Just Released: "2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report - Migration, Displacement and Education: Building Bridges not Walls"

Download the Report and other materials in multiple languages. Join us in sharing its findings online via @GEMReport #EducationOnTheMove

The launch of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2019 GEM Report out now The 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on migration, displacement and education: Building bridges not walls, is now available. It examines the education impact of all population movements: within and across borders, voluntary and forced, for employment and education. It also reviews progress on education in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In view of increasing diversity, the report analyses how education can build inclusive societies and help people move beyond tolerance and learn to live together. Education provided equally builds bridges; unequal provision raises walls between migrants and refugees and their host communities. Two new global compacts on migrants and refugees recognize education's role and set objectives aligned with the global commitment to leave no one behind. This report is a vital toolkit for these compacts. It covers policy issues that address seasonal migrants, rural school consolidation, intercultural curricula, refugee inclusion in national education systems and elimination of segregation, qualifications recognition, targeting of school funding, more effective humanitarian education aid and teacher preparedness for diverse classrooms in emergency, protracted and "new normal" contexts. The report calls on countries to see education as a tool to manage migration and displacement and an opportunity for those needing one. Download the Report and its supporting materials in multiple languages. Join us in sharing its findings and recommendations with your networks, and in online discussions via @GEMReport and #EducationOnTheMove See where launch events for this Report are taking place around the world, which you might wish to attend Watch an animation showing the key messages and recommendations from the Report   Watch a 3 minute video of people from around the world talking about migration, displacement and education  Watch the global launch live from Berlin at 08.30 GMT or the Regional launch live from Nairobi at 5.30 GMT on 20 November Share the social media pack.  Watch the presentation outlining the key findings in the 2019 GEM Report   See the infographics, which illustrate some of the Report's key messages   See the 35 background papers commissioned to feed into the Report.

RRC Lecture "Research Data Management in Modern Libraries and Relevance of Dr. S.R.Ranganathan's Philosophy" | 26 November at 4.00 pm at NASSDOC, New Delhi

Dear Friends,

 

Ranganathan Research Circle (RRC), an organ of Ranganathan Research Trust (RRT), D6, Hari Nagar (Clock Tower), New Delhi-110064, in collaboration with National Social Science Documentation Center (NASSDOC), 35 Firozshah Road, Mandi House, New Delhi- 110001, cordially invite you to attend RRC Lecture cum Discussion, on following:

  

Topic : "Research Data Management in Modern Libraries and Relevance of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's Philosophy". 

           

            (Abstract attached).

Speaker: Dr. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, Librarian, St Stephen's College, Delhi University, Delhi-110007.

Date & Timings  : 26th November, 2018 , Monday (4 PM to 5.30 PM)

Venue: National Social Science Documentation Centre, NASSDOC (ICSSR).

              35 Firozshah Road( Rear Side of the Building).

              Near Mandi House, New Delhi 110001

              (Nearest Metro Station: Mandi House )

           

Kindly make it convenient to attend the lecture and participate to benefit the group by discussions. 

Please Confirm your participation to enable us to make the arrangement.

There is no registration fee.

Thanks and regards,

Dr. P. R. Goswami                                                      Dr. N. K. Khatri

Head, RRC Programmes Committee                      Convener, RRC Programmes Committee

Mobile : +91 9818981644                                     Trustee, RRT

Email: prgoswami@hotmail.com                            Mobile : +91 9910613694 (Using Whatsapp)

                                                                                    Email: khatri52@hotmail.com

RIS Releases "Report from National Case Study: India" for the RRI Practice (2018)

The RIS Releases the "Report from National Case Study: India" for the RRI Practice (2018)

As you are aware, the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) has been actively participating and contributing to the global and national discourses in the domain of STI policies. The RIS has been discussing and deliberating on the relevance of a new science policy framework namely Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in India within an EU Project on RRI. This project comprises of 22 academic and research organizations from 11 countries. In this connection, RIS organized a National Consultation on RRI on 17^th April 2017 in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Many experts drawn from the government, academia, research institutes and civil society participated in the Consultation. 

