In this episode of Perspective Xchange, we have with us Mr Tim Gould, Head of Division – Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks, at the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA). Mr Gould is in conversation with Dr Jai Asundi, Executive Director of CSTEP, and Mr Abhishek Nath, Sector Head – Energy & Power, at CSTEP. They discuss the IEA’s India Energy Outlook 2021, and how India has the opportunity to meet the aspirations of its citizens without following the high carbon-pathway that other economies have pursued in the past.

Credits - Editor: Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design: Bhawna Welturkar; Narrator: Merlin Francis.

The third episode of CSTEP's podcast series, Perspective Xchange, has CSTEP's Executive Director, Dr Jai Asundi, in conversation with Mr CP Gurnani, CEO & Managing Director of Tech Mahindra and former Chairman of NASSCOM, discussing issues around ethics in AI – who decides and how? Resolving this is key to enabling the scalable use of AI for social good.

Credits: Editor, Lydia Sareena N: Visual Design, Bhawna Welturkar: Narrator: Merlin Francis.

The second episode of CSTEP's Perspective Exchange podcast series has CSTEP's Executive Director Dr Jai Asundi in conversation with Mr S Ramadorai, Former Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, to discuss the way forward for Artificial Intelligence and how it can act as a force for good benefiting all.

Editor-Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design-Bhawna Welturkar; Narrator–Merlin Francis.

India's energy sector is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and the whole world is taking notice. The International Energy Agency has recently published a detailed report titled "India Energy Outlook 2021." In this podcast, CSTEP's Executive Director, Dr Jai Asundi, and Energy & Power Sector Head, Mr Abhishek Nath, discuss India’s power sector, the rising aspirations of its citizens, and the consequent impact on both energy and emissions, in light of the key findings of this report.

Credits: Editor-Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design-Bhawna Welturkar; Script & Narration-Merlin Francis

Perspective Xchange, CSTEP’s new podcast series, attempts to capture different perspectives

from thought leaders, industry experts, and policymakers on science and technology and its

impact on policy and society.

In our first episode, Dr Jai Asundi, Executive Director of CSTEP, speaks to Mr Kris

Gopalakrishnan (Chairman, Axilor Ventures, & Co-Founder and Former Vice-Chairman of

Infosys) and Mr TV Mohandas Pai (Chairman of the Board, Manipal Global, & Former Infosys

Board Member) on the implications of the National Research Foundation, announced in the

Union Budget 2021-22.

Credits: Editor-Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design-Bhawna Welturkar; Voice Over: Merlin Francis

The southern states of India are leading renewable energy (RE) deployment in India. In this edition, we discuss the technical implications of high-RE injections for the electrical grid.

Editor-Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design-Bhawna Welturkar; Script-Sreerekha Pillai

From kerosene lamps to LED lamps—that’s how far Kudagaon, a remote island-village in the Indian state of Odisha, has come. In this edition, we discuss how mini-grids could be the answer to electricity woes in remote areas with difficult terrains.

Credits: Editor-Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design-Bhawna Welturkar; Script-Sreerekha Pillai

Electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) are known as the weakest link in India’s electricity supply chain. In this edition, we analyse where the power sector in India is going wrong and propose solutions to make DISCOMs more efficient.

Editor - Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design - Bhawna Welturkar; Script -

Sreerekha Pillai

Patna ranks among the five most polluted cities in the world. It has also been identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in India as one of the 122 non-attainment cities in the country. This podcast discusses the Patna Clean Air Action Plan, prepared for the state government by the Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP).

Editor - Lydia Sareena N; Visual Design - Bhawna Welturkar; Script - Sreerekha Pillai