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Rising public capital expenditure has supported growth, but weak private participation suggests India’s infrastructure investment cycle is yet to turn decisively. Government data shows that India grew at a scorching pace of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of FY 2026-27. This was the highest Q1 real GDP growth during the four years from...   Read More

A motorist sees E20 simply as petrol with a higher ethanol content. But before it reaches the vehicle, the fuel passes through blending facilities, storage terminals, transportation systems, underground storage tanks, pipelines, pumps and dispensing equipment. Every stage matters in determining whether the fuel reaching the consumer retains the quality with which it was produced....   Read More

Should lead to better jobs, more productive firms. India’s economy has started the new financial year on a strong note. Real GDP grew 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter, making India once again one of the fastest-growing major economies. Consumption remained reasonably strong, investment picked up and exports also performed better. These are encouraging...   Read More

The ultimate measure of success will not be the sophistication of the algorithms. It will be whether the farmer is better off Summary India’s farm sector is embracing AI amid climate stress, tiny landholdings and tighter resources. The article argues that the key question is who captures the productivity gains: farmers, tech platforms or input...   Read More

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The IHDS Forum is a monthly update of socio-economic developments in India by the IHDS research community, based on the India Human Development Survey, jointly conducted by NCAER and the University of Maryland. While two earlier rounds of the survey were completed in 2004-05 and 2011-12, respectively. Fieldwork for the third round was undertaken in...   Read More

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 increasing concern for the economy—not simply because rainfall is deficient, but because the deficit is highly uneven across regions and is concentrated in areas important for rain-fed agriculture. Recent assessments indicate substantial shortfalls...   Read More

What are the hopes and desires of young job seekers in urban India? In the summer of 2023, armed with a long list of questions, we set out to survey over 3,000 randomly sampled men and women, 24 years of age on average, and living in the middle-class residential areas of Delhi. Our interest lay in understanding...   Read More

Globally and in India, the platform economy has emerged as a rapidly growing engine of employment. However, women are under-represented within this sector. The flexibility of platform work appeals to women balancing household and care responsibilities, but their participation remains constrained by gaps in skills and digital literacy, mobility and safety concerns, and restrictive social...   Read More

Speaker and Moderator at IEPFA- NCAER Annual Conference 2026-27 organized in collaboration with Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi to celebrate International Literacy Day on the theme “Building Financially Resilient Youth: Sustainable Digital Financial Literacy and Investor Protection towards Viksit Bharat” on September 8th, 2026. Addressed officers of Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC),...   Read More