Harnessing Solar Energy: Options for India
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) launched in 2009 has ambitious targets for solar energy for large-scale power generation and to a smaller extent decentralized small-scale applications. Large public outlays are expected towards solar technologies. In this report we analyse the techno-economics of several decentralized solar applications and discuss policy implications. Our study makes a case for decentralized options getting more impetus to help meet the urgent needs for clean energy options of millions.
Economic Ties between India and Latin America
This paper was presented as part of a panel on Latin American Trade Ties at the XXVIII International Conference of the Latin American Studies Association in Rio. While the paper presented preliminary data and analysis on trade and investment links between India and Latin America, the presentation focused on the challenges of doing research on Latin America in India given scarcity of data and attention to the matter.
