ICRIER Working Papers

• 

  Linking farmers to futures market in India 

  Chatterjee, Tirtha; Raghunathan, Raghav; Gulati, Ashok (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2019-08-08)

  Farmers, especially small and marginal, do not directly trade in agri-futures market in India. Their small size, lack of trust and understanding of futures market and dependence on middlemen, are some of the main deterrents. The role of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) is crucial in this context since they can procure commodities, aggregate them and ensure that size and quality standards required ...

  Farmers, especially small and marginal, do not directly trade in agri-futures market in India. Their small size, lack of trust and understanding of futures market and dependence on middlemen, are some of the main deterrents. The role of Farmer Producer ...
• 

  Climate Change & Technology Transfer – Barriers, Technologies and Mechanisms 

  Goldar, Amrita; Sharma, Shubham; Sawant, Viraj; Jain, Sajal (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2019-07-15)

  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 on Climate Change, G20, etc., the independent review of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), the operational arm of the UNFCCC’s Technology Mechanism, shows the lack of success in the ...

  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 on Climate Change, G20, etc., the independent ...
• 

  Strengthening India-Nepal Economic Relations 

  Taneja, Nisha; Prakash, Shravani; Bimal, Samridhi; Garg, Sakshi; Roy, Riya (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2019-07-15)

  India and Nepal have traditionally shared a unique relationship of friendship and economic cooperation. The relationship is characterized by an open and people-friendly border and is built on shared historical, cultural, linguistic, ethnic links between people residing in India and Nepal. With Nepal being a priority under India ‘Neighborhood First’ policy, strengthening the economic relationship ...

  India and Nepal have traditionally shared a unique relationship of friendship and economic cooperation. The relationship is characterized by an open and people-friendly border and is built on shared historical, cultural, linguistic, ethnic links between ...
• 

  The Role and Changing Paradigm of India’s Assistance to Nepal: Case of the Education Sector 

  Goyal, Tanu M. (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2019-06-30)

  India is seen as a key developmental partner to Nepal with the latter being one of the first receipts of development aid from India. Development aid from India to Nepal has not only been associated with creation of infrastructure in the country but also with human capital development and ensuring long-term sustainability. Technical assistance and vocation training for skill development have been the ...

  India is seen as a key developmental partner to Nepal with the latter being one of the first receipts of development aid from India. Development aid from India to Nepal has not only been associated with creation of infrastructure in the country but ...

View more