It was followed up with interviews and focus group discussions. Based on these productive discussions, RIS prepared an Indian Case Study Report and a Policy Brief summarizing the key points in contextualizing RRI in India. RIS is pleased to share these publications with you for your kind reference and comments.

You may remember that Open Access is one of the key elements in the RRI Framework.  

RIS_ RRI Practice (2018). Report from National Case Study: India.

RIS_RRI Practice (2018). India Policy Brief. English | Hindi

RIS_RRI Practice (2017). Indian National Workshop Report.

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CSSP Talk on "The Constituency of Science and its Tryst with the University" by Dr Avishek Ray, NIT Silchar | 20 November, JNU

Centre for Studies in Science Policy

School of Social Sciences, JNU

 Invites you to

Talk on

 The Constituency of Science and its Tryst with the University

by

Dr Avishek Ray

Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India

 

Venue: Room No. 227, 2^nd Floor, SSS-1

Time: 03:30 p.m.

Date: Tuesday, 20^th November 2018

Abstract: Through the process of colonisation, the university has become the standard model for higher education in modern India. This talk questions the normative status of the university and argues that its emergence has come at the cost of vernacular pedagogic cultures that existed outside modern frameworks of knowledge. It examines how the discourse of Science draws its legitimacy from the pedagogic model of the university.     

About the Speaker: Avishek Ray teaches at the National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam after having earned his PhD (2014) in Cultural Studies from Trent University, Canada, which is preceded by a Masters (M.A., 2009) and an undergraduate (B.A., 2007), both in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has also completed a PhD Coursework (2009-10) in Cultural Studies from the Centre for the Study of Culture & Society (CSCS), Bangalore, India. In this doctoral dissertation, he has worked on what may loosely be called archaeology of vagabondage: the political and philosophical implications of the social construct 'vagabond' and cultural representations thereof in the context of South Asia. He has edited a Bangla anthology on Religion & Popular Culture, and published in reputed journals like Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (Routledge), Canadian Journal of Comparative Literature, Journal of Human Values (SAGE) among others. He has held research fellowships at IIM Calcutta, University of Edinburgh (UK), Purdue University Library (USA) and Pavia University (Italy). He can be contacted at avishek.avishek@gmail.com or avishekray@hum.nits.ac.in.

 

All are welcome to attend the lecture.

Coordinator, CSSP Lecture Series

NBER Working Paper "When Less Is More: Experimental Evidence on Information Delivery During India's Demonetization"

When Less Is More: Experimental Evidence on Information Delivery During India's Demonetization; by Abhijit Banerjee, Emily Breza, Arun G. Chandrasekhar, and Benjamin Golub. NBER Working Paper No. 24679, NBER Working Paper Series, June 2018.

Abstract: How should policymakers disseminate information: by broadcasting it widely (e.g., via mass media), or letting word spread from a small number of initially informed "seed" individuals? While conventional wisdom suggests delivering information more widely is better, we show theoretically and experimentally that this may not hold when people need to ask questions to fully comprehend the information they were given. In a field experiment during the chaotic 2016 Indian demonetization, we varied how information about demonetization's official rules was delivered to villages on two dimensions: how many were initially informed (broadcasting versus seeding) and whether the identity of the initially informed was publicly disclosed (common knowledge). The quality of information aggregation is measured in three ways: the volume of conversations about demonetization, the level of knowledge about demonetization rules, and choice quality in a strongly incentivized decision dependent on understanding the rules. Our results are consistent with four predictions of a model in which people need others' help to make the best use of announced information, but worry about signaling inability or unwillingness to correctly process the information they have access to. First, if who is informed is not publicized, broadcasting improves all three outcomes relative to seeding. Second, under seeding, publicizing who is informed improves all three outcomes. Third, when broadcasting, publicizing who is informed hurts along all three dimensions. Finally, when who is informed is made public, telling more individuals (broadcasting relative to seeding) is worse along all three dimensions.

