Decoding a Decade: Insights from NITI Aayog’s 10-Year Evolution
As NITI Aayog celebrated its 10th anniversary on January 1, 2025, on popular demand, I share my top insights from my 8 years at the organization.
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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Powering India’s Net Zero Goals with Renewable Energy
Three years ago at the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow, India declared a Net Zero emissions pathway goal by 2070.
Reaching this objective will require phasing down coal-based power generation and increasing reliance on renewable, non-fossil energy sources by more than 20 percent above the present level.
With growing cooling loads exacerbated by climate change-led urban heating, renewable energy supply will be imperative to meet peak electricity demand. This means solar and wind energy have to be backed up by energy storage options such as battery-operated energy systems to supply power.
The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023: Implications for Electoral Independence
Free and fair elections are fundamental to the functioning of a democratic system.
India’s Space Economy: Policies Directions in a New Frontier
India’s space economy has grown significantly, fueled by pioneering initiatives from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and recent efforts to open the sector to private players.
Navigating the Chinese Surge in the Indian Ocean
Srikanth Kondapalli A quiet but steady Tsunami is building in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), qualitatively different from the one that hit 20 years ago but orchestrated by China through its trade, energy dependence, frantic maritime dual-use port construction, unleashing…
India’s HIV/AIDS Strategy: Evaluating the National AIDS and STD Control Programme’s Performance and Addressing Key Challenges in Phase-V (2021–2026)
The National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) is India’s flagship public health initiative aimed at combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Established in 1992 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and implemented by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), the program has evolved into one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive AIDS control initiatives.
Accelerating India’s Path to Net Zero with Renewable Energy
Power distribution companies need a least cost-based procurement strategy and a people-centric energy transition to achieve net zero.