President
Shishir Priyadarshi
Shishir Priyadarshi is a former Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With over 22 years of working closely with global institutions, his area of interests focuses on international economic policies, infrastructure development, and trade regulations. He was responsible for all the work related to developing countries, including in the context of trade negotiations, capacity building and the special and differential treatment provided to them. Before his international role, Mr. Priyadarshi served for over 20 years in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), holding senior positions at both the state and central levels. His experience includes work in various ministries related to economic, finance, and industry sectors, ...
Centre Head
Dr. Debajit Palit
Centre for Climate Change & Energy Transition
Dr. Debajit Palit is a researcher, practitioner, author, editor, and trainer, he brings over 27 years of expertise across renewable energy, including solar PV, biomass, clean energy access, micro-grids, energy transition, climate action, and the energy-livelihood-gender nexus. He has been consistently featured among the Top 2% of the World’s Scientists in the Stanford University ranking for the past five years. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy Policy from TERI School of Advanced Studies, a Post Graduate Diploma in Non-Conventional Energy Technology from Tezpur University, and a Master’s degree in Physics ...