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Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee shares the importance of the report, 'Economics of Indian Craft: Estimating Employment and Value Added in the Handicrafts and Handlooms Sector'. Watch here: youtu.be/uosXeE6rGRU?si…

Launch of our report titled 'Economics of Indian Craft: estimating Employment and Value Added in the Handloom and Handicraft Sector' by shri @girirajsinghbjp & Prof @MahendraDevS and the CCI and IHD Team.

Professor Ashoke Chatterjee, Advisor, India and Ms. Shikha Mukerjee, Crafts Council of India, at the press briefing for the launch of our report, “Economics of Indian Craft: New study estimates employment and value added in India’s handicraft & handloom sector.”

Dr. G.C. Manna, Professor, IHD, New Delhi, and Former Director-General, NSSO & CSO, GOI (Project Lead), addresses the Press Briefing for the release of our report, “Economics of Indian Craft: New study estimates employment and value added in India’s handicraft & handloom sector.”

We are pleased to welcome Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), for the launch of the report 'Economics of Indian Craft' on 18 May 2026.

We are honoured to welcome Shri @girirajsinghbjp Union Minister of Textiles, Government of India, as the Chief Guest for the launch of the report Economics of Indian Craft on 18 May 2026. The report highlights handmade sector’s contribution to employment, & livelihoods.

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Join us for the launch of the report 'Economics of Indian Craft: Estimating Employment and Value Added in the Handicraft and Handloom Sector' on 18 May 2026. The report will be launched by Shri @girirajsinghbjp & Prof. @MahendraDevS. For more info, visit: shorturl.at/lEvH9

@TweetIHD and Institute of Economic Growth organised a 6-day training programme. Team members Professor Balwant Singh Mehta, Mr Arjun Dubey and Mr. Aakash Sinha attended as experts.

How do we understand women’s work in India beyond the numbers?Women and Work in India examines low FLFPR, unpaid care work, discrimination, urban barriers, the realities of gig work. A timely read for building inclusive labour markets. @SpringerNature @isle_india

Plenary Session ISLE 2026Organized by World Bank, the session AI for Development.Featuring: Gaurav Nayyar (Dir, WDR 2026: AI for Dev, World Bank), Ashok Panda (VP AI & Automation, Infosys), Franziska Ohnsorge (Chief Economist South Asia, World Bank). @symbiosistweets #66ISLE #AI

Care & Climate Change session at 66th ISLE Conf 2026Jointly by WITS SCIS & IWWAGE. Examined climate vulnerability, care work & gendered labour markets—shocks reshaping unpaid/paid care, hitting women & marginalized hardest.@symbiosistweets #66isle #climatechangeandcarework

Measuring Women’s Work Innovations & Obstacles in the Global South, 66TH ISLE Jointly organized by WITS SCIS, IHD India, & IWWAGE. Session tackled gaps in labour stats, invisibility of unpaid informal work, & need for gender-sensitive data #66isle #indiansocietyoflaboureconomics

Dialogue on Growth that Works: Employment, Inclusion and Sustainability in the Global South | ISLE 2026. Pivotal dialogue on redefining economic progress. #isle @symbiosistweets

V.B. Singh Memorial Lecture at ISLE 2026, hosted by SIU & chaired by Martha Chen (WIEGO Co-Founder; Harvard). Prof. Ravi S. Kanbur (Cornell) on limits of econ analysis amid tech change: Beyond Mirrlees models—need social acceptability, labor dignity, trust & norms as jobs vanish.

On this Republic Day, let's celebrate the spirit of India – a nation built on unity, justice, and dreams for all! 🇮🇳 Here's to 77 years of progress and many more ahead!

Plenary Session: S.D. Punekar Memorial Lecture |66 Annual ISLE Conference . In a highly anticipated delivery of the S.D. Punekar Memorial Lecture, Prof. Jayati Ghosh (University of Massachusetts Amherst) dismantled traditional development narratives regarding wealth and progress.

Panel highlight | Gender-Intentional Pathways in AI and Digital Work | 66th Annual ISLE Conference An official pre-event of the India AI Impact Summit 2026(pt.2) @symbiosistweets #isle

Panel highlight | Gender-Intentional Pathways in AI and Digital Work | 66th Annual ISLE Conference An official pre-event of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 @symbiosistweets #isle