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  • 30-Oct-2024 : Announcement for Recruitment of Research Associate Read more | View Document
  • 28-Oct-2024 : Gujarat Institute of Development Research wishes you a Happy Diwali! May this festival bring joy, prosperity, and light into your life. Read more | View Document
  • 05-Jun-2024 : GIDR Celebrating World Environment Day : Planting Trees in the Campus on 5th June 2024. For more Details...Click Here Read more
  • 17-May-2024 : 'Prof. (Dr.) Nisha Pandey, Director, GIDR and Prof. (Dr.) Shiv Kumar Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor, Atmiya University, Rajkot signed MoU on 17.05.2024. at GIDR for various academic collaborations between the two institutions to further research in social sciences and public policy Read more | View Document
  • 01-May-2024 : On the occasion of 64th state foundation day (May 1, 2024), Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad extends heartiest congratulations to the people of the state for their entrepreneurial spirit, striving for national unity and leading the cultural renaissance of Gujarat and the Nation. Read more | View Document
  • 12-Mar-2024 : PM FASAL BIMA YOJNA : IMPACT, AWARENESS, AND CHALLENGES Read more
  • 04-Mar-2024 : CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore and Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad are jointly organising 'International Conference on Gender and climate change: Issues, Policy Implications and the way forward', during March 6-7, 2024 in University's campus at Bangalore. For details Read more
  • 04-Mar-2024 : National Conference on “Natural Farming : Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Achieving Food Security, and Promoting Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Agriculture” February 24-25, 2024 Read more | View Document
  • 21-Feb-2024 : Natural Farming Conference :A Pre-Conference press meet was hosted at GIDR campus on 21st February 2024. Read more
  • 20-Feb-2024 : As per the request of several scholars and participants the organizers have decided to waive the registration fee for all participants. Read more
  • 16-Feb-2024 : Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed With Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar Read more | View Document
  • 06-Feb-2024 : Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed With Gujarat Natural Farming Science University (GNFSU), Halol Read more
  • 02-Feb-2024 : Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed With Nirma University (NU), Ahmedabad Read more
  • 12-Jan-2024 : Call for Papers/Posters for the upcoming Conference on Natural Farming: Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Achieving Food Security and Promoting Inclusive Growth for Sustainable Agriculture jointly organised GIDR, Ahmedabad In association with GNFSU, Halol, and EDII, Gandhinagar at GIDR during 24 -25 Feb, 2024 Read more | View Document
  • 30-Dec-2023 : "Dr. Nisha Pandey, Director of the Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR) in Ahmedabad, played a pivotal role as a distinguished expert during the SDG Impact Week 2023. Her expertise was featured in various enlightening sessions, including expert talks, the 'International Conference of Sustainability Leadership and Impact Management,' and the thematic discussion on 'Collaborative Impact: Building Partnerships for Greater Collective Outcomes.' This prestigious event was organized by the Asian Institute for Impact Measurement and Management (AIIMM) in collaboration with the National Central University Business Administration Department. The initiative was generously sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council in Taiwan, marking a significant gathering of thought leaders and practitioners from around the world. The event took place from December 10th to 17th, 2023, fostering a rich exchange of ideas and knowledge in the realm of sustainability, leadership, and impactful collaboration". Read more
  • 02-Dec-2023 : Professor Dr. Prashant K Sarswat of Metallurgical Engineering department of The University of Utah, USA will deliver a lecture ' Recent Trend in Electronic Recycling and its Implication on Economy, Society and Environment', at GIDR on December 07, 2023 from 3:00 PM onwards. The lecture will be in hybrid mode, link to attend online https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81827487845, Meeting ID: 818 2748 7845 Read more
  • 30-Nov-2023 : Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad becomes the knowledge partner for 'Cultural Economy Conclave 2023' going to be held at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad from December 8-10, 2023. For details visit https://www.indiathink.org/cec2023 Read more
