Energizing India: Fuelling a Billion Lives

by Shreerupa Mitra

  • Category Non-Fiction
  • Format Hardcover
  • Imprint Rupa
  • Price 695
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  1. ISBN: 978-93-5333-389-8
  2. Pages: 296 pages
  3. Date: 20 February 2019

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Energizing India: Fuelling a Billion Lives brings together top global energy experts, academics and policy makers, contributing an insightful and engaging compilation of essays on the various facets of energy-related issues in India and the world.

Edited by Shreerupa Mitra, this book comes at a time when global energy consumption is seeing unprecedented growth while new sources of energy are gaining currency and old ones are threatened by geopolitical upheavals. The illustrious list of contributors include Kirk Smith, Bob Dudley, Daniel Yergin, Fatih Birol, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Anil Kakodkar, Arvind Panagariya and Anil Jain among others. The essays also elucidate and assess India’s position in the global energy landscape by taking into account current world politics. The book examines the idea of energy justice with a focus on sustainability, affordability, infrastructure expansion and issues associated with climate change.

An initiative of TEF, Energizing India will interest students, academics and policymakers alike.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Shreerupa Mitra is the executive director of The Energy Forum (TEF). She writes regularly
on international affairs, including oil politics, the United Nations and its agencies, human rights,
intellectual property, conflict zones and the World Trade Organization.

TEF is a New Delhi-based independent think tank that conducts intensive research and consults
on a range of issues related to the global energy sector, with focus on the Indian energy space.
TEF’s board of advisors is chaired by Dr Anil Kakodkar, a renowned nuclear scientist.

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