Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Technology & Skills

Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Technology & Skills

To improve delivery of services through technology, enhancing trade, and reaping demographic dividend India needs to invest in better understanding of challenges and opportunities in trade, technology, and skilling. Additionally, quicker development of the agricultural and allied rural sectors continues to remain a priority for achieving the objectives of higher growth and poverty reduction through better income and employment opportunities.

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3 September 2026

India needs a human- and farmer-centred model of agricultural AI

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

The ultimate measure of success will not be the sophistication of the algorithms. It will be whether the farmer is better off…

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25 August 2026

An uneven monsoon calls for an early food-supply response

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

Crop-specific yield assessment should be intensified in rain-fed districts. Tur, soybean and maize deserve particular attention. India’s 2026 monsoon is becoming an…

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20 August 2026

When El Niño hits the farm, inflation follows: Why irrigation matters for rural resilience

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

El Niño can set off a chain from rainfall shocks and crop losses to lower farm incomes, higher food prices and weaker…

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29 July 2026

India needs to rethink the way it approaches environmental compensation

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

As the country enters an era of unprecedented infrastructure expansion and climate uncertainty, the real measure of success will not be how…

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Team

<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Bornali Bhandari</span>
Bornali Bhandari

Professor
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Saurabh Bandyopadhyay</span>
Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

Senior Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Aradhna Aggarwal</span>
Aradhna Aggarwal

Senior Advisor

<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Charu Jain</span>
Charu Jain

Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Laxmi Joshi</span>
Laxmi Joshi

Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Ajaya Kumar Sahu</span>
Ajaya Kumar Sahu

Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Kemparaje Urs Subbaraje Urs</span>
Kemparaje Urs Subbaraje Urs

Associate Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Astha Sen</span>
Astha Sen

Fellow
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Nishika Pal</span>
Nishika Pal

Research Analyst
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Nitesh Khandelwal</span>
Nitesh Khandelwal

Research Associate
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Ravindar Mahto</span>
Ravindar Mahto

Research Associate
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Kushagra Thakral</span>
Kushagra Thakral

Research Associate
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Jagbir</span>
Jagbir

Research Associate
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Poonam Dhawan</span>
Poonam Dhawan

Research Team Assistant
<span style="position: absolute; rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); overflow: hidden; height: 1px; width: 1px;">Shalini Aggarwal</span>
Shalini Aggarwal

Executive (Research Projects)

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