02 January, 2020IGC 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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Compensatory afforestation funds: A means or an end?
India has one of the most ambitious targets for forest cover as part of its Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement which will require considerable land and financial resources. In ...
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Shubham Sharma
- 10 April, 2019
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The unsustainability of fossil fuel use in India
India’s dependence on fossil fuel is widely regarded as unsustainable. This column highlights that this unsustainability is not just environmental in character, but is emerging as a macroeconomic o...
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Ramprasad Sengupta
- 17 April, 2013
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Low-carbon development in Indian agriculture: A missed opportunity?
The agricultural sector is the largest contributor of Greenhouse Gases in India. Yet, it has not received due importance in India’s climate change mitigation strategy. This column says that India m...
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Olivier Charnoz Ashwini Kumar Swain
- 12 April, 2013
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India's energy consumption: The next 20 years
The environment is a concern the world over – and India is no exception. This column plots India’s energy consumption through to 2032, asking where the challenges lie and where policy reform might...
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Ramprasad Sengupta
- 08 March, 2013
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US-China relations: Role reversal will slow climate change
This column proposes a new approach to climate change that involves China, and eventually other developing countries, offering inducements to the West to take steps to foster a private-sector led gree...
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Aaditya Mattoo Arvind Subramanian
- 23 January, 2013
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Eliminating Delhi's November smog
Around this time every year, the air in Delhi becomes almost unbearable. As politicians and the press point fingers, this column offers up a happy solution.
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Ridhima Gupta E. Somanathan
- 14 December, 2012
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The Clean Development Mechanism in India – is it working?
The Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol allows developing countries to profit from climate friendly projects, and India is second only to China in using the mechanism to help reduce its ...
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Johannes Urpelainen
- 01 October, 2012
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Climate Volatility Change and Precautionary Behaviour
Climate change has generated much attention. Upward trends in average temperature are well documented facts. Relatively less studies have been undertaken on the impact of the increase in climate volat...
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Giacomo De Giorgi Luigi Pistaferri
- 30 September, 2012
- IGC Research on India
Rapid Response on institutional reform of minor irrigation department in conjunction with CEEW
The project was carried out on the request of Principal Secretary, Minor Water Resource Department (MWRD), Government of Bihar on how to reform the MWRD. The study used different parmeters to assess t...
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Arunabha Ghosh Ranu Sinha Rudresh K. Sugam
- 01 July, 2012
- IGC Research on India
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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Michael Greenstone Rema Hanna
- 16 May, 2012
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Strengthening the Institutional Framework for Flood and Water Resources Management in Bihar: Developing a Strategy for Reform (Phase 1)
This project aims to shape policies related to the institutional framework of flood and water resources in the state of Bihar. Based on the analysis and recommendations made, this project aims to redu...
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Martin Burton Ranu Sinha Ghanshyam Tiwari
- 01 May, 2012
- IGC Research on India
Strengthening the Institutional Framework for flood and water resources management in Bihar: Developing a strategy for reform'-- Phase 2
Phase 2 of the study attempts to go beyond merely identifying challenges facing Bihar's WRD and spell out reforms and organisational challenges that are required to strengthen the Government of Bihar'...
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Martin Burton Ranu Sinha Ghanshyam Tiwari
- 01 May, 2012
- IGC Research on India
Emissions Trading as an Environmental Innovation in India: Measuring the Policy Impact on Emissions and Abatement Costs
Growth in developing countries has improved living standards of millions, but has led to high pollution concentrations and serious public health damages. Market-based environmental regulation can redu...
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Michael Greenstone Rohini Pande Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan
- 31 March, 2012
- IGC Research on India
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