  • 29-Nov-2023 : Dr. Nisha Pandey, Professor and Director, GIDR attended an event 'Dialogue with Women Natural Farmers' organised jointly by Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company, Gujarat Natural Farming Science University and Gujarat Prakritik Krishi Sanjojak Mandal, at Rajbhavan, Gandhinagar presided by the Honorable Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat on 27.11.2023. The link to the event is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvrrcM_iExo Read more
  • 09-Nov-2023 : Dr. Nisha Pandey, Director and Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad and Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, Entrepreneurship Development of India (EDI), Gandhinagar have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 27, 2023 to collaborate in Research, Training programmes, Sharing of Experts and Resource Centers in respective institutions and organising Academic Events. Read more
  • 23-Oct-2023 : Dr. Nisha Pandey (Professor and Director, GIDR) had the privilege to present her recently published book, "Social Entrepreneurship: Leading a Path for Prosperity and Sustainability" to the honorable Governor of Gujarat Shri Acharya Devvrat on 19th October at Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar. Read more
  • 20-Oct-2023 : Announcement for Recruitment of IT Head/Programmer Read more | View Document
  • 04-Oct-2023 : As part of the GIDR lecture series, Mr. Sriram Balasubramanian, Renowned Economist and Author will deliver a lecture titled ‘A Perspective on Relevance of Kautilya's Arthashastra in Today’s Times’ on 20.10.2023. (Friday) (4:00 PM-6:00 PM). The event will be in hybrid mode. The zoom link for the event is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5829294165 Read more
  • 15-Sep-2023 : Dr. Shrikant S. Kalamkar, Professor and Director, Agro-Economic Research Centre, (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India), Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar Anand, Gujarat will deliver a lecture on ‘Food Policy and Parastatals in India: Status and Challenges’, at GIDR, Ahmedabad on 26.09.2023. (Tuesday), 11.30 AM onwards. Link - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5829294165 to attend this event. Read more
  • 08-Sep-2023 : Dr. Nisha Pandey, Director, GIDR will speak on 'Does Social Capital Increase the Social Wellbeing of Women', at the Power Of Women Digital Conference (D-POW) 2023; Amplifying the Voices and Power of Women running parallel to G20 Summit at 7 PM IST on 08.09.2023. The event is jointly organised by D-POW, Civil 20 (C20) and Amrita Viswavidyapeetham. To join online please register at https://www.powerofwomen.info/attendee-d-conf23 Read more
  • 05-Sep-2023 : “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man.” – Swami Vivekanand. On the occasion of Teacher's Day, GIDR extends heartiest greetings to all teachers, thinkers and creators of knowledge. Read more
  • 23-Aug-2023 : Professor P. Kanagasabapathi, renowned economist, academician and authority in Indian Knowledge System will deliver a lecture ‘Indian Model of Economic Development for Emerging India’, at Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), Ahmedabad at 4 PM. on 25.08.2023. (Friday). All are cordially invited to attend the lecture. Meeting Link:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5829294165 Read more
  • 21-Aug-2023 : 'Dr. Itishree Pattnaik, faculty at GIDR, Ahmedabad (currently on lien) is one of the two who have been selected by the Award Committee for Honorable Mention, in recognition of the substantial and original contributions made in the fields of Agriculture and Sustainable Development, Women labour in the farming and rural sector, Gender Studies, Migration and Development, Food Security, and Rural Non-Farm Sector by International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) for the year 2023. Read more
  • 17-Aug-2023 : Professor Nisha Pandey, Director, GIDR has been invited to address Bharatiya Bhasa Sangam 2023 organised by Gujarat Sahitya Parishad, Gandhinagar and Utthan Trust, New Delhi during 18-19 August, 2023 at Statue of Unity campus, Narmada Read more
  • 15-Aug-2023 : 'On occasion of 77th Independence India, GIDR is extending it's best wishes to all Indians. Let's take pride in our rich cultural history, unity in diversity and march ahead climbing newer heights. Salute to my country India.' Read more
  • 02-Aug-2023 : Dr. Nisha Pandey joined Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad as Professor and Director of the institute on 14.07.2023. Read more
  • 21-Jul-2023 : Workshop on Voices of Farmer Champions as Advocacy Tool for Alternative Crops to Tobacco: Sharing Best Practices among Fellow Farmers, Media and Decision Makers on July 25-26, 2023 at GIDR. Read more
  • 13-Jul-2023 : Interview for Research Associate under the ICSSR-Major Project on Air-pollution Related NCDs in Cities Date - 13.07.2023 Time: 11:30 AM onward Read more
  • 05-Jul-2023 : Announcement for Recruitment of Research Associate (Temporary) for an ICSSR Sponsored Project on Environmental Health Economics in Cities Read more
