Publications

Liveability of Indian cities: Turning urban legend into reality

Article
| August 9, 2019

There is a need for identifying aspects of enhancing liveability that can be mainstreamed at the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) level, which can further transform the floating concept of 'liveability' into a tangible reality.

Solid waste pollution in the South Asian Seas (SAS)

Article
| August 9, 2019

Marine litter is a major issue in the coastal areas of South Asian countries.

Here is how marine pollution is challenging environment and economy of South Asian Seas region

Article
| August 9, 2019

Coastal populations of countries in South Asian Seas region are constantly expanding, leading to further degradation of its marine environment.Oceans are the lifeline of planet Earth - they act as carbon sinks, absorb pollution and silt from rivers, regulate rainfall, act as nature reserves and support te

Time for a strategy on ocean development and Indian maritime security

Article
| August 5, 2019

The United Nations has called for 2021-2030 to be marked as the 'Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development'

​An Audit of Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Mega-City (East Delhi): Challenges and Opportunities.

Research Paper
| August 2, 2019

Municipal Solid waste management in developing countries is a gigantic task and its improper management can lead to severe environmental concerns and immense economic loss.

Distributed solar photovoltaics landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India: Lessons for transition to decentralised rural electrification​.

Research Paper
| August 1, 2019

​The energy poverty cycle continues to pose a major challenge for governments in emerging economies. Electrification has typically been delivered through centralised generation and distribution that has not always afforded equitable or efficient access. Decentralised solar technologies are fast approaching financial parity and have certain environmental advantages over grid extension, especially in rural and remote societies. We explore the emergence of decentralised energy systems in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populated state with notable energy access and equity challenges.

Critical policy interventions to fast forward micro irrigation in India

Policy brief
| August 1, 2019

The increasing demand of water in agriculture, along with inefficient methods of irrigation, has aggravated the problems of water scarcity in India. There is a huge potential for micro irrigation systems (drip and sprinkler) to improve water efficiency in agriculture.

Reversing land degradation in India

Article
| July 30, 2019

Nearly one-third of area in India faces the threat of land degradation. India strives to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by 2030.

Residents of Gujarat can install rooftop solar power plants with I-SMART

Article
| July 25, 2019

Gujarat announces new solar rooftop subsidy for its residential consumers

​Marginalisation of Off-grid Energy Sector in Sri Lanka: What Lessons could be learnt?

Research Paper
| July 23, 2019

Renewable energy-based off-grid projects have played a crucial role in Sri Lanka’s universal electrification effort. The paper, in this context, unravels two crucial and quite interrelated aspects of decentralised off-grid electrification in the country: a) it critically analyses the off-grid electricity sector development and assesses its contribution to the universal electrification in the country and; b) it examines the current set of challenges associated with the off-grid electrification in the larger context of massive grid expansion.