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Mobilizing and inspiring action for reducing food loss and food waste in India, WRI India recently organized the 7th quarterly meeting for the Friends of Champions 12.3 India network. Dr. Raya Das, Fellow, ICRIER presented her recent study, Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Indian Agriculture: A Case Study of Selected Crops, conducted alongside Prof. Ashok Gulati and Prof. Alex Winter-Nelson. This study focuses on wheat, maize, soybean, and paddy in the states of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. During the presentation, Dr. Raya set the context and importance of studying food grain losses in India and how education and policy interventions can be important factors in preventing these losses. The findings were well received by the attendees and made for an insightful Q&A session towards the end. We thank our guest speaker, Dr. Raya for showcasing her exciting work. Learn more about the Friends of Champions 12.3 India network here - https://lnkd.in/gqTtgPuX #foodloss #foodwaste #sustainability #postharvestloss #sustainableagriculture #farmers Dr. Ruchika Singh | Ritoja Basu | Dr. Nitya Sharma | Shweta Lamba | Dr. Anar Bhatt | Nora Mohanty | Dr. Shwetmala Kashyap | Shweta P. | Kritika Gadhvi | Meenakshi Kakar | Synapses | Bee The change | Centre for Responsible Business | Netherlands Embassy in India | GreenPod Labs | India FoodBanking Network | Omnivore | Otipy | Raheja Solar Food Processing | Samunnati | WayCool Foods | WWF-India | Forplanet Ingredients (formerly Wastelink) | The ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss

#BTBudgetRoundtable 2024 | Top agricultural experts Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER, and Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj, are set to decode the potential impact of initiatives announced in #Budget2024 that could reshape the agricultural landscape and uplift the lives of millions of farmers at India Today & Business Today's mega event. Tune in to #BTMutltiverse this Saturday as top policymakers, industry leaders and experts, join thought-provoking discussions with the biggest names in business journalism - Rahul Kanwal, Sourav Majumdar, Siddharth Zarabi, Sakshi Batra, and Shailendra Bhatnagar - to decode the #budget, explore the biggest takeaways and its impact on the economy, #StockMarket, your #investments and personal finances. Catch the event LIVE on #BTTV on July 27: https://lnkd.in/gAqpWgbg Track updates here: https://lnkd.in/gVmQ8WPp ICICIdirect

Dr. Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER in an exclusive chat with Rajdeep Sardesai, India Today, spoke about the need for agriculture to be climate-smart and climate-resilient. There is a need to invest more on agriculture research, extension and water management than on subsidies for food and fertilisers. Switching to high value agriculture is the key to raising the farm incomes. #budget2024 #climatesmartagriculture #climateresilientagriculture #highvalueagriculture #agriR&D https://lnkd.in/g6_45eAf

ICRIER has a long and storied history of housing influential economists and policymakers and nurturing researchers who have significantly contributed to policy and development in India, and beyond (see the attached photos).   As part of our forthcoming Founders’ Month celebration, we are keen to reconnect with our alumni. If you see yourself or someone you know in these photos, please share your ICRIER stories and tag your colleagues! We also request you to fill out the form: https://lnkd.in/gWSkdwWY, so that we can send out the invitation for our Founders’ Month celebration.   #FoundersMonth #AlumniReconnect #ICRIERAlumni Pramod Bhasin | Deepak Mishra | Arpita Mukherjee | Nisha Taneja | Amrita Goldar | Payal Malik | Mansi Kedia | Tanu Goyal | Shabana Mitra | Cledwyn Fernandez | Raya Das | Reena Singh | Puja Mehra | Saon Ray | Sanjana Joshi | Anjali Singh, PhD | Ranjana Roy | Aarti Reddy | Sajal Jain | Diya Dasgupta | Shiva Kanwar | Dr. Nikita Jain, PhD JNU | Harishankar Jagadeesh | Subhodeep B. | Sanya Dua | Sarwar A. | Purvi Thangaraj | Kartik Nair | Sanjana Shukla | Yamini Sant | Ritika V. | Bhargavee Das | Havishaye Puri | LAXMI SHARMA | Sunishtha Yadav (continued in comments)

In his latest op-ed article, Deepak Mishra argues that while the Dalal Street seems unimpressed with the 2024-25 Budget, its impact on the real economy will be significant. In fact, all the previous six budgets by the Finance Minister Sitharaman had the same fate – their effect was modest on the market (in the short-term), but momentous on the economy (in the medium-term). Read his op-ed in the Financial Express (India) here: https://lnkd.in/gVQMX6sX Read his op-ed in The Indian Express here: https://lnkd.in/gjk4bqvx #Budget2024 #EconomicPolicy #ICRIER