  • 15-Apr-2023 : Remembering Prof. John Wood (1940-2022): A special lecture by Prof. Ghanshyam Shah on Who and How Special for Gujarat on April 15, 2023, at 11:00 am at GIDR. All are welcome. Join with https://us06web.zoom.us/j/5829294165 Read more
  • 16-Dec-2022 : Announcement for Recruitment of Research Associate for an ICSSR Sponsored Project on Environmental Health in Cities Read more
  • 24-Nov-2022 : ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RECRUITMENT OF PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR Read more
  • 24-Nov-2022 : Application Invited for Research Associate for an ICSSR Sponsored Project Read more
  • 14-Oct-2022 : Call for Paper for the ICSSR-sponsored National Virtual Conference on Revving Up the Rural Non-Farm Economy: Potential and Strategies, October 14-15, 2022. Read more | View Document
  • 14-Oct-2022 : Programme for the ICSSR-sponsored National Virtual Conference on Revving Up the Rural Non-Farm Economy: Potential and Strategies, October 14-15, 2022. Read more
  • 23-Sep-2022 : Dr. Tulika Tripathi, Faculty at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, will be speaking on "Long Term Care of Elderly in India" on September 23, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Lakdawala Hall. Join with Google Meet: meet.google.com/ouy-eavz-xgv Read more
  • 22-Sep-2022 : Prof. Tara Nair and Dr. Jharna Pathak will present a seminar on " Public Space Sexual Violence against Women and Girls in Rural Gujarat: Extent, Forms, Drivers and Impact" on September 22nd (Thursday), 2022 at 3.30 p.m. at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 16-Sep-2022 : Applications Invited for Research Associate and Field Investigators for an ICSSR Sponsored Project on Women in Collective Organic Farming and Empowerment. Read more
  • 03-Aug-2022 : Applications Invited for Field Investigators for an ICSSR Sponsored Project on Cash Transfer Programme and Well-being among Widows and Single Women in Gujarat. Read more
  • 28-Jun-2022 : Applications Invited for Research Associate and Field Investigators for an ICSSR Sponsored Project on MSME Clusters Read more
  • 23-Jun-2022 : Applications are invited for the temporary post of "Research Associate (RA)” for the ICSSR-funded Research Programme Read more
  • 16-Jun-2022 : The Eighth Professor Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture will be delivered by Professor Kaushik Basu of Cornell University, USA on June 16, 2022 at 6.30 pm at the AMA Auditorium, Ahmedabad. All are welcome. Read more
  • 15-Jun-2022 : Gujarat Institute of Development Research invites applications for the posts of Research Associate and Field Investigators Read more
  • 03-Jun-2022 : Programme for the ICSSR-sponsored National Virtual Conference on Revving Up the Rural Non-Farm Economy: Potential and Strategies, October 14-15, 2022. Read more | View Document
  • 14-Mar-2022 : Required: Research Associate, Research Assistant and Field Investigators Read more | View Document
  • 14-Mar-2022 : Required: Research Associate, Research Assistant and Field Investigators Read more | View Document
  • 08-Oct-2021 : Dr. Dean Spears, Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Austin, will be speaking on "Excess neonatal mortality among private facility births in rural India: Demographic analysis of a national survey" on October 8, 2021 at 11:30 AM. Join with Google Meet: meet.google.com/sjp-tysa-wrs Read more | View Document
  • 01-Feb-2021 : The ICSSR Supported Research Methodology Course on "Qualitative Social Science Research: Methods and Approaches from an Interdisciplinary Perspective" will be conducted online by GIDR from February 1-10, 2021.  Read more
  • 14-Oct-2020 : October 14-2020: Dr. Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan, IRMA, will speak on 'India’s energy data: Are we equipped for an inclusive policy design?' at 3:30 PM on Google meet. For registration: meet.google.com/jnn-azjs-gjt Read more
  • 25-Sep-2020 : September 25-2020: Prof. Irudaya Rajan, CDS, Trivandrum, will speak on 'From the Globe back to India: What Next for Return Migrants?' at 3:30 PM on Google meet. For registration: meet.google.com/mex-qttc-yio Read more
  • 09-Sep-2020 : September 9-2020: Prof. Udaya S Mishra, CDS, Trivandrum, will speak on 'On Level Sensitive Progress Assessment' at 3:00 PM Read more | View Document
  • 28-Aug-2020 : August 28-2020: Dr. Indranil De, IRMA, Anand, will speak on 'Income Shocks and Resilience of Economic Institutions: Role of Collective Organizations in India during COVID-19 Pandemic' at 3:30 PM Read more
  • 07-Aug-2020 : August 7-2020: Prof. P. Geetha Rani, NIEPA, New Delhi, will speak on 'Education Policy 2020' at 11 AM Read more
  • 31-Jul-2020 : The Development Convention was postponed due to unprecedented events like phased lockdown and confinement measures arising out of Covid-19 pandemic. We will announce further dates soon. Read more
  • 24-Jun-2020 : GIDR invites full paper by April 15, 2020 for Development Convention on Inclusive development in India: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities to be held from June 24-26, 2020. Read more
