - and produces a range of premium databases about the economy and its consumers at city, district, and neighborhood levels. Indicus also invests heavily in social and development initiatives such as www.raftaar.in to promote Hindi on the Internet and www.indicus.net/elections to bring answerability to the political process.
JANAAGRAHA CENTRE FOR CITIZENSHIP AND DEMOCRACY
The Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (JCCD) is a non-profit organization that works with citizens and governments to improve the quality of life in urban India. A leading advocate of formalizing citizen participation in urban governance, JCCD works towards ushering in systemic reforms in the urban sphere. JCCD, along with Tata Tea, is the pioneer of the widely-known Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign.
LIBERTY INSTITUTE
The Liberty Institute, an independent, non-profit think tank, leads “Empowering India,” an initiative that attempts to empower voters with information about their candidates, constituencies, and political parties. The objective is to encourage citizens to actively participate in democracy as well as promote transparency and accountability in politics. EmpoweringIndia.org is an outcome of a realization at the Liberty Institute that good public policy ultimately originates from a better understanding of the processes that shape democratic politics and influence governance.
PRS LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
PRS Legislative Research is an independent research initiative that aims to strengthen the legislative debate in India by making it better informed, more transparent, and participatory. PRS provides objective and easy-to-use analysis to MPs on the implications of upcoming legislative bills. By tracking the functioning of Parliament, PRS has reached out to the citizen sector and the media to enable them to engage better with the legislative system. The work of PRS - available at PRSIndia.org - is collaborative and seeks to complement expertise in government, research institutions, business, and the citizen sector.