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The Print’s (India) editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta discussed in an article the data from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS 5), released last week which found a massive increase in malnutrition among children in the 22 surveyed states and Union Territories. The survey highlights some worrying trends that have emerged since 2015. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon is quoted as saying, “that this is […]

Market Watch published an article on how the global volute pump market growth is expected to be driven by the exponentially increasing world population. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), by 2030, the global population will have reached 8.3 billion, with the majority of the people being in the working-age bracket of 15 to […]

Business Standard published an article stating that India could be seeing an increase in child undernutrition, reversing decades of gains. If the all-India rates of child stunting were to rise, as the Phase-I data indicate, this would represent the first increase in child stunting since 1998-99. Variables including mother’s nutrition, sanitation, child’s weight at birth, and infant […]

BBC produced a program on the farmers who are protesting at new government laws that they say are against their interests. Research Fellow Sudha Narayanan, participated and discussed issues causing conflict between the two sides—farmers and the government.  The government has said that the reforms, which allow private players a greater role in the farming sector, […]

The Hindu published an op-ed by Reteeka Khera, Senior Research Fellow Sudha Rayanan, and  Prankur Gupta on the purpose of the MSP and the debate on agricultural issues that must take into account the changed geography of procurement and the seller’s profile.

BBC produced a program on the farmers who are protesting at new government laws that they say are against their interests. Research Fellow Sudha Narayanan, participated and discussed issues causing conflict between the two sides—farmers and the government.  The government has said that the reforms, which allow private players a greater role in the farming sector, […]

Daily Excelsior (India) published an article on the ongoing farmer protests. The present stalemate between Government of India and protesting farmers doesn’t show any signs of resolution as of now. Farmers have a multitude of concerns that can be resolved, in their opinion, by removing the government bills at the center of debate. While the government feels […]

Financial Express (India) published an op-ed by former director of the IFPRI-South Asia Region P. K. Joshi and Arabinda K. Padhee on farmer demands and how the government is negotiating with them. Few of the demands, on arbitration mechanism between farmers and buyers in contract farming, the jurisdiction of civil court authorities, etc., could be negotiated to bring amendments […]

Yahoo News published an article stating that the government recently released the first set of findings of the latest fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). The survey has indicated a worrying trend in child undernutrition, sparking fears that decades of gains may become undone. Senior Research Fellow Purnima Menon said, “I think you would be hard-pressed to […]

Successful Farming published an article on the new appointment of associate director of a University of Missouri think tank, Seth Meyer. Senior Research Fellow Joseph Glauber said, “Rob [Johansson] has really been in the thick of things…busy as any economist in the job.” During his tenure, Johansson was part of a reorganization that combined USDA’s farm support, crop insurance and land stewardship […]