  • 24-Jun-2020 : GIDR invites full paper by April 15, 2020 for Development Convention on Inclusive development in India: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities to be held from June 24-26, 2020. Read more
  • 23-May-2020 : The Development Convention was postponed due to unprecedented events like phased lockdown and confinement measures arising out of Covid-19 pandemic. We will announce further dates soon. Read more
  • 15-May-2020 : Special Call for Studies Focusing on Social Science Dimensions of Covid-19 Coronavirus available at https://icssr.org/special-call-covid-19. Last date for submission May 15, 2020. Read more
  • 24-Apr-2020 : GIDR will inform the successful candidates after the selection process is completed" thanks Read more
  • 13-Mar-2020 : Prof. Ernesto Noronha, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), will be delivering the Golden Jubilee Lecture No. 7 on "Understanding complexities of social embeddedness in GPNs: The case of Indian IT suppliers in the Netherlands" at 3:30 PM on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 13-Mar-2020 : Prof. Ernesto Noronha, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), will be delivering the Golden Jubilee Lecture No.7, on "Understanding complexities of social embeddedness in GPNs: The case of Indian IT suppliers in the Netherlands" at 3:30 PM on Friday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 07-Mar-2020 : Dr. Kingshuk Sarkar, Joint Labour Commissioner with Government of West Bengal, will be speaking on "Introduction of labour codes and its possible impact on labour market" at 4:30 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 05-Mar-2020 : Shri Rajendra Joshi, Founder Trustee & Director, Saath Charitable Trust, will be delivering the GIDR’s Golden Jubilee Lectures No.6, on "How NGOs can transform low-income neighbourhoods" at 3:30 on Thursday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 25-Feb-2020 : GIDR in collaboration with V.V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI), Noida is organising an orientation programme on Gender and Labour Issues during February 25-27, 2020 Read more
  • 18-Feb-2020 : Dr. Reetika Khera, Associate Professor of Economics and Public Systems at IIM Ahmedabad, will be delivering the fifth lecture as part of GIDR’s Golden Jubilee Lectures, on "Thinking critically about RCTs (in the light of the Nobel Prize to RCTs)" at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 23-Jan-2020 : Prof. Sebastian Morris, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), will be delivering Golden Jubilee Lecture No.4. on "Economic Performance, Limitations of the State, and Political Regression in India" at 3:30 PM on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 16-Jan-2020 : Ms Monika Makwana, student of the Integrated MPhil-PhD Programme (Habitat Studies), TISS, Mumbai , will be speaking on 'Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Fisheries of India' on January 16, 2020 at 3:30 PM at Lakdawala Hall of GIDR. Read more
  • 13-Dec-2019 : Shri Farhad Contractor, Founder Sambhav Trust, will be delivering the third lecture as part of GIDR’s Golden Jubilee Lectures this year, on “Ecologies and Society” at 3:30 PM on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 23-Oct-2019 : Dr. Chinu Srinivasan, LOCOST, Vadodara, will be delivering the second lecture as part of GIDRs Golden Jubilee Lecture Series, on Towards a Public Health Perspective in Pharma Industry: Some Experiences of Public Advocacy through PILs at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 21-Aug-2019 : The 5th IndiaLICS International Conference 2019 on Innovation Systems in India: Contexts and Challenges has been postponed. New dates and other details would be announced. Read more
  • 29-Jul-2019 : Prof. P G Chengappa, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, will be delivering the first Golden Jubilee Lecture on “Coffee value chains in India: exploring sustainability oriented markets” at 3:30 PM on Monday, July 29, 2019 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 12-Jul-2019 : The 5th IndiaLICS International Conference 2019 on Innovation Systems in India: Contexts and Challenges has been postponed. New dates and other details would be announced. Read more
  • 05-Jul-2019 : 5th IndiaLICS International Conference 2019 Innovation Systems in India: Contexts and Challenges. Co-organisers - Ahmedabad University, Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, India, Center for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research, Pune , India Read more | View Document
