Please join us for a seminar on the World Bank’s latest India Development Update “Towards a Higher Growth Path”, by Dr Poonam Gupta, Senior Economist at the World Bank. The Bank’s latest biennial India Development Update notes that aided by reform measures and a supportive external environment, the Indian economy seems to have turned the... Read More
Please join us for a seminar on the World Bank’s latest India Development Update “Towards a Higher Growth Path”, by Dr Poonam Gupta, Senior Economist at the World Bank. The Bank’s latest biennial India Development Update notes that aided by reform measures and a supportive external environment, the Indian economy seems to have turned the... Read More
For aging Asia, productivity growth will have to be a priority, for which an enabling environment for innovation and enhanced use of technology will be key. While East Asia is aging rapidly, South and Central Asia are still relatively young and growing. Such a large young population can bring demographic dividends by enhancing consumption, saving... Read More
For aging Asia, productivity growth will have to be a priority, for which an enabling environment for innovation and enhanced use of technology will be key. While East Asia is aging rapidly, South and Central Asia are still relatively young and growing. Such a large young population can bring demographic dividends by enhancing consumption, saving... Read More
NCAER has been working on the future of Indian agriculture and policy options for more competitive, inclusive and sustainable growth.This work is being supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). NCAER is working closely with faculty at Monash and Victoria Universities in Melbourne; IFPRI in Washington, D.C.; NSW Trade and Investment; and... Read More
The Chairman NABARD, Dr Harsh Bhanwala visited NCAER to discuss future work collabaration following the NABARD Chairpersonship of NCAER which that ended in 2014. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chair was set up at NCAER in August 2011. NCAER Senior Fellow Dr Anil K. Sharma was chosen for the NABARD Chair... Read More
With the Government’s ‘Make in India’ programme generating considerable interest from an expanding array of international investors, India is likely to see a spurt in foreign direct investment over the next few years. In strengthening India’s position as one of the world’s Top 15 FDI host economies, it is imperative for the country to further... Read More
Dr David M. Malone, UN Under-Secretary-General and the Rector of United Nations University delivered NCAER’s C D Deshmukh Memorial Lecture on “From MDGs to Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and Pitfalls” in New Delhi on February 9, 2015. The lecture is the third in the series of the C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lectures, instituted by NCAER in memory... Read More
Experts from the Japanese and Indian Governments, research think-tanks and the Indian and Japanese corporate sector met for a dialogue focusing on the opportunities and challenges for Japanese foreign direct investment into India. The first Delhi Dialogue, jointly organized by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) and the Policy Research Institute (PRI) of... Read More
Dr Shekhar Shah, Director General, NCAER and Mr Daikichi Momma, President, PRI signed a three-year Memorandum of Intent for joint work and greater collaboration between the two institutions at a ceremony held at PRI on January 21, 2015. Also present on the occasion were Mr Amit Kumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Mr... Read More