02 January, 2020Covid-19: Green stimulus to revive a comatose economy
The economic impacts of Covid-19 in India are likely to be quite steep. Singh and Mohan contend that any stimulus package to restart the economy has to be ‘green’; it must encourage an economic pa...
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Aniruddh Mohan Madalsa Singh 
06 May, 2020
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IGC Panel Discussion: Should electricity be a right?
In September 2019, the International Growth Centre (IGC) hosted a panel discussion in New Delhi to bring together experts to discuss whether a basic minimum quantity of electricity should be available...
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Shivani Chowdhry Rishabh Mahendra
- 10 February, 2020
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Temperature and human capital in India
A large proportion of the population in India has agrarian livelihoods that remain climate-exposed. The number of hot days per year in the country are expected to double by the end of this century. T...
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Teevrat Garg Maulik Jagnani Vis Taraz
- 26 March, 2018
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Electrified transport: Countdown to 2030
The Government of India is aiming to have only electric vehicles operating in the country by 2030. Despite the various policy initiatives that are being undertaken to make progress towards this ambiti...
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Epica Mandal Sarkar Tanmay Sarkar
- 04 October, 2017
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Are India's government-subsidised solar shops thriving or barely surviving?
Government of India’s Akshay Urja programme sought to support the establishment of at least one shop per district for the sale of subsidised solar-powered technologies. Based on a survey of shop own...
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Jennifer Richmond Kartikeya Singh
- 10 August, 2017
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Star power: Rating industries in Maharashtra by emission levels
Maharashtra Pollution Control Board recently launched a programme to rate industries based on their emission levels – the first such initiative by a government regulator. An easy and accessible way...
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Michael Greenstone Rohini Pande Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan
- 25 July, 2017
- Perspectives
Off-grid solar power and the future of rural electrification in India
Off-grid solar power is a potential alternative to grid extension in rural electrification. This column reports results from a recent experiment with an off-grid lighting intervention in Uttar Pradesh...
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Michaёl Aklin Patrick Bayer S.P. Harish Johannes Urpelainen
- 17 July, 2017
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Meeting the renewable revolution: A roadmap for electricity market design in India
The Indian power system has transitioned over the last two decades from being solely government-owned, to one characterised by increasing private ownership of assets, independent regulation, and marke...
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Sushanta Chatterjee
- 30 June, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Sacrificing consumption to mitigate catastrophic risks
Many scientists agree that the probability of a rare environmental disaster increases as the stock of greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere. This column asks how much consumption current gene...
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Timothy Besley Avinash Dixit
- 26 May, 2017
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Indian Climate Early Warning System
This project involves the development of a spatially-disaggregated Indian Climate Early Warning System. For any given current weather realisation, the Early Warning System will produce maps that displ...
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Michael Greenstone Amir Jina Robert Kopp Ashwin Rode
- 31 March, 2017
- IGC Research on India
Clearing the air
In this article, Naini Jayaseelan, former Secretary, Environment, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, discusses the pitfalls of basing policies to curb air pollution on comparisons of a...
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Naini Jayaseelan
- 23 February, 2017
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Demand for environmental quality information and household response to information: Evidence from Bihar
Groundwater contaminated with arsenic is a serious public health threat in rural India. This column presents results from a field experiment conducted in Bihar to assess the demand for fee-based testi...
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Prabhat Barnwal Alexander van Geen Jan von der Goltz Chander Kumar Singh
- 20 February, 2017
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Happy Seeder: A solution to agricultural fires in north India
It is believed that much of the pollution in Delhi in November every year originates in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana where farmers burn their fields to dispose of crop residue. This ...
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Ridhima Gupta E. Somanathan
- 12 November, 2016
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Solar micro-grids in India: A reality check
Much of India’s strategy to reduce the use of fossil fuels relies on a transition to solar energy. Based on a survey of potential solar micro-grid customers in Bihar, this column highlights the chal...
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Anant Sudarshan
- 01 November, 2016
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The hidden productivity benefits of energy-saving technology: Evidence from LEDs in Indian factories
Energy-efficient technologies are an increasingly relevant policy priority, given growing consensus on the need to tackle climate change. This column examines the productivity benefits of adopting one...
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Achyuta Adhvaryu Namrata Kala Anant Nyshadham
- 03 October, 2016
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Has environmental regulation been successful in India?
India has an impressive number of environmental regulations – but have they been a success? This column presents evidence that while initiatives such as catalytic converters for cars have reduced a...
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