Events

This dialogue hosted by NCAER, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and Policy Research Institute (PRI), Ministry of Finance, Japan, sought to explore possible areas of cooperation between India and Japan, with a focus on one of the biggest challenges that India faces—skills and jobs. Held at the ADBI Office in Tokyo, the dialogue brought together...   Read More

NCAER Seminar Colonial Legacy, Services Trade and LDCs Anirudh Shingal World Trade Institute, University of Bern NCAER is organizing a seminar on “Colonial legacy, services trade and LDCs” by Dr Anirudh Shingal, Senior Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern on Monday, October 16, 2017 from 4:00-5:30 pm at the NCAER Conference Room....   Read More

NCAER organized a seminar on “Colonial legacy, services trade and LDCs” by Dr Anirudh Shingal, Senior Research Fellow at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern. Services trade constitutes an important part of global trade. WTO data suggest that commercial services trade on average accounted for 21% of total international trade in 2014. In more...   Read More

NCAER along with the Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Research, Mumbai and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi is conducting an impact assessment study of the Government of India’s Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme in Himachal Pradesh (by NCAER), Maharashtra (IGIDR) and Rajasthan (NIPFP). In this round table, a discussion...   Read More

NCAER forecasts growth based on both quarterly and annual models. The quarterly model forecasts that Gross Value Added at Basic Prices in (2011-12) prices will grow at 6.6 per cent in 2017–18.  For the first quarter it forecasts 5.6 per cent year-on-year growth. NCAER retains its forecast of a growth of 7.3 per cent for...   Read More

NCAER released the State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI 2017) at a launch workshop inaugurated by Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Covering 20 States and the Delhi Union Territory, this is the second edition of the annual N-SIPI released by NCAER that ranks states’ on their competitiveness in business and their investment...   Read More

NCAER held the 14th India Policy Forum at the India International Centre in New Delhi on July 11-12, 2017. The IPF is NCAER’s annual economic policy research conference that brings together academics, policymakers, industry representatives, media, and researchers for discussions on key issues of Indian economic policy. The IPF includes presentations of original commissioned papers,...   Read More

A good monsoon in 2016, which brought great relief to farmers suffering from the impact of poor rains over the last two years, has helped achieve record or near-record production of most Kharif crops in 2016-17. NCAER’s latest report on the short-term agricultural outlook for the 2017 Rabi season released today, points out that India is...   Read More

A National Workshop on the Rabi Outlook 2017 and Farmers’ Income on March 7, 2017 will be held at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The Workshop is being jointly organized by the NCAER and its research partner, the National Food Security Mission of the Government of India. The Workshop is based on NCAER’s ongoing...   Read More

NCAER organised a conversation with Professor Hari K. Nagarajan, RBI Chair Professor at IRMA, about the findings of his joint work with Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize and Anirudh Tagat on whether democratisation and devolution of responsibilities to local governments in India improves access to health care, health status, and individual incomes. Using nationally representative household panel data...   Read More