Publications
Identities and Access to Energy: A Case From India
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
Cross cutting identity issues plays a significant role in shaping individual identities. These identities are quintessentials determinants of access to energy services, which in turn are interlinked with equity and development. The variations in levels of access to energy across identity groups are largely governed by rural-urban disparities, gender difference and poverty levels within rural and urban areas.
Impact of total organic carbon (in sediments) and dissolved organic carbon (in overlying water column) on Hg sequestration by coastal sediments from the central east coast of India
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
Total organic carbon (TOC) (in sediment) and dissolved organic matter (DOM) (in water column) play important roles in controlling the mercury sequestration process by the sediments from the central east coast of India. This toxic metal prefers to associate with finer size particles (silt and clay) of sediments. Increasing concentrations of DOM in overlying water column may increase complexation/reduction processes of Hg2+ within the water column and decrease the process of Hg sequestration by sediments.
Impacts of electrification with renewable energies on Local Economies: The case of India
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
For India, it is crucial to promote rural electrification to raise the well-being of the people since electrification provides a wide range of opportunities for people to change the social, economic, and environmental aspects of their lives for the better. In its rural areas, which have a larger number of households and higher populations than its urban areas, two types of electrification are in progress. One is electrification by connecting to the conventional grid. The other is electrification with renewable energies such as solar, biomass, hydro, and so on.
Improved test method for evaluation of bio-mass cook-stoves
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
More than two-thirds of the world's population is relying on biomass fuel to meet their cooking and heating energy-requirements. Traditional biomass stoves operate at low efficiency and cause severe health problems and pollute the environment. Due to higher quantity of fuel use, these cookstoves increase the burden on fuel management. Several test protocols are being used across the world for evaluating the performance of cookstoves.
In vitro and in situ screening systems for morphological and phytochemical analysis of Withania somnifera germplasms
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
It report, for the first time for Withania somnifera, the use of a modified in vitro system for morphological and phytochemical screening of true to type plants as compared with those grown in a conventional in situ system. Eleven germplasms of cultivated W. somnifera from different regions of India were collected to examine chemotypic variation in withaferin A (WA). Methods were developed to optimize WA extraction. The maximum concentration of WA was extracted from manually ground leaf and root material to which 60 % methanol was added followed by sonication in a water bath sonicator.
India Japan Energy Forum 2013: Expanding Technology Cooperation in Energy Efficiency, Renewables and Smart Community
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
Energy is directly linked to well-being and prosperity of nations, and meeting the growing demand for energy in an environmentally responsible manner is a key challenge. The increasing demand for power has led to a corresponding increase in fossil fuels use, which has had an adverse impact on environment. Thus, efficient use of energy,and using renewable sources of energy is of paramount importance. This is true for large industries small and medium enterprises, as well as commercial and personal users.
India-Bangladesh Energy Relation
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
Both India and Bangladesh are heavely dependent on outside countries for their oil requirements. One may thus agrgue that there is hardly any scope for trade in oil. On the processing side though, refining is an area wherein, Bangladesh has refining capacity constraints that can be provided by Indian refining capcities.
Indian Approaches to Energy Access
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
Almost 77 million households in India were living without electricity in 2011 and more than 836 million people do not have access to modern cooking fuels. Such a situation continues to exist despite several initiatives and policies to support rural energy efforts by the government. This paper examines the trends of rural energy programs in India and attempts to capture comprehensively the developments in rural electrification and access to modern cooking energies.
Indias Energy Security: Challenges & Opportunities
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
In the 1990s, the Gulf Crisis had brought the concept of energy security to the fore. In recent years once again, global realities of the 21st century have further altered the conceptualization of national security, and energy has once again come to the fore as one of its pivotal elements. Given that energy is crucial in provisioning of transportation, industrial development, communication, education and health delivery systems, India needs to focus on ensuring reliable and adequate availability of energy.
India’s Growing Energy Basket: Prospects of Nuclear Power
Research Paper
| January 11, 2018
The energy sector in India has a challenging task ahead. The demand for clean and commercial forms of energy is increasing at a fast pace as a result of accelerated economic growth, growing aspirations of the people, and rapid urbanization. At the same time, in spite of various well intended efforts on part of the government on the reform, policy, and regulatory fronts, matching augmentation of supply has not been taking place.