Awards & Seminars
Awards by Research Scholars
Dr. Inder Sekhar Yadav was awarded the "Prof. M. J. Manohar Rao Award 2013" in Economics of TIES
Dr. Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh was awarded the "Prof. D. R. Gadgil Memorial Annual Prize 2016"
Dr. Shalina Susan Thomas awarded "Sir Ratan Tata Post Doctoral Fellowship" 2015-2016 at LSE London
Mr. Ummalla Mallesh was ranked among the Top 25% authors in India by the IDEAS RePEc-Germany (2019)
Mr. Raju Guntukula won the "Best Paper Award" at Telangana Economic Association Conference 2020
Fellowships and Awards:
Awarded the UGC-Raman Fellowship for Post Doctoral Research in USA for the year 2015-2016
Won a cash award of INR 20,000/- for the research paper presentation in the 7th Annual Partners’ Meet of International Water Management Institute (IWMI)-TATA Water Policy Program during April 2 - 4, 2008 at ICRISAT Patancheru
Awarded the ‘Best Paper Prize’ for the paper presentation in the International Conference on Business and Finance, March 12-13, 2010, at IBS Hyderabad in collaboration with IICM, Mumbai, India (Co-authors: N K Sharma and Inder Sekhar Yadav).
Awarded the third ‘Best Paper Prize’ for the paper presentation in the 4th Conference on Excellence in Research and Education, IIM Indore, May 10-13, 2012 (Co-authors: R K Mishra and I S Yadav).
IGIDR Mumbai Research Fellowship, 1997-1999
Cleared UGC-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship), June 1998
Few Invited Public Lectures/Keynote Speakers/Chairing ...
(1) Inaugural speech as the chief guest on “Indian Agriculture after the green revolution: Overview on changes and challenges”, In: National Conference on Rural Development in Backward Regions of India”, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, 17-18 February 2020.
(2) Chaired a technical session: The 3rd Development Economics Conference, 17-19 June, 2019, hosted by Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, UK.
(3) Special lecture: on "Indian agriculture sector: An overview", in: UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Green Revolution and Agricultural Sustainability in India: Issues and Challeges”, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 23-24 February, 2019.
(4) Chaired a panel discussion on “Developmental Interventions, Adaptations Decisions, and Farmer’s Well-being”, in: UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Green Revolution and Agricultural Sustainability in India: Issues and Challeges”, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 23-24 February, 2019.
(5) Keynote address on “Mechanization and Diversification in Indian Agriculture: Overview and Few Research Issues”, in ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on “Agricultural Production and Productivity in India: Issues and Challenges”, Department of Economics, Ramadevi Women’s University, Bhabaneswar, 2-3 March 2019.
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Few Workshop Lectures/Classes Delivered:
(1) Lecture (1): on ‘Use of Econometrics for Social Science Research”, in Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences for PhD Students (Sponsored by ICSSR), 30th March to 10th April 2019), UoH CSSEIP, on 01-04-2019.
(2) Lecture (1): Different growth rates of a study variable: Calculations and Interpretations, In: Workshop on Economic Data Modeling for MSME, National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NI-MSME) Hyderabad, 7-11 Jan 2019.
(3) Resource Person: University Level National Youth Conclave 2018, Bijni College, Assam, 10-11 November 2018.
(4) Academic Lectures (8): Use of statistical tools, econometrics applications and mathematical optimization methods, packages of GAMS and Eviews, report writing and literature review, “National Workshop on Analytical Tools for Research”, Doon University, Uttarakhand, 1st – 2nd October, 2018.
(1) Public Lecture : Symmetric and Asymmetric Information in Economics, Department of Economics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) University, Jammu, 24th September 2018.
(2) Academic lectures: (i) Oligopoly Market and its Various Types, and (ii) Aymmetric Information in Economics in: “Induction Course for the Post-Graduate Teachers of NVS”, 8-29 June 2018, Navodaya Leadership Institute, Rangareddy.
(3) Class Lectures: “Learning of Advanced Topics of Microeconomic Theory”, to Law Students of Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, 15 February 2018.
(4) Lecture-cum-practical (2): Selected Important Statistical Tools for Economics and Social Science Research: Calculations using MS Excel/SPSS and their Interpretations, Capacity Building Programme for Faculty Members in Social Sciences, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad, 9 to 22-February, 2016.
(5) Lectures-cum-practical (5): Sampling Techniques, Annual Compound Growth Rate and Statistical Tools for Social Science Research, A 10-Day Research Methodology Course for PhD Scholars, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Rourkela, March 20-29, 2013.
