12 March 2019: 7th A. N. Varma Memorial lecture on "The European Union in a time of great change"

Göran Persson
former Prime Minister of Sweden

Organised by
India Development Foundation (IDF)

Date: March 12, 2019
Time: 07:00 P.M.

Venue:
Longchamp
Taj Mahal Hotel,
1, Mansingh Road,
New Delhi-110 011(India)

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28 Febraury 2017: Public lands for public needs: How we can optimize returns from a dormant asset for national needs

Shubhashis Gangopadhyay
India Development Foundation (IDF) and Member, Ministry of Defence committee on land utilisation

Discussant:
Sumit Bose, Chairman, Ministry of Defence committee on land utilization

Moderator:
Nalin Mehta, India Development Foundation (IDF)

Abstract:
Reforming management of public lands is crucial for developing smart cities and dealing with the next set of governance challenges for a rapidly urbanising India. Solutions for improving land management lie at the heart of the next phase of the India story. How government can use lands it controls more creatively to create new value and solve development challenges is a key challenge for policymakers. This is essential not just for managing the challenges of urbanization and industrialization but also has huge political and social implications with large numbers of rural workers moving out of farming into big cities as migrants.

This seminar examines how government currently deals with surplus government lands in Indian cities, how this compares with other democracies (such as US, UK, Canada, Australia etc) and suggests optimal solutions for India. It also examines the vexed question of land acquisition and how our processes can be optimized for the greatest economic and social benefit for the country.

Date: February 28, 2017
Time: 11:00 A.M.

Venue:
Viceregal, 2nd Floor,
The Claridges,
12, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Road,
New Delhi-110011(INDIA)

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24 January 2017: Reassessing the Impact of Demonetization on Agriculture and Informal Sector: the Right Way to Study Data and Early Leads from the States

Nishant Chadha
and
Arijit Das
India Development Foundation (IDF)

Moderator:
Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, India Development Foundation (IDF)

Discussant:
Bibek Debroy, NITI Aayog

Abstract:
While the economic, political and social impact of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bold gambit on demonetization continues to be hotly debated and various macro-level estimates on GDP growth, employment, NREGA demand and impact on black money have been put out by government agencies and researchers, there has been very little ground-up district-level granular analysis on its impact. For instance, how has this initiative impacted the two domains that still employ most Indians: the informal sector and agriculture? To fill this gap in our understanding of how the Indian economy and polity is shifting, in the first such study of its kind, IDF is conducting research across 60 districts in 10 states (Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar), to analyze exactly how demonetization has changed people’s lives. This is an ongoing research project – combining district-level analyses of data across multiple indicators and primary perception surveys in each of these districts. Preliminary observations from this exercise will be presented by IDF at this seminar.

Date: January 24, 2017
Time: 05:45 P.M.

Venue:
Conference Hall 2,
India International Centre,
40, Max Mueller Marg,
New Delhi-110003(INDIA)

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