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Prof. E. Somanathan (Head, CECFEE) recently delivered lecture titled 'From Data Collection to Evidence-Based Policy: Learning from Real-World Research' organised by Bachelor of Statistical Data Science (BSDS) unit at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre.

The session explored the challenges of data collection while carrying out research and built on various CECFEE projects pertaining to themes like electric cooking, indoor air pollution and groundwater irrigation.

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Prof. E. Somanathan (Head, CECFEE), Dr. @raavi_aggarwal (Member, CECFEE) and Prof. @MoniBishnu (Professor, ISI Delhi) have co-authored a report titled 'Reassessment of National Parameters for Appraisal of Public Investment Programmes/Projects in India', published by @NITIAayog and @ISIKolkata (Delhi Centre).

Key recommendations:

- Revise the short-term social discount rate from 8% (2018 assessment) to 9.5% in real terms for public investment projects undertaken by GoI with timelines of upto 30 years.

- Use an uncertainty-adjusted, declining discount rate for longer-term projects to better reflect the long-term benefits of climate mitigation and investments in health and education.

- Incorporating a a country-specific Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) into project appraisal. The literature review estimates an SCC of US$9–87/tCO₂, with a mean of US$10/tCO₂. The study recommends further research to establish an India-specific estimate.

Full report: niti.gov.in/sites/default/…

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📢 Hiring Alert!

@LEADatKrea invites applications for a Research Associate (Economics) for the DP-WEE project, researching women’s economic empowerment and digital platforms.

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🔗 Apply: ifmrlead.org/career/researc…

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.@raavi_aggarwal is hiring a PhD student at @PlakshaUniv to work on research examining carbon taxation and climate policies in developing countries. The research will focus on cooking fuels, gender and development, as well as coal taxation, renewable energy, and electricity pricing in India.

An ideal candidate should possess excellent software skills with emphasis on data analysis using Stata/R/Python and be able to critically review research articles.

Apply before 15th October here: plaksha.edu.in/programs/docto…

We are pleased to share that Prof. Haripriya Gundimeda (@HaripriyaIITB), Member, CECFEE and Institute Chair Professor at IIT Bombay, has been acknowledged for her inputs and suggestions in the ‘Strategy for Environmental Economic Accounts in India 2026-2030’, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (@GoIStats), Government of India.

The document provides a four-year roadmap for strengthening environmental-economic accounting in India, outlining key goals and strategies to support the country’s environmental and sustainability commitments.

Read: mospi.gov.in/uploads/public…