  • 12-Jun-2019 : Prof. Dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava, Research Entrepreneur, EDC Ahmedabad, will deliver a talk on "A Tribute to Nobel Laureate Prof. Elinor Ostrom The Retakes to Self-Organising towards Saving the Thaltej Lakes Ahmedabad: A story of Polycentric Urban Lake Governance in India" at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 15-May-2019 : Prof. Indira Hirway, Director and Professor of Economics at Center for Development Alternatives has delivered a talk: Transforming the Care Economy for Gender Equal Economy With Reference to India at 4 PM on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 22-Feb-2019 : Seminar on: 'The complexity in determination of minimum wages for domestic workers in India' ; Panel discussion on 'Domestic Workers in the informal work-space: Wages and Working Conditions' at 2 PM on Friday, Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 22-Feb-2019 : Dr. Kingshuk Sarkar, Government of West Bengal; and Dr. Amrita Ghatak, GIDR; will delivered seminar on 'The complexity in determination of minimum wages for domestic workers in India' , at 2 PM on Friday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, Read more | View Document
  • 22-Feb-2019 : Panel discussion on 'Domestic Workers in the informal work-space: Wages and Working Conditions' by Prof. Indira Hirway, CFDA Ahmedabad; Prof. Sebastian Morris, IIM Ahmedabad; Prof. Niti Mehta ,SPIESR Ahmedabad; and Ms Manali Shah (or Ms Shalini Trivedi), SEWA Ahmedabad; at 2 PM on Friday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR Read more | View Document
  • 07-Feb-2019 : February 7, 2019 : Dr. B. Jagannatham, Assistant Professor, Centre for Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, will deliver a talk on "Telangana People’s Movement: A Study of Democratic Aspirations and Electoral Politics" at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 07-Feb-2019 : Dr. B. Jagannatham, Assistant Professor, Centre for Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies, School of Social Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, will deliver a talk on "Telangana People’s Movement: A Study of Democratic Aspirations and Electoral Politics" at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR . Read more | View Document
  • 02-Feb-2019 : Public lecture on Gandhi Mandela Legacy by Ambassador Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director, Department of Interntional Relations and Cooperation, South Africa , jointly organised by Gujarat Vidyapith, Research Information System for Developing Countries and Gujarat Institute of Development Research.Time: 9.30 am-11 am. Venue: Seminar Hall, Mahadev Desai Samaj seva Sankul, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad. All are cordially invited. Read more | View Document
  • 02-Feb-2019 : Public lecture on Gandhi Mandela Legacy by Ambassador Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director, Department of Interntional Relations and Cooperation, South Africa on 2nd February 2019, jointly organised by Gujarat Vidyapith, Research Information System for Developing Countries and Gujarat Institute of Development Research.Time: 9.30 am-11 am, Venue: Seminar Hall, Mahadev Desai Samaj seva Sankul, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad Read more | View Document
  • 03-Jan-2019 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Date: January 3, 2019 (Thursday); Venue: H. T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association. Time: 6.00 pm. Read more | View Document
  • 03-Jan-2019 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Date: January 3, 2019 (Thursday); Venue: H. T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association. Time: 6.00 pm. (All are Cordially Invited). Read more | View Document
  • 03-Jan-2019 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Venue: H. T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association. Time: 6.00 pm. All are cordially invited. Read more
  • 12-Dec-2018 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Date: January 3, 2019 (Thursday); Venue: H. T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association. Time: 6.00 pm Read more | View Document
  • 03-Dec-2018 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Read more | View Document
  • 02-Dec-2018 : Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture by Lord Meghnad Desai on Mortality in the Mahabharata: An Exploration in Historical Demography. Date: January 3, 2019 (Thursday); Venue: H. T. Parekh Convention Centre, Ahmedabad Management Association. Time: 6.00 pm. (All are Cordially Invited). Read more | View Document
  • 09-Oct-2018 : Prof. Peter P Mollinga, Professor of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London (SOAS University of London), delivered a talk on "of binaries, boundaries and benevolence: Critical interdisciplinarity in natural resources management research" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 30-Sep-2018 : Announcement for the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowships for the year 2018-2019 in Economics, deadline: September 30, 2018. Read more
  • 31-Aug-2018 : GIDR Wishes to recruit Administrative Officer Read more
