The near-death blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic to global economies notwithstanding, e-commerce companies have not just thrived but have witnessed a much higher growth rate.
The phenomenal rise in personal vehicle use, especially in urban areas, during the pandemic is bound to have serious environmental implications.
The Union Budget 2021–22 is a clear plan to bring the economy back on track.
The Government of India presented the Union Budget 2021–22 on 1 February 2021.
CSTEP signed an MoU with the Seshadripuram Institute of Commerce and Management, Bangalore, on 15 February 2021.
Rarely has a singular event in the recent past changed our way of life as drastically as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under the aegis of Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Institutes of Repute (IoRs), Urban Local Bodies, and State Pollution Control Boards on 26 March 2021 for the efficient implementation of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) action plans in 120 non-attainment cities.
CSTEP partnered with Public Policy and Opinion Cell, IIT Kanpur, for Lok Niti, a public policy hackathon.
The Smart Cities Mission was launched in 2015 to enable cities that ensure a decent quality of life.
In India, the electrification of the transportation sector is considered a vital strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution.
This year’s World Environment Day urges us to heal our ecosystems — geographic areas where organisms live in conjunction with the surrounding environment, interacting as a system (like marine-ecosystem, forests, grasslands, and wetlands) — through a pledge to “Reimagine.
India has to overcome several developmental challenges in the coming decades.
The Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) in collaboration with the Chandigarh Pollution Testing Laboratory (CPTL) organised a virtual round-table disussion titled ‘Understanding the Sectoral Challenges in the State of Punjab’ on 27 July 2021.
In research, especially, data takes centre stage almost always.
In his Independence Day address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned India spends over Rs 12 lakh crore on importing energy, and that domestic energy production will be a policy priority for the country.
