<P> The premises also houses the Nizamia observatory operated by the Osmania University . </P> <P> It is governed by a Board of Governors consisting of eminent Professors in Economics, Scholars and personalities, besides Principal Secretaries to Government of Andhra Pradesh, Finance and Planning Departments and representative (s) of Indian Council of Social Science Research . </P> <P> The Institute gets grant in aid from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India . Besides, it generates funds for the Projects that are assigned by various institutions and agencies . </P> <Ul> <Li> Political Economy of Watershed Management, by V. Ratna Reddy M. Gopinath Reddy and John Soussan (2010). </Li> <Li> Biotechnology in Indian Agriculture: Potential, Performance and Concerns, by N. Chandrasekhara Rao, S. Mahendra Dev (2010). </Li> <Li> Water Security and Management: Ecological Imperative and Policy Options, by V. Ratna ReddyBold text (2009). </Li> <Li> India Perspectives on Equitable Development, by S. Mahendra Dev and N. Chandrasekhara Rao (2009). </Li> <Li> Human Development in Andhra Pradesh: Experiences--Issues and Challenges, by S. Mahendra Dev, C. Ravi and M. Venkatnarayana (2009). </Li> <Li> High - Tech Urban Spaces: Asian and European Perspective, by Ramachandraiah C, Guus Westen and Sheela Prasad (2008). </Li> <Li> India: Some Aspects of Economic and Social Development, by S. Mahendra Dev and K.S. Babu (2008). </Li> <Li> India's Development: Social and Economic Disparities, by S. Mahendra Dev and K.S. Babu (2008). </Li> <Li> Inclusive Growth in India: Agriculture, Poverty and Human Development, by S. Mahendra Dev (2007). </Li> <Li> Managing Water Resources: Politics, Institutions and Technologies, by V. Ratna Reddy and S. Mahendra Dev (2006). </Li> <Li> Towards a Food Secure India: Issues and Policies, by S. Mahendra Dev, K.P. Kannan and Mira Ramachandran (2003). </Li> <Li> Andhra Pradesh Development: Economic Reforms and Challenges Ahead, by Ch . Hanumantha Rao and S. Mahendra Dev (2003). </Li> <Li> The Gadgil Formula: For Allocation of Central Assistance for State Plans, by B.P.R. Vithal, and M.L. Sastry (2002). </Li> </Ul>

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