  • 27-Jul-2018 : Dr. Saudamini Das, NABARD Chair Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi, delivered a talk on "Measuring planted mangrove effect on Gujarat fishery sector" at 3:00 PM at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 26-Jul-2018 : Discussion Meeting on Financialisation and Poverty, drawing upon on-going ICSSR research project on "Impact of Financialisation on Household Economies: Enquiry in the Context of Select Indian States". Venue: Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 12-Jul-2018 : Dr. Durba Biswas, a Fellow with the Water, Land and Society programme at ATREE, delivered a talk on "Managing sanitation in Future Cities: groundwater and sanitation interlinkages in peri-urban Bangalore" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 11-May-2018 : Prof. Leela Visaria, former Professor and Director of GIDR and currently an Honorary Professor at the Institute, delivered a talk on "Impact of Demography on India's Democracy" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 26-Mar-2018 : 'Orientation Programme on Gender and Labour Issues' Read more | View Document
  • 05-Mar-2018 : Capacity Building of Social Science Scholars in Research Methodology for Research Scholars and Teachers belonging to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes. Read more | View Document
  • 26-Feb-2018 : Research Methods Workshop: Challenges in Field Research Read more | View Document
  • 06-Feb-2018 : International Conference on Development, Agrarian Change, and Gender in India: Exploring Interdisciplinary Approaches. Read more
  • 23-Jan-2018 : Dr. Rajul Joshi delivered a talk on "Potential of Phenomenology in Management and Development Studies" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 01-Jan-2018 : Establishment of MEGA Centre at GIDR Read more
  • 06-Dec-2017 : Dr. Jharna Pathak presented a seminar on 'Kashmir: Caught between Fire and Fundamentalism' Read more
  • 06-Sep-2017 : "DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM - DISCUSSION SEMINAR ON THE USES AND MEANINGS OF NARMADA WATER IN GUJARAT'S DEVELOPMENT" : at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR Read more | View Document
  • 28-Aug-2017 : Prof. Tara Nair presented a seminar on "Securing Universal Access to Institutional Finance: India and France" Read more
  • 20-Jul-2017 : Consultative workshop on "Irrigation Management in Changed Times", jointly organised by GIDR, DSC and DSC Foundation, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR Read more | View Document
  • 03-Apr-2017 : Prof. N. Lalitha presented a seminar on "Socio Economic Issues in LMO Adoption in Gujarat" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 21-Mar-2017 : Dr. Chandrasekhar Bahinipati presented a seminar on "Do Developmental Interventions Influence Farmers’ Adaptation Decision and Wellbeing in Drought Prone Regions of Western Odisha, India: Application of an Endogenous Switching Regression" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 09-Mar-2017 : Round Table on "Inclusive Programming for Children in Gujarat" jointly organised by GIDR & UNICEF, Gujarat, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, Ahmedabad. Read more
  • 06-Feb-2017 : Prof. Leela Visaria presented a seminar on "Impact of Changing Population Age Structure of Asian Countries on Labour Market" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 03-Feb-2017 : Ms Divya Ravindranath, PhD student at the Washington University St Louis, delivered a talk on "Housing Choices as School Choices: Subsidized Renters’ Agency in an Uncertain Policy Context". at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 21-Jan-2017 : Dr Clark Lectured on "Changing Demographics of Social Reproduction: Young Women's Life Plans" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 11-Jan-2017 : "The Forest Rights Act and Beyond: Field Experiences from Chhattisgarh and Gujarat", a seminar presented by Madhusudan Bandi at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 19-Dec-2016 : Integrating Science Technology and Innovation in Local Economic Development Planning by Dr. Lindile Ndabeni, Research Fellow & Senior Lecturer, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR Read more
  • 25-Oct-2016 : The Role of Differential Subsidy Policy in the Adoption of Micro-Irrigation Systems (MIS) in Gujarat at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more | View Document
  • 02-Aug-2016 : Workshop on Social Science Research for Research Scholars and Faculty Members Read more
  • 22-Jul-2016 : Energy Access and Energy Poverty Read more
  • 11-Jan-2016 : Education as a Driver towards Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable Economic Growth, and Reducing Inequality, Read more
  • 23-Sep-2015 : GIDR and Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Government of Gujarat with support from UNICEF, India organise Capacity Development Workshop for the Officers of DES in Statistical Methods and Analysis at GIDR from September 23 to 25, 2015. Read more
