Kirit S Parikh
 "Kirit S Parikh")
Kirit S Parikh
Kirit S Parikh is chairman at Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi. He is a former member of India's Planning Commission with the rank of Minister of State. He has been a member of the Economic Advisory Councils (EAC) of five Prime Ministers of India: Rajiv Gandhi, V P Singh, Chandra Shekhar, P V Narasimha Rao, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is the recipient of a 'Padma Bhushan', one of India's highest civilian awards, as well as a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change authors in 2007. He has been a professor of Economics since 1967. From 1997 to 1998, he was Special Economic Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York. He has a Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master's Degree in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and an M. Tech from IIT (Kharagpur).
Kirit S Parikh is chairman at Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), New Delhi. He is a former member of India's Planning Commission with the rank of Minister of State. He has been a member of the Economic Advisory Councils (EAC) of five Prime Ministers of India: Rajiv Gandhi, V P Singh, Chandra Shekhar, P V Narasimha Rao, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is the recipient of a 'Padma Bhushan', one of India's highest civilian awards, as well as a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change authors in 2007. He has been a professor of Economics since 1967. From 1997 to 1998, he was Special Economic Adviser to the Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), New York. He has a Doctor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master's Degree in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and an M. Tech from IIT (Kharagpur).
Kirit S Parikh
Trump tariffs and India's options: Shield exports, clean up domestic act
The additional 25 per cent tariff on all our exports to the US due to our import of Russian crude oil puts a huge burden on India. We import around 600 million barrels of oil per year from Russia
 "Trump tariffs and India's options: Shield exports, clean up domestic act")
Expanding storage for green energy key to 24-hour electricity in India
There are several energy storage solutions, but more reliable and significant at a grid level are battery storage and Pumped Hydropower Energy Storage
 "Expanding storage for green energy key to 24-hour electricity in India")
Cleaning the Yamuna: Ganga clean-up lessons reveal challenges ahead
In 1986, the DO levels were fit for drinking at all points except Varanasi, and in 2008, they were so at most places. Between 1986 and 2008, the BOD had improved but at many places it was still unfit
 "Cleaning the Yamuna: Ganga clean-up lessons reveal challenges ahead")
Manmohan Singh profoundly influenced our lives and India's growth
Manmohan Singh's visionary leadership not only transformed India's economy but also left an indelible impact on our professional journey and personal lives
 "Manmohan Singh profoundly influenced our lives and India's growth")
COP29 in Baku: Climate finance takes centre stage in global talks
India's strong data system can also speak for other nations who have less means and capabilities - financial or intellectual to record them, understand macroeconomic, monetary and financial aspects
 "COP29 in Baku: Climate finance takes centre stage in global talks")
A blueprint for climate finance at COP28
India must advocate for reshaping the discourse on climate finance, shifting the focus from annual to cumulative emissions
 "A blueprint for climate finance at COP28")
The Parikh committee's logic for proposed gas policy
In a competitive market, it is the consumer price that should be equalled to the cost of imported gas
The case for coupling of power exchanges
A single market-clearing price will not kill competition
 "The case for coupling of power exchanges")
What the lockdown has accomplished
It has slowed down the spread of infections; air and water pollution have also come down
 "What the lockdown has accomplished")