Affiliation with Professional Journals
Membership of Committees and Boards
International
National
   Government of India
   Professional Bodies
   Academic and Research Institutions

Member, Editorial Board, Environmental Research Letters, Institute of Physics Publishing, University of California.

Member, Advisory Board, Innovations: Technology / Governance / Globalization, School of Public Policy, George Mason University and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Regulation and Governance, TERI.

Editor-in-Chief, Resources, Energy, and Development, TERI.

Member, Editorial Board, Energy Policy (Butterworth).

Member, Editorial Policy Board, The Energy Journal (IAEE).

Member, Editorial Advisory Board, TERI Information Digest on Energy and Environment, TERI.

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa (South Africa 1993–99).

Member, Advisory Board, Joint Implementation Quarterly, Foundation JIN (The Netherlands).

Member, Advisory Board of Editors, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change (Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands).

Member, Board of Contributing Editors, Environment (Washington DC).

Member, Editorial Board, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, (Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands).

Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Energy (Academic Press, California).

Member, Editorial Board, Climate Policy. (January 2001–December 2002, Elsevier Science Limited, England.)

Member, Advisory Committee, Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS) Book Series.

Member, Advisory Board for the Clinton Climate Initiative, USA, January 2010 onwards

Member, Miraikan's new International Advisory Board, Japan, January 2010 onwards

Member, International Advisory Board of Nazarbaev University, January 2010 onwards

Member of a High Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, UNESCO, France, December 2009 onwards

Special Adviser, EDF Sustainable Development Panel, France, 2006 onwards

Member, Advisory Board, Green Commandos, India, August 2009 onwards

Member, The New York Academy of Sciences International Board, New York, August 2009 onwards

Member, Patronage Committee, the ZERO Race, July 2009 onwards

Member, East-West Centre (EWC) 50th Anniversary – Honorary Committee, USA, 25th June 2009

Member, International Advisory Committee for the New Gyeongbuk Committee, Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea, June 2009 onwards

Member, International Steering Committee, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, Australia

Member, Global Advisory Committee for Earth Day 2010, Earth Day Network, USA, April 2009 onwards

Chairman, ADB’s Advisory Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development, April 2009 onwards

Member, Honorary Committee, The H. John Heinz III Centre for Science, Economics and Environment, USA, April 2009 onwards

Special Advisor to the Energy for All Partnership, Asian Development Bank (ADB), March 2009 onwards

Strategic Advisor for the ‘Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., New York, February 2009 onwards

Member, MDP-International Advisory Board (IAB), The Earth Institute at Columbia University, USA, January 2009 onwards

Member, External Advisory Board, The University of British Columbia, Canada, December 2008 onwards

Member, Veolia Institute’s Foresight Committee, The Institut Veolia Environnement, France, November 2008 onwards

Member, International Advisory Board for the Climate Protection Initiative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), November 2008 onwards

Member, Expert Committee, UGC-Swami Pranavananda Saraswati Awards, University Grant Commission, New Delhi, November 2008

Member, Leadership Group on Water Security, Asia Society, USA, November 2008 onwards

Member, Saltire Prize Challenge Committee, Edinburgh, October 2008 onwards

Member, Summit’s Senior Advisory Group, The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), USA, August 2008 onwards

Member, The National Economic and Social Council (NESC), Kenya, July 2008 onwards

Member, Governing Board, UNESCO International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation (ISTIC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2008 onwards

Member of the Board, Glitnir Globe – The Sustainable Future Fund, Iceland, June 2008- 24 September 2009

Chairman, Indochina Sustainable Infrastructure Fund, LP, Vietnam, June 2008 onwards

Member, Advisory Board of the Global Economic Symposium, Germany, June 2008 onwards

Member, VIP Recommendation Board for the Green Energy and Green Livelihoods Achievement Award, Sierra Club, USA, June 2008 onwards

Member of the Board, International Risk Governance Council, Geneva, Switzerland, May 2008 onwards

Member, World Economic Forum’s Network of the Global Agenda Council, Geneva, Switzerland, April 2008 onwards

Member, Advisory Group, The Rockefeller Foundation, USA, April 2008 onwards

Honorary Member, Science Centre, Japan, April 2008 onwards

Member, Board of the Credit Suisse Research Institute, Zurich, April 2008 onwards

Member, Singapore’s first International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Energy, Government of Singapore, April 1st, 2008 to March 31st, 2010.

