India
Multiple research collaborations with partners in India as diverse as the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have brought new insights to the challenges that India faces.
In particular, IIASA applied systems analysis has brought a global perspective, interdisciplinary research expertise, and policy relevance to issues ranging from the future of India’s energy system to increasing the country’s food production.
Latest research news:
Advancing the accurate tracking of energy poverty
IIASA researchers have developed a novel measurement framework to track energy poverty that better aligns with the services people lack rather than capturing the mere absence of physical connections to a source of electricity. This alternative framework can aid better tracking of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 by virtue of its simplicity and sensitivity to the diversity in service conditions among the poor. More
India rejoins IIASA
Recognizing the mutual benefits of scientific collaboration in a broad field of activities of global concern and interest, India has rejoined IIASA as a full member through the Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC). More
Aging Demographic Data Sheet 2020
The updated Aging Demographic Data Sheet comprehensively presents new measures of aging, developed at IIASA, for all countries in the world and world regions. More
On the blog:
Is India’s Ujjwala cooking gas program a success or failure?
Abhishek Kar shares his thoughts on the Indian government’s Ujjwala program, which aims to scale up household access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for clean cooking. More
My postdoc experience at IIASA
IIASA alumna Nandita Saikia, looks back on the two years that she spent living in Austria while working as a postdoctoral researcher in the World Population Program. More
Beyond averages and aggregates
Shonali Pachauri explains why data, indicators, and monitoring at finer scales are important to ensure that everyone benefits from policies aimed at achieving development goals. More
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Info Sheet on IIASA Activities with India
Recent High-level Visits to India
PUBLICATIONS
Gibson M, Rao N , Slade RB, Pereira JP, & Rogelj J (2020). The role of energy in mitigating grain storage losses in India and the impact for nutrition. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 163: e105100. DOI:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105100.
Dimitrova A & Muttarak R (2020). After the floods: Differential impacts of rainfall anomalies on child stunting in India. Global Environmental Change 64: e102130. DOI:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102130.
Chao F, Guilmoto CZ, KC S, & Ombao H (2020). Probabilistic projection of the sex ratio at birth and missing female births by State and Union Territory in India. PLoS ONE 15 (8): e0236673. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0236673.