KiwiRail Model for North-East India
KiwiRail has for the past 150 years played the role of connecting people and delivering freight in New Zealand. Apart from this, it has pioneered to showcase New Zealand’s raw and untamed beauty to the discerning world traveller. KiwiRail has come a long way since those difficult days in the 1800s, setting up a railways […]
Driving Energy Transitions: The Role of Institutions and Economics
It is indicated in most academic studies that the causes of climate change are majorly human activities. The 2021 IPCC report stresses the fact that many of the damages done are already irreversible. But there’s still hope. The gist of the report is clear: we must increase our ambition level of mitigation. This means drastic […]
Sedimentary Basins of India
There are 26 sedimentary basins in India, covering a total area of 3.4 million square kilometers. The area is spread across on land, shallow water up to 400-meter water depth and deepwater farther up to Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Of the total sedimentary area, 49% of the total area is located on land, 12% in […]
Trade Can Bring SDGs Back on Track
Trade played an important role in the historic development achievements and poverty reduction we saw during the thirty years before COVID-19. And trade will be at the centre of our efforts to end the pandemic,” she said. “Trade is a necessary ingredient in building back a stronger and more inclusive global economy, and reviving progress […]
Why India is Opposed to EU’s Carbon Border Tax
As India’s third largest trading partner, the EU accounted for €62.8 billion ($74.5 billion) worth of trade in goods in 2020. Last week, Indian environment minister Prakash Javadekar opposed the European Union’s (EU) plan to levy an additional ‘carbon border tax’ on imports from countries such as India that do not have strict norms for […]
Combating Covid Misinformation
The odds of dying after getting a Covid vaccine are virtually non-existent. But our social media feeds, and the flood of forwarded messages are sure to convince us otherwise. This article originally appeared in The Assam Tribune on April 24, 2021. It takes less than five clicks on social media to get to misinformation or […]
Building Supply Chain Resilience in a Post-Covid World
Background Talking about a ‘Post-Covid’ world seems odd, especially with the infections and tragic deaths continue to rise across India, and the world. However, I am optimistic that the vaccination drives and the collective will to ‘break-the-chain’ is sure to improve things in the coming future. And for especially that reason, it is crucial for […]