About CSTEP

Essence

We work with Governments and Institutions to develop solutions using science and technology

The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is one of India's leading think tanks, with a mission to enrich policymaking with innovative approaches using science and technology for a sustainable, secure and inclusive society. Our work is in the areas of climate, environment, sustainability, energy, AI for social impact and new materials. Our research leverages innovative technology-based ideas to solve developmental challenges. Our vision is to be the foremost institution for policy analysis in India.

The interaction of technology and policy at the Carnegie Mellon University inspired me to set up such an institute in India. When I wrote the vision for CSTEP, I thought, perhaps, 20 people would join me. Now, we have over 100 people keeping the dream afloat.

- Dr V S Arunachalam, Founder & Chairman

Board Members

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Current Members
Past Board Members

Our Team

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Munish Sapra

Director - Strategy and Corpus Generation

Dr Indu K Murthy

Sector Head - Climate, Environment and Sustainability

Sreerekha Pillai

Head - Communication and Policy Engagement

Dr Indu K Murthy

Sector Head - Climate, Environment and Sustainability

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Research Scientist

Arup Kumar Chatterjee

Executive Assistant to Executive Director

Manjunatha E

Senior Manager - Purchase, Facilities, and Administration

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Research Scientist

Pratah Jain

Manager - Communication (Media Relations)

Richard Daniel

Executive Assistant to Director - Strategy and Corpus Generation

Munish Sapra

Director - Strategy and Corpus Generation

Dr Indu K Murthy

Sector Head - Climate, Environment and Sustainability

Dr Indu K Murthy

Sector Head - Climate, Environment and Sustainability

Arup Kumar Chatterjee

Executive Assistant to Executive Director

Sreerekha Pillai

Head - Communication and Policy Engagement

Manjunatha E

Senior Manager - Purchase, Facilities, and Administration

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Research Scientist

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Research Scientist

Pratah Jain

Manager - Communication (Media Relations)

Richard Daniel

Executive Assistant to Director - Strategy and Corpus Generation

Support and Collaborations

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Jamsetji Tata Trust
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
Rainmatter Foundation
Rohini and Nandan Nilekani Philanthropies
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF)
Shri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Educational and Charitable Trust
WIPRO

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM)
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Central Power Research Institute
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CHESCOM/CESC)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Department of Defence
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Government of Karnataka
Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM)
Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM)
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
NITI Aayog
Planning Commission
Power Finance Corporation
Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP)
The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
University Grants Commission (UGC)

Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
British High Commission
Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
CIFF
Climate Parliament
EDF
European Climate Foundation
European Union
German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Good Energies Foundation
IBM
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
MacArthur Foundation
Next Generation Infrastructures
Oak Foundation
Open Philanthropy
Overseas Development Institute
SED Fund
Sequoia Climate Fund
The Global Green Growth Institute
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
The World Bank
United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Asian Institute of Technology
BRAC University
Carnegie Mellon University
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
CEPT University
Clean Air Task Force
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Forge Accelerator, Coimbatore
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-Nepal (ISET-Nepal)
Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B)
KSPCB
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
PLR Chambers
RAND Corporation
Royal Society of Netherlands
Shell India
St. John's Institutions
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
The University of British Columbia
The University of Texas
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Urban Emissions
VIT

Regulatory and Financial

CSTEP is registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 and is supported by grants from the governments, industry trusts, and domestic and international foundations. Grants and donations made to the organisation are eligible for exemptions u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CSTEP is also registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.

The following are the regulatory and statutory aspects pertaining to CSTEP:

Incorporated under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956
Registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
Registration as a Wholly Charitable Trust under section 12A(a) of the Income Tax Act, 1961
Approval under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961
Recognition as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Ministry of Science and Technology

Essence

We work with Governments and Institutions to develop solutions using science and technology

The interaction of technology and policy at the Carnegie Mellon University inspired me to set up such an institute in India. When I wrote the vision for CSTEP, I thought, perhaps, 20 people would join me. Now, we have over 100 people keeping the dream afloat.

Board Members

Dr VS Arunachalam

Dr Jai Asundi

Shri Prafull Anubhai

Prof. Dipankar Banerjee

Shri Rajat Gupta

Ms Soumya Rajan

Shri Suresh Prabhu

Dr Ajay Mathur

Prof. S Ranganathan

Shri Ashok Vasudevan

Dr Anshu Bharadwaj

Dr Palle Rama Rao

Dr Raj Reddy

Late Prof. MGK Menon

Shri SV Ranganath

Our Team

Dr Jai Asundi

Munish Sapra

Dr Arup Nandi

Dr Indu K Murthy

Abhishek Nath

Thirumalai NC

Rajesh Shenoy

Sreerekha Pillai

Rajeshree Menon

Amol Mishra

Dr Indu K Murthy

Abhishek Nath

Thirumalai NC

Rajesh Shenoy

Dr Anjali Singh

Dr Pratima Singh

Dr Suresh NS

Harikrishna KV

Rishu Garg

Saptak Ghosh

Ashwin K R

Bhawna Welturkar

Dr Ammu Susanna Jacob

Dr Anjali Taneja

Dr Anushiya J

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Ramya Natarajan

Ranganathan P

Shantanu Roy

Aparna Sundaresan

Abhishek Anil Chintkuntlawar

Arup Kumar Chatterjee

Bidisha Banerjee

Abhishri Gupta

Garima Singh

Amishi Tewari

Anirban Banerjee

Dhruv Rajeev

Dr Pranti Dutta

Dr Vignesh Prabhu S

GA Neetha

Gautham Molleti

Hanumanth Raju GV

Jaymin Gajjar

Kaveri Ashok

Lalitha Naganandan

Mahesh Kumar

Mallik EV

Manjunatha E

Mayank Kumar Pandey

Merlin Francis

Mohana Kumari

Murali Ramakrishnan Ananthakumar

Pragathi Rani Kulkarni

Pratah Jain

Rakshith N

Reghu Ram R

Rekha N

Revathy S M

Richard Daniel