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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7 April 2026

Canals in a warming world: Why irrigation is India’s quiet climate infrastructure

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Pradip Biswas, Laxmi Joshi + 3

In a warming world, the value of irrigation lies not only in what it produces, but in the uncertainty it removes. In…

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External Pub
4 April 2026

Budget 2026–27 and Coping with the Emerging Economic Challenge

Sudipto Mundle, Ajaya Kumar Sahu

Stable fiscal ratios, high growth and low inflation portray India as a haven of stability and calm in a very turbulent world….

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Op-Eds
25 March 2026

Watershed development can become India’s most effective rural climate strategy

Saurabh Bandyopadhyay, Laxmi Joshi

Its role in rural development goes beyond crop output benefits to enhancing infrastructure, service delivery, local economic activity Summary Watershed development is…

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External Pub
24 March 2026

Bridging the Gap: Addressing gender imbalance and skill shortages in the workforce

Bornali Bhandari, Isha Dayal

The renewable energy sector is witnessing rapid growth and expanding employment opportunities. However, questions remain about the development of the workforce to…

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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

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

Consultant
<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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