Prof Darshini Mahadevia is Professor, Social Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad and Visiting Professor at IMPRI.
Research Areas
Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development; Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development; Governance and Law; Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being; Public Policies, Programs and Schemes; Social Sector
Centres
India faces a critical trilemma in its energy transition: balancing rapid decarbonization targets with soaring industrial power demand, grid reliability constraints, and a heavy ec
Kerala’s first State Action Plan on Climate Change came out in 2014, but by the time a decade had passed, it no longer felt like it matched the reality on the ground. The state h
In May 2026, the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA), through the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS), hosted the BRICS Young Diplomats Forum (BYDF) in New D
Policy UpdatePragya Raghav Abstract India hosted the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 14-15 May 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, marking the first ministerial meeting of
Madhya Pradesh, located in central India, has Bhopal as its capital and is the second-largest state in India by area and the fifth-largest by population, with more than 72 million
Women’s economic insecurity is shaped by more than the absence of a regular wage. Many women manage food purchases, children’s schooling, health care, care work and household b
India has witnessed a gradual increase in women's Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), particularly following the introduction of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in 2017
India's demographic dividend is the biggest economic asset that the country has but a long-standing mismatch between academic learning and industry demanded skills has been a longs
Policy UpdateSruti Halder Abstract The illicit drug trade has emerged as a transnational security and public health threat, with the UNODC recording 316 million drug users globally