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14th STIP Forum Lecture "IPCC's 1.5-degree Report and the Future of the Paris Agreement: A Debate on Science and Politics of Climate Change" | 13 November at IHC New Delhi

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum Lecture Series 

You are cordially invited to the Fourteenth STIP Forum Lecture

on

IPCC's 1.5-degree Report and the Future of the Paris Agreement: A Debate on Science and Politics of Climate Change

by

Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, Distinguished Fellow, Earth Sciences and Climate Change, TERI &

Dr. Navroz K. Dubash, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research and Coordinator, Climate Initiative

Moderator: Dr. Chandra Bhushan, Deputy Director General, CSE

Date: 13 November 2018 (Tuesday) Time: 7.00 PM

Venue: Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi (Entry from Gate No.3)

Shri Rajani Ranjan Rashmi is a Distinguished Fellow at TERI. He has been a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) of 1983 batch and was Special Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India. He served as the Government's Chief Negotiator for environment treaties relating to climate change and Ozone depleting substances, amongst others. Mr Rashmi has worked long in the field of environment. As Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Environment & Forests from 2008 to 2013, he was India's focal point for multilateral negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this position, he also played a key role in shaping India's domestic and international response to climate change. Mr R R Rashmi is a graduate in Economics from Patna University and holds a degree in MBA from the Free University of Brussels. Dr. Navroz K Dubash is a Professor at CPR and Coordinator of the Initiative on Climate, Energy, and Environment. His research and policy interests include climate change policy and governance, the political economy of energy and water, the regulatory state in the developing world and the role of civil society in global environmental governance. In 2015 he was conferred the 12th TN Khoshoo Memorial Award in recognition of the impact of his work on Indian climate change policy and the international discourse on global climate governance. He has been a Lead Author and synthesis report author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and has served on India's Expert Committee on Low Carbon Strategies for Inclusive Growth and other national committees on water and energy policy. Dr Dubash holds an MA and PhD in energy and resources from the University of California, Berkeley, and an AB in public and international affairs from Princeton University. 

ABOUT STIP FORUM: The Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum has been set up with the objective of promoting debate on various aspects of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. The Forum would go beyond the disciplinary boundaries by taking into account the intersectionality of S&T and I. It aims to will also bridge the gap between the science and society for dissemination of scientific achievements as well as for generalising debate of societal aspirations and promoting responsible research and innovations. The monthly lecture series of public lectures has been launched to sensitize the public discourse on science, technology and innovation policy. Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA), Vigyan Prasar and India Habitat Centre (IHC) are collaborative institutes.

RSVP: Mr. Tish Malhotra/Mr. N. N. Krishnan, Tel.: 011-24682176, 011-24682184 Email: dgoffice@ris.org.in

DWIH Workshop "Grant Writing & Management" | JNU, 26-28 November

DWIH Workshop "Grant Writing & Management"

Dates: 26th-28th November 2018

Venue: JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi

India Offices of Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG) and University of Cologne (UoC), in association with German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New Delhi, are organizing a 2.5 days workshop on "Grant Writing & Management".

Application Period: 16th October -15th November 2018

Contact Details: de.grantwriting@gmail.com

Course Description: Grant writing is a skill that requires hard work and practice, and it can have a dramatic impact on a research career of a junior scientists. Despite having a good scientific training, one may need to work on the scientific writing skills. The concept of the workshop is to illustrate the methods and technical know-how required to prepare successful international research proposals irrespective of a certain disciplinary field. The workshop will cover topics from content development of a research proposal to budget planning. This model of specialized workshops has proven successful in the German research landscape. 

