State of India’s digital economy report 2023
The State of India’s Digital Economy (SIDE) Report measures and analyses India’s digital transformation using data, information and evidence that are specifically relevant to the Indian context. In this,
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
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Climate change & technology transfer: barriers, technologies and mechanisms
Technology transfer is one of the most contentious issues in international negotiations on climate change. Despite its recognition at international platforms such as the United Nations Framework Convention
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Strategy for financial inclusion of informal economy workers
Access to finance and financial inclusion has been identified as a key enabler in the modern society. It provides for basic economic security of the family and is instrumental in preventing families from
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Burden of disease and climate interactions: an illustrative study of Surat City, India
Climate change induced probable increases in temperatures and rainfall would arguably add to the aggregate malarial risk within the city. This paper attempts to develop an urban climate impact assessment
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SPS barriers to India’s agriculture export learning from the EU experiences in SPS and food safety standards
India is one of the largest producers of a number of agriculture commodities and the European Union (EU) is one of the largest export markets for India. In 2015-16, India’s export of agricultural commodities
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Land use and land acquisition laws in India
The enactment of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Act, 2013, has made sweeping changes in the land acquisition laws of India (LARR
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Agriculture extension system in India: review of current status, trends and the way forward
This study examines the performance of the public agricultural extension system in three high growth states as well as three comparatively moderate performing states. During the last decade, Madhya Pradesh
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The role of waterways in promoting urban resilience: the case of Kochi city
This paper examines the case of Kochi, an Indian city located at the centre of a rapidly urbanizing coastal and estuarine region. In Kochi, a port city characterised by crisscrossing canals and rivers
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Solid waste management in India: an assessment of resource recovery and environmental impact
This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing
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Supporting Indian farmers: price support or direct income/investment support?
With increasing farm distress in the wake of falling farm prices in 2017, the State Government of Madhya Pradesh (GoMP) came out with an innovative scheme called Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY), a price
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Towards sustainable, productive and profitable agriculture: case of rice and sugarcane
Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the country. Yet, more than half of the gross cropped area is still dependent on rains. Extremely