(6) Lecture: “Review of Basic Econometrics and use of Eviews Package”, National Workshop on Financial Econometrics, organized by the Department of Economics, University of Hyderabad, in association with The Indian Econometric Society, 9-13 November, 2010.
(7) Lecture-cum-practical: “Introduction to SPSS package and data analysis”, UGC-ASC Refresher Course in Social Sciences to College and University Teachers, UoH, August 12 to September 1, 2010
(8) Lecture-cum-practical: “Coding, Entry and Analysis of Primary Field Survey Data”, ICSSR-SRC Research Methodology Workshop, at CMSD, University of Hyderabad, 27 February 2009.
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Coordinated Special Public Lectures at UoH School of Economics
Prof. Hiranya K Nath of Sam Houston State University USA delivered two special lectures on (a) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Services Trade, and (b) India's Comparative Advantages in Services Trade, 26-27 April 2017.
Dr. Shrabani Saha of University of Lincoln UK delivered a special lecture on "The Impact of National Institutional Quality on International Tourism Inflows: A Cross-country Evidence", 25 July 2017.
Mr. Bong-Kyu CHOI, Minister Councellor (Economics), Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India, delivered a special lecture on "Korea's Economic Development", 13 September 2017.
Prof. Hiranya K Nath of Sam Houston State University USA delivered a special lecture on "Energy, Economy and Environment: Revisiting Evidence from B(R)ICS countries", 17 July 2018.
Mr. Jatindra Nath Mohanty, a social worker and a Delhi based freelance writer, delivered a special public lecture on "Balanced Life and Comtemporary Youth in India", 26 March 2018.
Prof. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishanan, University of Washington - Seattle, USA and Lead Specialist - Economist, McKinsey & Company, on "Computable General Equilibrium Modeling", 24 January 2019.
Prof. Partha Sarathi Chatterjee, Professor of Economics, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, on "Evolution of the Distribution of Plant Level Productivity", 25 August 2022.
Prof. Prakash S Kamble, Senior Professor, Department of Economics, Shivaji University, Kohlapur, on "India Economy @75, Status and Policies Forward", 9 December 2022.
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Few conferences attended and papers presented:
(1) 92nd Annual Conference of Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, November 19-21, 2022.
(2) The 57th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), UoH Hyderabad, 4-6 January 2023.
(3) The 3rd International Conference on Economics and Finance, Nepal Rastra Bank, Kathmandu, Nepal, 28-29 February 2020.
(4) The 56th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 8-10 January 2020.
(5) The 3rd Development Economics Conference, 17-19 June 2019, University of Lincoln, UK.
(6) 71st Annual Conference of Indian Commerce Association, Osmania University, 20-22 December 2018
(7) The 55th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), NISM Mumbai, 8-10 January 2019.
(8) 22nd Biennial Conference of the Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies, NCDS Bhubaneswar, 31 July-1 August 2017.
(9) 18th Annual Conference of North-Eastern Economic Association, Gauhati University, 15-17 December 2016.
(10) 86th Annual Conference of Southern Economic Association, Washington DC, USA, Nov 19-21, 2016.
(11) International Academic Conference on Disciplinary Discourses in Use of Technology, March 17-18, 2016, University of Hyderabad.
(12) 85th Annual Conference of Southern Economic Association, New Orleans, USA, November 21-23, 2015.
(13) National Seminar on ‘Agrarian Crisis in India: The Way Out’, NIRD, Hyderabad, 05-07 November 2012.
(14) International Workshop and Conference on “Legal Pluralism in Natural Resource Management”, Amrita School of Business, Amrita University, Coimbatore, 30-31 March 2012.
(15) National Seminar on Governance and Management of Drinking Water: Issues and Challenges, Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad, 14-15 February 2012.
(16) National Seminar on Inclusive Growth in Agriculture, Department of Economics, Osmania University, March 27, 2010.
(17) The ‘44th Annual conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES)’, at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 3 – 5 January, 2008.
(18) The 7th Annual Partners’ Meet of International Water Management Institute & TATA Water Policy Program, at ICRISAT, Patancheru, 2-4 April 2008.
Journal Articles Reviewed:
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics Research Review, Assam Economic Journal, Assam Economic Review, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, Economics Bulletin, Transportation in Developing Economies, Land Use Policy, Financial Innovation, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Journal of Public Affairs, The Indian Economic Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Global Business Review........
Membership of Professional Bodies:
(a) Life Member: North-East Economic Association (NEEA), India.
(b) Life Member: Indian Association of Social Sciences (IASS).
(c) Life Member: Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE).
(d) Life Member: The Indian Econometric Society (TIES).
(e) Life Member: Indian Commerce Association (ICA)
(f) Life Member: Agricultural Economics Research Association (AERA), India.
(g) Member: American Economic Association
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