  • 21-Aug-2015 : Mr. Utpal Sandesara, MD-PhD student, University of Pennsylvania, delivered a lecture on "Sex Determination and Sex-Selective Abortion: Perspectives from the Field" on 21st August, 2015 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 17-Jul-2015 : Dr Alnoor Ebrahim, Associate professor, Harvard Business School, delivered a lecture on "Conceptualizing Performance in NGOs and Funders" on 17th July, 2015 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 16-May-2015 : Mr Devinder Sharma, a noted journalist and critic of industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, globalisation and free trade, lectured on "Food Security, Agrarian Crisis and Biotechnology: A question of politics?" on 16th May, 2015 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 06-Apr-2015 : Prof. Tara Nair presented a seminar on "Patterns of Financial Behaviour among Rural Households: Evidence and Insights from Maharashtra" on April 6th 17th, 2015 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 03-Feb-2015 : Dr. Amrita Ghatak, Assistant Professor, GIDR has won the prestigious Professor VKRVRao Memorial Prize for the Best Thesis in Economics. Read more
  • 25-Aug-2014 : Seminar: Partha Pratim Sahu, GIDR on Earnings of Self-employed Workers in India: A Preliminary Analysis, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 20-Aug-2014 : Discussion Series: Mr Sujit Kumar, UGC-Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, on "Theorizing and Conceptualizing ‘Dispossession’ in the Neo-Liberal Era", GIDR, August 20, 2014. Read more
  • 18-Dec-2013 : Panel Discussion on Competition and Regulatory Issues in Indian Private Healthcare Sector Read more
  • 10-Dec-2013 : GIDR & International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Regions and Tropics (ICRISAT) co-organised National Workshop on The Future of MGNREGA in the Emerging Context of Rural India: Learnings from Selected States, GIDR, December 10-11, Read more
  • 07-Dec-2013 : A Dissemination Workshop on Critical Assessment of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 and its Impact on Livelihoods of the Forest Dependent Communities: A Comparative Study of Chhattisgarh and Gujarat Read more
  • 21-Oct-2013 : GIDR & Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy (IRAP), Hyderabad co-organised Training Workshop on Agricultural Water Management, Hotel Eastin Easy Citizen, Ahmedabad, October 21-25, 2013. Read more
  • 24-Jul-2013 : Seminar: N. Lalitha, Professor, GIDR on "Regulations Governing Private Healthcare in India", on July 24, 2013. Read more
  • 28-Feb-2013 : Discussion Series: Yutaka Sato, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, on "Decline of Poor Women’s Grassroots Activism under the ‘Neoliberal’ Regime in Urban Gujarat", GIDR, February 28, 2013. Read more
  • 25-Jun-2012 : Discussion Series: Tara Nair, Associate Professor, GIDR and Bhavani Shankar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur, on "Farmer Producer Organisations: Some Reflections on their Status and Relevance", GIDR, June 25, 2012. Read more
  • 13-Jun-2012 : Discussion Series: Sanderian Verstappen, Doctoral student, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, on Current Migration Patterns of Muslims from Charotar Read more
  • 30-May-2012 : Discussion Series: C.J. Shishoo, Hon. Director, B. V. Patel PERD Centre, Ahmedabad, on Comparative Testing of Consumer Products Read more
  • 16-May-2012 : Seminar: Amita Shah, Director, GIDR, on Migration and Poverty Interface: Recent Debate and Evidence Read more
  • 05-Mar-2012 : Seminar: Tara Nair, Associate Professor, GIDR, on Financing the Poor or Aiding Financialisation? Revisiting the Current Debates on Indian Microfinance Read more
  • 08-Feb-2012 : Seminar: Itishree Pattnaik Assistant Professor, GIDR on Food Security at Household Level: A Preliminary Investigation of Two Villages in Gujarat", February 8, 2012 at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 16-Jan-2012 : Panel Discussion: Governance and Civil Society: Experiences and Lessons from Indian States, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR on January 16, 2012. Read more
  • 16-Jan-2012 : The Fourth Pravin Visaria Memorial Public Lecture on Corruption in India: When Piety is not Enough was delivered by Professor Pranab Bardhan of the University of California, Berkeley at AMA, Ahmedabad, January 16, 2012. Mr. Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor,The Hindu, was the Guest of Honour. Read more
  • 31-Dec-2011 : Seminar: P.K. Viswanathan, Associate Professor, GIDR on "Development and Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems in the Context of Emerging Climate Change Risks: Interventionist Policies and Outcomes in India", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, January 2, 2012. Read more