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Call for Participation: National Conference on "Integrating Science with Society" | 15-16 December, Kolkata

National Conference on "Integrating Science with Society"

Dates: 15-16 December 2018

Venue: Gandhi Bhavan, Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Science has impacted our daily life in a myriad different ways. In today's world many of the things which we have taken for granted, like instant light at the press of a button, are gifts from science. However, science is not about just technological development and innovation; science is a world-view; it is a particular way of looking at the material world; it has a distinct methodology of understanding the world around us; it inculcates a particular way of thinking and it has a social commitment. The philosophy of science is distinct from other categories of philosophy, ancient and modern. Unfortunately, our education system is almost entirely geared towards the technical aspects of science only; its methodology, its philosophy and world-view are given only a cursory treatment if at all. Our education particularly at the school level does not teach the learners to think rationally and act logically. As a result, though our Constitution enjoins the citizens to adopt and promote scientific temperament, virtues like rationality, objectivity and a robust skepticism have not taken a deep root in the psyche of the contemporary Indian society. Inevitably, there is a disconnect between society and science, which has proved to be detrimental both to the Indian society and the Indian science. Vast sections of the people are not able to lift themselves out of their degrading situation and the Indian science is languishing because of the lack of social support.

Breakthrough Science Society, a voluntary organization committed to science, culture and scientific outlook, has taken a small step for addressing this problem by planning to hold a National Conference on "Integrating Science with Society".

Tentative session plan

First Day: 

Inauguration (10AM). Philosophy of Science (10.30AM-12.30PM): The correct method of seeking truth about nature has been subject of debate over the last two centuries. Schools of thought like materialism, idealism, positivism, post-modernism, and spiritualism have waged and are still waging battle for supremacy in the intellectual space. This session will seek the correct path in doing science. It will delve into issues like objectivity, falsifiability, reproducibility, causality, etc., and will discuss the complexity, uncertainty and humility in the enterprise of knowledge generation. 4 lectures: 25 min talk + 5 min Q&A

Cultivation of Scientific Temper (1.30PM-4PM): This session will discuss ways of inculcating scientific bent of mind among the common people. Issues like prevalent unscientific beliefs and superstitions, and ways of countering these with science will also be discussed. 5 lectures: 25 min talk + 5 min Q&A

Ethical Practice in Science (4.30PM-6.30PM): The cases of scientific misconduct are on the rise today. Unless the scientific community of India addresses this problem squarely, cases of unethical practice in science may tarnish the image of Indian science before the world community. This session will discuss the issues of scientific ethics and research misconduct (fabrication,distortion, plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results). 4 lectures: 25 mins talk + 5 min Q&A

Cultural programme (7PM-8.30PM): Music and drama on scientific themes

Second day:

Reforming Science Education (9.30AM-11.30AM): A persistent problem of the education system in India is that students learn science as a collection of subjects, as a set of information. Most students do not understand the way of thinking that science preaches and do not acquire a scientific temper. As a result, many people who have gone through the education system up to the highest level, still harbour many unscientific beliefs and superstitions. In that sense, our education system is not `scientific'. This session will discuss what changes should be brought in our education system to make it scientific. 4 talks: 25 min talk + 5 min Q&A

Panel Discussion "The role of scientists in society" (12 noon-1.30PM). 6 x 10 min talks + 30 min Q&A

Open Session (for the public): Problems facing development of scientific culture in India (3.00 PM-5.00PM)

Registration Information:

• Registration fee: Rs. 2000
  
• Concessional rate for bachelor's and master's students: Rs. 1000
  
• Express interest to participate. Registration will be completed only after payment of fee at the registration desk.
  

Speakers

• Prof. Jayant V Narlikar, Padma Vibhushan, former Director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
  
• Prof. Ramkrishna Ramaswamy, President, Indian Academy of Sciences, former VC, Central University Hyderabad, Professor, JNU
  
• Prof. S G Dani, Former Chairman, National Board of Higher Mathematics, former Professor, TIFR, Professor, Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai
  
• Prof. Dhrubajyoti Mukhopadhyay, former Professor of Geology, Calcutta University and President, Breakthrough Science Society
  
• Prof. Debashis Mukherjee, Ex-Director, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
  
• Prof. Dhruv Raina, Professor, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
  
• Prof. Dipankar Chatterji, Honorary Professor, Molecular Biophysics Unit, IISc Bangalore
  
