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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15 October 2026

Strengthening institutions of state-level fiscal federalism

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

The Sixteenth Finance Commission has recommended a substantial Rs. 7.91 lakh crore in grants for duly constituted rural and urban local bodies…

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25 September 2026

Now that India can see its farms, what next?

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

India’s digital agricultural transformation should focus on building institutional and economic links between data and action Indian agriculture has always suffered from…

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10 September 2026

Growth gains must widen

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay

Should lead to better jobs, more productive firms. India’s economy has started the new financial year on a strong note. Real GDP…

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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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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

Senior 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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