  • 28-Dec-2011 : Seminar: Feng Wang, PhD student, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, on "The Roles of Government and Entrepreneurs during the Development of Rural Clusters in China", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more
  • 28-Dec-2011 : Seminar: Yanbin Jiang, PhD student, National Institute of Innovation Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, on "Facilitating Inclusive Development of Clusters in Rural Area", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, December 28, 2011. Read more
  • 01-Dec-2011 : Seminar: Leela Visaria, Honorary Professor, GIDR, on "India`s Demographic Future: Beyond Numbers", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, December 1, 2011. Read more
  • 08-Sep-2011 : GIDR co-organises with IASS, Allahabad a Panel Discussion on Poverty and Livelihood Strategies: Positioning the National Rural Livelihood Mission, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, September 8, 2011. Read more
  • 26-May-2011 : Seminar: Madhusudan Bandi, Assistant Professor, GIDR, on "Realising Telangana State: Issues, Apprehensions and Hope", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, May 26, 2011. Read more
  • 21-Mar-2011 : Seminar: Rudra Narayan Mishra, Assistant Professor, GIDR, on ‘Assessing Improvement in Child Undernourishment in Southern States: Its Equity Implication’, March 21, 2011. Read more
  • 18-Feb-2011 : Seminar: Professor Padmini Swaminathan, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, on "Employment and Maternity Protection: Understanding Poor Coverage of Beneficial Legislation through Content Analysis of Some Judgments" February 18, 2011. Read more
  • 19-Jan-2011 : Seminar: Manish Bharadwaj, Director of Census (Gujarat), Government of India, on "Issues Relating to the Census of India" at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, January 19, 2011. Read more
  • 29-Oct-2010 : Seminar: N. Lalitha, Associate Professor, GIDR, on “Adoption of Internet by the US Television Industry: A Case of Innovation Diffusion in an Interorganizational Field”, Aug. 12, 2010. Read more
  • 14-Oct-2010 : Workshop on Assessment of Krishi Mahotsav in Gujarat: Preliminary Results Read more
  • 10-Aug-2010 : Seminar: Harsh Taneja, PhD student of the Media, Technology and Society Programme of the Northwestern University, Evanston, USA, on “Adoption of Internet by the US Television Industry: A Case of Innovation Diffusion in an Interorganizational Field”, Read more
  • 26-Jul-2010 : Seminar: Bernadette Marie White, PhD scholar from Syracuse University, US, on Farmers Suicides and the Response of Development Organizations, at GIDR, on July 26, 2010. Read more
  • 20-Jul-2010 : Leela Visaria delivered a talk on "Pathways to Population Sterilization". Read more
  • 30-Jun-2010 : Seminar: Sachin D. Shah, PhD fellow, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, US, on Estimating Run off Potential in Watersheds as a Planning Tool for Participatory Resource Management: Case Study of Dholawad Catchment, Madhya Pradesh" Read more
  • 15-Apr-2010 : Seminar: Dr. Sheela Saravanan, Post Doctoral Researcher, Karl Jaspers Centre, Vostrae, Heidelberg, Germany, on "Social Construction of Transnational Surrogacy in India", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, April 19, 2010. Read more
  • 06-Apr-2010 : Seminar: Archana Dholakia, Visiting Professor, GIDR, on “Evolution of Federal Finance System and Some Aspects of 13th Finance Commission”, GIDR, April 6, 2010. Read more
  • 26-Mar-2010 : Seminar: Professor K.P. Kannan, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum on Institutionalising Panchayat Raj: Lessons from Kerala Read more
  • 25-Mar-2010 : Seminar: Professor Kirit S. Parikh, President, GIDR and former Member, Planning Commission, on "Contemporary Issues in Energy Pricing in India", at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR, March 25, 2010. Read more
  • 05-Mar-2010 : Seminar: Dr. Albert Shram, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, on "Time Use in Indian Households". Read more
  • 28-Feb-2010 : Seminar: Dr. Albert Schram, Research Funding Advisor, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, on “How Indian Research Institutions and Researchers Can Become Involved in European Research?”,GIDR, March 18, 2010. Read more
  • 25-Feb-2010 : Seminar: Prof. Shalini Randeria, Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, Universitaet Zurich, on Policy-making in the Shadow of the World Bank: Urban Infrastructure, Resettlement and the Cunning State in India February 25, 2010. Read more
  • 10-Nov-2009 : Seminar: Fouzieyha Towghi, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Zurich, on The Operability of In-operable Bodies: Particularizing Rural Womens Sociality to Normalize Injections and Hysterectomies in Pakistan, November 10, 2009 Read more
  • 24-Sep-2009 : Seminar: A. K. Shukla, Research Officer, Reserve Bank of India, Ahmedabad, on "Review of Monetary Policy 2009-10", September 25, 2009, at Lakdawala Hall, GIDR. Read more