• Prof. Arvind, Professor (Physics) and Coordinator Outreach, IISER Mohali
  
• Prof. Debabrata Ghosh, Professor of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
  
• Prof. Mayank Vahia, Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
  
• Prof. Partha P Majumder, former Director, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, West Bengal
  
• Prof. Palash Baran Pal, Eminent Popular Science Writer and former Professor, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
  
• Prof. G Nagarjuna, TIFR-Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai
  
• Prof. Amitabha Datta, INSA Senior Professor, Dept. of Physics, Calcutta University
  
• Prof. Aniket Sule, TIFR-Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai
  
• Prof. Ajit Srivastava, Professor, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar
  
• Prof. Debshankar Ray, Professor and former Director, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
  
• Prof. Jayshree Sengupta, former Professor, Dept. of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
  
• Prof. Guruprasad Kar, Dept. of Physics, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
  
• Prof. Umesh Kadhane, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
  
• Prof. M C Arunan, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai
  
• Prof. Abhijit Majumder, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay
  
• Prof. Pradipta Bandyopadhyay, School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
  
• Dr. C M Nautiyal, Former Scientist at the Birbal Sahni Insitute of Paleosciences, Lucknow, Program Consultant -- Science Communication, INSA
  
• Prof. Naba Kumar Mandal, Former Professor, TIFR, Raja Ramanna Fellow, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
  
• Prof. R Ramanujam, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai
  
• Dr. Prabhakar Reddy, Professor of Cardio-Thoracic and vascular Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
  

Further Details: Mailbreakthrough@ieee.org,  Phone: +91-9432598503, 09433369069

7th Panel Discussion on 'Solutions to Technology Pessimism' | at IIC, 15 Nov

Nov 15 NITI Aayog, India International Centre and Centre for Policy Research are pleased to invite you to the seventh panel discussion on  Solutions to Technology Pessimism Chair: Ambassador Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Life Trustee, India International Centre Speakers: Amba Kak, Public Policy Advisor, Mozilla Corporation Dr Avdesh Sharma, Senior Psychiatrist Dr Nand Kumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS Thursday, 15 November 2018, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Multipurpose Hall, Kamla Devi Complex, India International Centre, New Delhi   Metamorphoses Website   Sign up for the event at this link. This is necessary given seating requirements. Our modern age is characterised by the pervasive use of digital technologies, which may spawn the internet and the World Wide Web. We now have the widespread use of social media, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram among others. These are instrumental of democratising the political and social space of vastly improving access to knowledge and enabling quick and efficient communications. Along the benefits, however, come a number of serious concerns, both social and psychological, including phenomena such as trolling the use of bots and internet-addiction. Our challenge lies in using digital technologies for the benefit and welfare of mankind, while mitigating, if not eliminating the negative consequences.  Chair: Ambassador Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Life Trustee, India International Centre Speakers: Amba Kak- Public Policy Advisor, Mozilla Corporation Dr Avdesh Sharma- Senior Psychiatrist Dr Nand Kumar- Professor, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS The talk will be livestreamed on the IIC website; streamed through Facebook-live on the Metamorphoses Facebook page; and video recordings will be available on YouTube, as well as disseminated through social media channels hosted on the Metamorphoses website. The promotional video for Metamorphoses can be accessed here. Questions will be taken on a special number through SMS, provided at the venue, and selected ones will be answered given time constraints. Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. It will unfold in a series of nine interactions covering different aspects of the digital revolution. This series will examine the impacts of digital technologies on the human psyche and on societies – exploring ways in which some of the negative elements may be mitigated. There will be a peep into the future – of what machine learning and artificial intelligence may bring to human experience – and the moral and ethical dilemma associated with these. It will also delve into issues relating to data privacy and cyber security as well as the emerging legal regime to regulate this critical domain.   Tweet Share Forward

ISID Orientation Program in Social Science Research for Research Scholars and Teachers | 26 Nov–06 Dec, New Delhi

