National Council of Applied Economic Research
The IPFs 10th Anniversary Volume, 2013-14, comprises papers and highlights of the discussion at the India Policy Forum (IPF) held in New Delhi on July 16–17, 2013. The IPF, a joint venture of NCAER and the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. explores India’s rapidly evolving economic transition and the underlying policy frameworks and reforms using... Read More
The nature of monsoon in terms of amount of rainfall received during the months of June-September and distribution of rainfall across regions of the country and over the four month period remains the most important determinant of annual agricultural harvest in the country. This year, there has been a significant deficiency in rainfall received in... Read More
The study aims to estimate the economic and social benefits of the services provided by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) as well as benefits realised by beneficiaries and their perception about the reliability and utility of such services. The services chosen for this study were agro-meteorological advisory, fishery, tsunami warning, severe weather warning and... Read More
This comprehensive study on the socioeconomic impact of HIV and AIDS was sponsored by UNDP and NACO and was undertaken by NCAER during the period October 2004 to May 2005.
This paper focuses on the implications of various land use policies being adopted in India with special reference to Delhi and the NCR region. It examines how far the economic reforms coupled with several changes in land use policies have helped spread development to neighbouring areas surrounding Delhi such as the Central National Capital Region... Read More
