Professor M. Parameswaran, Faculty Member of the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), has been appointed as the Economic Advisor to the Vice-Chairperson of the Kerala State Planning Board, Shri K. M. Chandrasekhar. The Centre warmly appreciates Prof. Parameswaran for taking up this important responsibility and wishes him every success in his new role.

Prof. Thiagu Ranganathan and Dr. Sachu Sara Sabu, Performance of Self Help Groups (SHGs) of Small Tea Growers (STGs)

WP 522: ‘Indian Experience of Fostering Competition through State Intervention: Lessons from Card Payment System and Unified Payments Interface’
by Dr. Chidambaran G Iyer

Ritika Jain and Shreya Biswas, "Can ICT make small beautiful? Examining the role of ICT in affecting credit behaviour of SMEs in India", Economic Notes: Review of Banking, Finance and Monetary Economics, 27 July 2026

K Chandra Shekar and Shagishna K, "Informal Sector, Financial Inclusion, and Role of Digitalisation: A Firm-level Analysis from Bangladesh, Ghana, and India". Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 61, Issue No. 29, 18 Jul, 2026

Amartya Paul, Ishan Anand & Sarika Chaudhary, "Chronic Unemployment in India", The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 04 May 2026, Volume 69, pages 53–81 (2026)

Choorikkadan, Veeramani. “Indiaʼs Integration Into Global Value Chains: Policy Approaches to Growth and Industrial Upgrading.” Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, vol. 13, no. 3, 2026. Wiley Online Library

Ritika Jain, Pratima Pandey, V Santhakumar. The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on Land Degradation: A Tale of Ten Countries  Springer Nature, 2026

Santhakumar, V., Ritika Jain, Muralee Thummarukudy. Land Restoration: A Rational, Grounded and Pragmatic Approach. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2026.