Prof Mahalaya Chatterjee

Prof Mahalaya Chatterjee is Professor of Economics, and Co-ordinator, Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Management and Planning, University of Calcutta.

Research Areas

Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Policies, Programs and Schemes, Social Sector, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

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19 Nov

Policy UpdateCenter for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentCenter for International Relations and Strategic StudiesEnvironment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentIMPRI ResearchIn NewsInsightsInternational Relations and Strategic StudiesResearchSouth Asia Studies Center

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India-Bhutan: Hydro-Electric Trade and Future Prospects

India–Bhutan hydro-electric trade remains a high-value, mutually reinforcing partnership for energy security and development.Recent relations of bilateral trade operate through a

India-Central Asia: The Need For Joint Counter-Narcotics Operations (2025)

17 Nov

InsightsCenter for International Relations and Strategic StudiesInternational Relations and Strategic StudiesPolicy Update

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India-Central Asia: The Need For Joint Counter-Narcotics Operations (2025)

Since the late 2010s, India has deepened strategic and economic ties with the five Central Asian Republics (CAR) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) (2025)

17 Nov

InsightsPolicy UpdateSociety, Literature, Arts, Sports and Culture

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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) (2025)

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was established in the year 1862. However, archaeological and historical pursuits in India date back to the year 1784, when the efforts of

Water for Work, Work for Water — How a 2025 MGNREGA amendment is reshaping India’s fight against rural water stress

17 Nov

Policy UpdateAgriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural DevelopmentInsightsLivelihoods, Employment and Well-beingPublic Policies, Programs and SchemesSocial Sector

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Water for Work, Work for Water — How a 2025 MGNREGA amendment is reshaping India’s fight against rural water stress

Policy Update Aravindsamy R Background Water scarcity has emerged as one of the most pressing developmental challenges confronting India. According to NITI Aayog’s Composite Wate

India–Sri Lanka: Shared Ramayana Heritage

17 Nov

Policy UpdateBooksCenter for International Relations and Strategic StudiesCentresIMPRI ResearchInternational Relations and Strategic StudiesPolicy BriefsResearchSocial SectorSociety, Literature, Arts, Sports and CultureThematic Areas

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India–Sri Lanka: Shared Ramayana Heritage

"The Ramayana is more than a tale about Ayodhya; it is a geographical and spiritual cartography of the timeless relationship between India and Sri Lanka, a common heritage where ev

Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)

17 Nov

Policy UpdateAgriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural DevelopmentBooksCenter for Habitat, Urban and Regional StudiesCenter for Work and WelfareCentresGender, Pluralism and Social InclusionIMPRI ResearchLivelihoods, Employment and Well-beingPolicy BriefsPublic Policies, Programs and SchemesResearchSocial SectorThematic Areas

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Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)

The Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) represents a historic commitment to bring the most disadvantaged parts of its indigenous population, specifically

India’s Arctic Policy and Its Geopolitical Stakes

17 Nov

Policy UpdateBooksCenter for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentCenter for International Relations and Strategic StudiesCentresEnvironment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentIMPRI ResearchInternational Relations and Strategic StudiesPolicy BriefsResearchThematic Areas

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India’s Arctic Policy and Its Geopolitical Stakes

Thousands of kilometres away from the Himalayas, the melting ice in the Arctic is slowly rewriting India's future — impacting the very rhythm of our monsoon, the vitality of our

17 Nov

Policy UpdateCenter for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentCenter for Habitat, Urban and Regional StudiesCenter for Work and WelfareCentresInsights

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Groundwater Security: Athikadavu-Avinashi Scheme – Tamil Nadu (2025)

Groundwater depletion is one of the most pressing challenges in Tamil Nadu’s western districts, particularly Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode, which fall in the semi-arid belt of