Ten-Days Orientation Programme in Social Science Research for Research Scholars and Teachers belonging to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes

November 26 – December 06, 2018

Organised by Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi | Sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi

The Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi, is organising a Ten-Days Orientation Programme in Social Science Research for research scholars, post-doctoral researchers and teachers from universities, colleges and academic institutions belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) from November 26 – December 06, 2018. The Programme is sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

Objective of the Programme:

The objective of the Programme is to expose participating scholars to recent developments and contemporary issues in Social Science research and familiarize relevant methodology to undertake research on related topics. The programme seeks discuss conceptual issues on emerging areas of social science research; improve skills and the ability to undertake research on those issues using appropriate research design, analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, relevant statistical tools and estimation techniques; and discuss techniques of dissemination, how to write and publish research paper, project proposals, project reports and design of questionnaire etc.

The programme is designed with an inter-disciplinary approach. It will consist of lectures by eminent academicians, group discussions besides hands-on experience with datasets using various techniques.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Young social science researchers and teachers from colleges, universities and research institutes belonging to any of the aforementioned social groups will constitute the target group of this programme. A batch of 35–40 participants will be selected on all-India basis from various disciplines of social sciences. Outstation participants will be provided free boarding and lodging facility in the campus hostel on twin-sharing basis. To and fro 3-tier AC Train fare by the shortest route will be reimbursed to the selected candidates from place of study/work.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates participating in the programme may send their applications, downloadable at ISID website, in prescribed format along with CV, a write-up of about 500 words on their area of research interest and a forwarding letter from the Department/College/Institution to the Programme Co-ordinator through e-mail to trainprog@isid.org.in on or before November 03, 2018. Selected candidates will be intimated by November 09, 2018. Further details and programme updates please check here.

Application Form in Word Format 

Contact Details: Dr Santosh Kumar Das, Programme Coordinator, E-mail: trainprog@isid.org.in, Telephone: +91-11-26744600/26891111/8743086111

Further Details

NIPFP Talk "Agricultural yield and conflict" | 30 October

Agricultural yield and conflict Seminar By Dr. Satyendra Kumar Gupta Speaker profile: Dr. Satyendra Kumar Gupta, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. Date and time: Tue, 30 October, 2018 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM Venue: Auditorium NIPFP, New Delhi Description: This research establishes that the emergence and persistence of intrastate conflict incidence since 1960 are influenced by regional agro-ecological factors captured by the extent of variation in potential crop yield. Our results based on cross-country and grid-level analysis indicate that higher potential crop yield variability within a country that is exogenous to both human intervention and regional culture increases the likelihood of intrastate conflict. Our findings are robust to the inclusion of various geographical, institutional, and potentially confounding economic development correlates. For details: Please contact nipfp.seminar@nipfp.org.in Details on NIPFP site

Release of "August 2018 Floods in Kerala: A Report on Governance and Environmental Management" | Today at Constitution Club

Special Centre for Disaster Research, JNU; National Institute of Disaster Management; and Constitution Club of India, Delhi invite you to 

Release of "August 2018 Floods in Kerala: A Report on Governance and Environmental Management"

 

Sharing Concerns

• Prof. Amita Singh (Research Team, Disaster Research)
  

A Panel Discussion

• Dr. Rakesh Sinha (Rajya Sabha, Political Scientist)
  
• Ms. Nisha Jose (Relief Team Coordinator Kuttanad , Alappuzha Panchayats)
  
• Mr. Robin Roy (Environmentalist Educationist Kottayam)
  
• Mr. Sabu Krishnan Nair (Environmentalist, Community worker, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram)
  
• Prof. V.K.Malhotra ( ICSSR, Agriculture Economist)
  

Summing up

• Prof. Inder Mohan Kapahy (Educationist , Higher Education)
  

On 26th October | 4 to 7 pm

At Constitution Club of India, New Delhi

(All are requested to join us for high tea after the programme)

RSVP: SCDR Office, 9599853905, 9654484198, 9971649118, Email: jnu.scdr@gmail.com