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The importance of data in transforming agri-food systems
Jul 10, 2024

The importance of data in transforming agri-food systems

Data-driven technologies in the agri-food sector have the potential to enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and efficiency.

Improvement in coal quality: Theory and practice in India
Jun 24, 2024

Improvement in coal quality: Theory and practice in India

Improving coal quality theoretically enhances combustion efficiency and reduces pollution. However, in reality, navigating technical trade-offs, econo

Improving urban freight transport
Jun 17, 2024

Improving urban freight transport

Given the national economic significance of freight efficiency in cities and the prospects of greater urbanisation, the government should provide fina

मुंबईतील वीज वितरणातील समांतर परवाना पद्धती: एक आदर्श की गैरसोय?
Jun 01, 2024

मुंबईतील वीज वितरणातील समांतर परवाना पद्धती: एक आदर्श की गैरसोय?

नेटवर्क उद्योगांमधील स्पर्धा आणि मक्तेदारी संतुलित करत

Parallel licencing in electricity distribution in Mumbai: Muddle or model?
May 14, 2024

Parallel licencing in electricity distribution in Mumbai: Muddle or model?

Balancing competition and monopolies in network industries, Mumbai's inadvertent parallel licensing in electricity retail serves as a focal point for

Can we make the CBAM work for India?
Apr 10, 2024

Can we make the CBAM work for India?

For India, the CBAM entails more than just export reductions to the EU. It also prompts concerns about equity, efficiency, and alignment with certain

Forecasts for oil demand growth in India: Hope or reality?
Mar 16, 2024

Forecasts for oil demand growth in India: Hope or reality?

Trends in consumption growth in the last two decades suggest that IEA’s expectation of a decline in demand for petrol in India on account of growth

डेमोग्राफिक डिव्हिडंड म्हणजेच लोकसंख्येवर आधारित फायदे कसे मिळवायचे?
Mar 11, 2024

डेमोग्राफिक डिव्हिडंड म्हणजेच लोकसंख्येवर आधारित फायदे कसे मिळवायचे?

कर्मचारीवर्गात महिलांचा सहभाग वाढवणे हे केवळ अधिक न्या�

Hitting the sweet spot of demographic dividend
Mar 07, 2024

Hitting the sweet spot of demographic dividend

Fostering women's participation in the workforce is a cornerstone towards achieving not only a more equitable world but also promoting economic effici

A matter of choice: Determining public transport systems for urban India
Feb 12, 2024

A matter of choice: Determining public transport systems for urban India

The attainment of sustainable urban public transportation in Indian cities will be crucial for its aspiration to rank among the top three economies

भारतातील वाहतुकीला हरित करण्यासाठी उपयुक्त फ्लेक्स इंधन
Feb 08, 2024

भारतातील वाहतुकीला हरित करण्यासाठी उपयुक्त फ्लेक्स इंधन

भारत जसजसा पुढे जात आहे, तसतसे फ्लेक्स इंधन त्याच्या स्व�

हवामान बदल डेटाचे सार्वभौमत्व नष्ट करू शकतात
Feb 02, 2024

हवामान बदल डेटाचे सार्वभौमत्व नष्ट करू शकतात

देशाच्या डिजिटल विकासासाठी महत्त्वपूर्ण असणाऱ्या डेटा

Greening the roads: India's flex-fuel odyssey
Jan 23, 2024

Greening the roads: India's flex-fuel odyssey

As India forges ahead, integrating flex fuels into its cleaner and greener mobility narrative becomes essential, heralding a more sustainable future

Aspirations must be backed by investments for the energy transition
Jan 16, 2024

Aspirations must be backed by investments for the energy transition

To achieve both its development goals and energy transition goals, India needs consistently higher levels of growth in national income to enhance the

Climate change may kill data sovereignty
Jan 16, 2024

Climate change may kill data sovereignty

Climate change is impacting data centres that are vital for a country's digital development. It is critical, therefore, for data centre strategies to

Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons
Jan 10, 2024

Carbon trading in India: Local actions for the global commons

Indian enterprises stand at the threshold of a lucrative venture, tapping into the thriving global carbon trading markets. These entities also play a

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम: प्रभावहीन परिवर्तनाचे प्रतीक?
Jan 06, 2024

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम: प्रभावहीन परिवर्तनाचे प्रतीक?

कार्बन बॉर्डर ऍडजस्टमेंट मेकॅनिझम (CBAM) हे इक्विटी तत्त्व�

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?
Dec 11, 2023

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: The epitome of an “unjust” transition?

The CBAM is neither based on equity principles nor does it conform to efficiency criteria that will help the cause of just transition

शीतकरणाचा विरोधाभास
Nov 08, 2023

शीतकरणाचा विरोधाभास

वाढत्या जागतिक तापमानाशी जुळवून घेण्याच्या आमच्‍या साम

Consistent and controllable energy: The case of solar energy
Jul 27, 2023

Consistent and controllable energy: The case of solar energy

If expected cost declines in solar PV plus battery storage do not materialise, the price for carbon will make fossil-fuel-derived energy more expensiv

Air-conditioner use in India: The cause of or the solution to a warmer world?
Jun 08, 2023

Air-conditioner use in India: The cause of or the solution to a warmer world?

