Press coverage & Awards
Press
Is India on track to meet its climate action goals? Firstpost T2 Science Podcast, 22 September 2020
UN Secretary General urges India to phase out coal and embrace renewable energy Mint, 28 August 2020
Climate Change Tracker: Key Indian voices on the climate crisis Mint, 14 August 2020
Looking for a clean energy economy Mint Climate Change Tracker podcast, 17 July 2020
Climate change, a crisis on our doorstep Hindu Business Line Ink, 16 July 2020
Government wants to auction coal mines - states say no Faye D'Souza, 24 June 2020
World Environment Day: After death of Kerala elephant, carcass of endangered Gangetic river dolphin in Dibru due to oil spill in Assam sparks fury India.com, 5 June 2020
How India can make its economic recovery clean, sustainable post Covid-19 Business Standard, 9 May 2020
The end of Covid-19 lockdown could be India’s chance to forge a cleaner energy policy Scroll, 7 May 2020
How India can make its economic recovery clean and sustainable IndiaSpend, 5 May 2020
In 2018, floods cost India 1,808 lives and farmland the size of Mizoram Scroll, 14 March 2020
In 2018, floods damaged farms the size of Mizoram IndiaSpend, 11 March 2020
Sea level rise: Is India ready for the challenge? Hindu Business Line Ink, 14 February 2020
Budget 2020 makes a push for renewables, clean air, IndiaSpend, 1 February 2020
Budget Chatter: Here's how Twitterati is reacting to Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget speech Business Today, 1 February 2020
Hope in the face of climate change Hindu Business Line, 3 January 2020
From production to consumption: A fairer measure of countries’ emissions FactChecker, 12 December 2019
Corporate Green Leadership Alliance: Research organizations to take a central role in helping businesses go green Sustainability Outlook, 28 November 2019
Striking a green deal in office Mint, 22 October 2019
When porn, GoT and cute kitten videos are an ecological disaster Times of India, 13 July 2019
ICT’s share of energy intensity is increasing by 4% per year: report Times of India, 13 March 2019
Fast pace digitisation may not be good for environment The Hindu Business Line, 20 November 2018
Some stresses on biodiversity being downplayed Mint, 2 August 2018
Shadowline: India puts up poor show in generating solar power from rooftop panels Catch News, 1 March 2017
With second-highest rainfall deficit, what has the summer got it store for Thrissur? The News Minute, 5 January 2017
Will India's 'smart cities' be climate-resilient? The Wire, 5 February 2016
Is India ready for a leadership role in times of environmental change? Climate Diplomacy, 12 May 2016
Environment exhibition at Manipal varsity ends The Hindu, 19 April 2016
Green cover halves as concrete jungle grows 13 times over The Times of India, 10 February 2015
Urban transport and climate change News 18, 19 January 2015
Weather station to water treatment, seminar discusses solutions to Bangalore's problems Citizen Matters, 30 September 2014
There needs to be greater recognition of the new risks due to climate change One World South Asia, 4 December 2012
Awards
TERI Roll of Honour for exceptional performance in 2013 and in 2003
Jury Appreciation Award for research paper on "Vulnerability of Indian cities to climate change" in COSMAR 2010 (Consortium of Students in Management Research) organized by the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, 25 November 2010
Research grant from Advanced Institute on Vulnerability to Global Environmental Change, a program funded by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and coordinated by Global Change System for Analysis Research and Training (START) in partnership with International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) during 2004-2006
Ford Foundation Scholarship for academic performance in M.A. Economics (1998-1999), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Recognitions
Invited to participate in 10-member Expert Design Workshop on Transdisciplinarity, organized by International Social Science Council (ISSC), National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa, International Council for Science (ICSU), and Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training (START), to design a training module on interdisciplinary research in global change, Paris, 16-18 June 2014
Included in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) National Communications Support Programme's roster of experts on vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (2001-2015)
Reviewer for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (2007)
Reviewer for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation Policy Frameworks (APF) for Climate Change (2004)
Participated in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 6 (The Hague, 2000), COP 6.5 (Bonn, 2001), COP 8 (Delhi, 2002), COP 9 (Milan, 2003), and COP-11 (Montreal, 2005)
Debates & Quizzes
Best Team Trophy, The Clash of the Titans Invitational Debate 2015, representing Indraprastha College in Delhi University alumni debate hosted by Hindu College Old Students Association, New Delhi, 20 November 2015
Bangalore Ladies Winner, Mahaquizzer 2016, organized by Karnataka Quiz Association, 11 December 2016
Bangalore Ladies Winner, World Quizzing Championships 2011, 4 June 2011