ICRIER is proud to be part of the Battery360 Alliance in collaboration with WRI India, UN Environment Programme, Global Environment Facility, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and International Institute for Sustainable Development. This multi-stakeholder forum aims to promote a circular economy for lithium-ion batteries in India. The Battery360 Alliance brings together diverse stakeholders to address the opportunities and challenges of battery circularity and advance scalable policies, implementation strategies, and R&D solutions to accelerate the LIB circular economy. An event on ‘Developing a Circular and Sustainable Battery Value Chain’ was organized on 22nd July 2024, marking the launch of the Battery360 Alliance. The event highlighted progress toward a circular LIB ecosystem and underscored the role of a multi-stakeholder forum in accelerating its development. During the event, ICRIER’s Senior Fellow and Thematic Lead, Dr. Amrita Goldar, participated in a panel discussion on "Policy and Implementation Frameworks for the Battery Ecosystem." Some of the points she made at the event were as follows:  ✔ She emphasized the need to recognize the opportunities related to economic activity and critical mineral recovery associated with a well-developed battery reverse supply system, advocating a shift from mandates to an incentive-based system.  ✔ She pointed out that the economics of battery waste recycling would drive future momentum, highlighting the need to assess the potential for quality employment creation, economic activity associated with recycling, and the affordability and profitability of operations within the recycling ecosystem.  ✔ Additionally, she stressed the importance of recognizing the different actors, with varying technological and skill capabilities, that constitute the battery recycling ecosystem. Policy support should acknowledge this diversity. While PLI schemes for recycling might incentivize industry leaders, there is also a need to promote SMEs that require technological advancement.   #ICRIER #Batteryrecycling #Battery360Alliance #Electricvehicle   Somit Dasgupta, Ph.D. | Anjali Singh, PhD | Sajal Jain | Diya Dasgupta | Kumar Abhishek | Sarwar A. | Kartik Nair | Yamini Sant | Ritika V. | Sunishtha Yadav | Prem Surya Dharmalingam | Esha Agrawal

Interestingly, research shows that women legislators boost economic performance in their constituencies by 1.8% more per year than their male counterparts. However, only 13.63% of Lok Sabha MPs and 15.2% of Rajya Sabha MPs are women. Notably, TMC has the highest female representation in both houses. In the 2024 elections, BJP and INC had the highest number of female nominees, making up 16% and 13%, respectively. State assemblies fare no better, with women comprising less than 10%. Chhattisgarh leads with 18% women MLAs, while Himachal Pradesh has just one woman MLA and Mizoram has none as of 2023. Increasing female representation in Parliament is crucial to bridging India's gender gap. Discover more in our #datainsights section under the new ‘Economic Policies for Women-Led Development’ initiative, showcasing the proportion of female parliamentarians: https://lnkd.in/g3ZHci9V Shabana Mitra | Cledwyn Fernandez | Shravani Prakash | Havishaye Puri | Anjhana Ramesh | #Gender #FemaleRepresentation #Parliament #India #ICRIER

An excellent conversation hosted by the ESYA Centre, between the regulator and the regulatee. Was glad to provide my perspective on the regulation v. innovation debate in multisided markets guided by the economics of regulation Esya Centre ICRIER IPCIDE

Allocation of Rs 1.64 lakh crore for fertiliser subsidy surpasses the total budgetary allocation for agriculture and allied sectors in FY25. Fertiliser subsidy should be transferred from Ministry Of Chemicals & Fertilizers to Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India to ensure direct disbursement to farmers and provide electronic vouchers/coupons to purchase fertilisers from agri-input dealers to eliminate leakages - Dr. Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVTQEvx3 #agricultureinvestment #fertilisersubsidy #budget2024 Purvi Thangaraj | Reena Singh | Raya Das | Ranjana Roy | Puja Mehra | Shibani Chattopadhyay | Subhodeep B. | LAXMI SHARMA | Bidisha Chanda | Jiya Bharti | Riya Jain | Ashuditya Singh | Tanay Suntwal | Srivatsan Mohan | Rahul Arora

Dr. Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor and Purvi Thangaraj, Consultant, ICRIER, say that agriculture at the top of the priority list in the budget raised hopes of a significant allocation for improving productivity and increasing climate resilience. But a lack of focus on agri-R&D in the 2024 budget will risk India's food security and will not be enough to arrest food inflation.  Read more: https://lnkd.in/gK2Mw-RW #agriRnD #foodsecurity #budget2024 #climatesmartagriculture #climateresilience Puja Mehra | Shibani Chattopadhyay | Reena Singh | Raya Das | Ranjana Roy | Subhodeep B. | LAXMI SHARMA | Bidisha Chanda | Jiya Bharti | Tanay Suntwal | Ashuditya Singh | Srivatsan Mohan | Riya Jain | The Indian Express