Will the increase in energy consumption of the poor masses for cooling and other energy services help them adapt to a warmer world or contribute to a

 Archiving the internet in DNA
Apr 13, 2023

 Archiving the internet in DNA

Data storage in DNA could help replace large databanks and reduce the climate impact of data storage in the long run

Building an ethical AI Future through XAI financing
Dec 29, 2022

Building an ethical AI Future through XAI financing

The tradeoff between explainability and efficiency will need to be covered through purposeful investment

সি বি ডি সি: বৈশ্বিক সাইলোগুলি দক্ষতা কমাচ্ছে
Nov 17, 2022

সি বি ডি সি: বৈশ্বিক সাইলোগুলি দক্ষতা কমাচ্ছে

প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বী সাইলোগুলির মধ্যে বিভক্ত ভূ-রাজনীতির প্র

CBDC: Global silos retard efficiency
Oct 17, 2022

CBDC: Global silos retard efficiency

Central Bank Digital Currencies need a unified global approach given the fracturing of geopolitics into contesting silos

Electricity Distribution in India: Sequencing of Reform Measures
Sep 08, 2022

Electricity Distribution in India: Sequencing of Reform Measures

Discoms continue to be instruments to meet political ends, and their inefficiency justifies the privatisation of the distribution segment.

How can India make its technology policy powerful, innovative, and secure?
Apr 02, 2022

How can India make its technology policy powerful, innovative, and secure?

The monopoly of Big Tech firms impacts national sovereignty, fair competition, innovation diffusion, consumer rights, privacy, market efficiency, econ

Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda
Jan 26, 2022

Towards a 10-trillion-Dollar Indian Economy based on the SDG agenda

India’s trajectory towards becoming a powerhouse economy is only possible by reconciling between the irreconcilable trinity of equity, efficiency an

Roadmaps and frameworks for achieving net-zero targets
Nov 02, 2021

Roadmaps and frameworks for achieving net-zero targets

Large climate financing is a prerequisite for net-zero transformation and innovations to reduce emissions. However, such financing must be recognised

Discom reforms in India: Why the inefficiency narrative is inadequate
Oct 09, 2021

Discom reforms in India: Why the inefficiency narrative is inadequate

Despite substantial policy changes, the discom sector has not improved. Could this be chalked up to inefficiency or should political interventions be

Post-pandemic development priorities: Need for SDG-consistent macroeconomic frameworks
Dec 23, 2020

Post-pandemic development priorities: Need for SDG-consistent macroeconomic frameworks

It is good governance at the implementation level that becomes a pre-condition for achieving the goals through improving public expenditure efficiency

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra
Dec 22, 2020

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra

Creating low carbon cities calls for a paradigm shift in government policies related to the built environment, particularly pertaining to land use, ho

FIB-SOL Life Technologies: Redefining agri input efficiency via nanotechnology
Nov 09, 2020

FIB-SOL Life Technologies: Redefining agri input efficiency via nanotechnology

The future of research in the agricultural and healthcare sectors is currently at its peak and will become more aggressive in the next decade.

Deciphering the colours of India’s economic growth
Sep 11, 2020

Deciphering the colours of India’s economic growth

Can a system — where social security has traditionally been a failure — at all opt for the normative ethical principles of degrowth for the cause

Reading tea leaves from China’s Two Sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee
May 30, 2020

Reading tea leaves from China’s Two Sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee

The most obvious solution is to ramp up China’s welfare state to support the workers who will be left out in the process. The rationale for this is

E-governance possibilities in India for the post-COVID-19 era
May 19, 2020

E-governance possibilities in India for the post-COVID-19 era

Every time the government uses an e-governance technology, it results in more efficiency, lesser costs, lesser manpower requirement and lesser physica

India and East Africa: Cooperation as the key to Financial Inclusion
Oct 30, 2019

India and East Africa: Cooperation as the key to Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion can help formalise the economy, increase transparency and efficiency, and provide financial stability for India and Africa.

No country left behind: Sub-Saharan Africa in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Jan 29, 2019

No country left behind: Sub-Saharan Africa in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The technologies of the 4IR will increasingly blur the lines between the physical and the digital and exponentially increase the speed and efficiency

Trade wars: Can the WTO strike back?
Oct 05, 2018

Trade wars: Can the WTO strike back?

More worrying are Washington’s actions before the WTO, which can affect the efficiency and capacity of its robust Dispute Settlement Mechanism. This

Where does India stand in the road to energy efficiency?
Sep 13, 2018

Where does India stand in the road to energy efficiency?

With the current government’s plan to build 100 smart cities in India, buildings sector in India has a huge potential to achieve enhanced efficiency

The changing nature of work: Lessons from past transitions
Aug 30, 2018

The changing nature of work: Lessons from past transitions

Adam Smith was among the first to challenge mercantilism and the guild system by association. Smith believed that the wealth of nations depended on th

Citizens paying for private sector inefficiency
Jun 17, 2013

Citizens paying for private sector inefficiency

Privatised electricity distribution in Delhi completed ten years last June. Now an important question which we have to ask time and again is, why should the citizens pay for the inefficiency of the distribution companies? This is yet another public service that has become a score point for political parties, giving no relief to the ordinary citizen.