Past Events
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IGC India online event: Rethinking nutrition
https://youtu.be/D19cA4vN6lY The recent release of NFHS 5 data by the Government of India has highlighted the growing concern around malnutrition in India; with most states showing a trend of worsening in child nutrition indicators such as childhood stunting, wasting and underweight. As per the NFHS 5 data, between the time period 2015-16 and 2019-20, in seven out of ten...
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IGC India online event: Portraits of power- A conversation with N. K. Singh
N.K. Singh’s book ‘Portraits of Power: Half a Century of Being at Ringside’ is a personal narrative which highlights India’s changing role at the global and national economic landscape over the years. It also reflects the multitude of institutions that work in tandem to create the economic and policy environment in the country. N.K. Singh’s book gives us an...
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Applied development economics conference seminar series
The International Growth Centre (IGC) announces the on-going Applied Development Economics Conference series organised by the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics in collaboration with Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). Weekly webinars are held every Tuesday from 16:00 - 17:00 PKT (11:00 - 12:00...
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Putting farmers first
This year the pandemic has resulted in a wave of disruptions across people’s lives and their livelihood. And in recent times the focus on the agriculture sector in India has been of particular interest due to the impact of lockdown and the new agricultural reforms. There is a conundrum observed around the recent announcements of agriculture reforms with regard to the...
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Firms’ resilience innovation and technology
The Private Sector Development Research Network (PSDRN) invites you to a 2-day virtual conference on ‘Firms’ Resilience, Innovation and Technology', on the 10th and 11th December, 2020. This year, the PSDRN conference focuses on resilience, innovation and technology in the private sector — relating to private firms, investors, and markets — and discusses key...