Member, National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) National Advisory Council, Colorado, USA, February 2008 onwards

Member, Global Board of Advisors, Siderian Ventures, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 2007 onwards

Member, International Advisory Board, World Energy Congress 2013, Daegu, Korea, June 2007 onwards

Member, Advisory Senate for the Ice Organization, May 2007 onwards (for three years)

Member, Policy Advisory Panel on SNCF, Paris, April 2007 onwards

Member, LEAD International Advisory Council, UK, April 2007 onwards

Coordinator, An International Commission on Education for Development Policy and Practice, USA, 1st March 2007 to 1st March 2008

Member, Gulf Research Centre (GRC) Foundation Council, Dubai, March 2007 onwards

Associate Fellow, Asia Society, USA, November 2006 onwards

Member, Veolia Environment Sustainable Development Visiting Committee, France, April 2006 onwards

Adviser, International Advisory Board, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan, April 1st, 2006 to March 31st, 2009.

Member, Board of Overseers, International Research Institute of Climate and Society, New York, January 2006 onwards.

Panel Member, IAC study on “Transitions to Sustainable Energy Systems”, InterAcademy Council, The Netherlands, September 2005 – September 2007.

Member, India–China Eminent Persons’ Group, Government of India and the People’s Republic of China, February 2001 onwards.

Member, Biotechnology Advisory Panel, DuPont, USA, 2000-2002.

External Advisor, Unilever Environmental Group, Unilever, London, 1998-2002.

Member, Board of Trustees, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Environment Agency, Government of Japan, April 1997–March 1999

Member, FEOP (Far East Oil Price) Advisory Board, Oil Trade Associates, Singapore, April 1997 onwards.

Member, Climate Institute Advisory Board, Washington, DC, September 1994–1997.

Chairman, Work Group A – World Energy Council (WEC) Committee on Developing Countries, 1993–1995.

Member, World Resources Institute (WRI) Council, 1992–1997.

Member, Board of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), 1991–1996.

Member, World Energy Council London, Advisory Board of Commission on "Energy for Tomorrow's World – the realities, real options and the Agenda for Achievement", 1990–1993.

President (1988) and Chairman, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Washington, DC,1989–90.

President, International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Washington, DC, 1988.

Member, Task Force on Energy Planning and Modelling, United Nations University, Tokyo, 1982.

Founding Member & Chairman (1980–83), Coordinating Committee, Cooperative International Network for Training and Research in Energy Planning (CINTREP) (Secretariat: UNESCO, Paris) – 1980–87.

Member, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Member, Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Climate Change, June 2007 onwards (reconstituted in June 2008)

Chairperson, Expert Committee to consider alternative alignment to the proposed Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project constituted by the Prime Minister of India, Government of India, July 2008 onwards

Member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on Climate Change , June 2007 onwards

Member, Expert Committee on Impacts of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, May 2007 onwards

Member, Expert Committee on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India – April 2007 onwards

Member, Society of the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), India, 6 February 2007 to 5 February 2011.

Member, Steering Group on Vision Bihar: Energizing through Harnessing Non-conventional Energy –Medium Term Perspective, Government of Bihar – December, 2006.

Member, Economic Advisory Council, Chaired by the Prime Minister of India – July 2001 to May 2004.

Member, Award Committee – Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, May 2001.

Member, Committee for the Preparation of Environment Action Plan, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. June 1998

Member, National Environmental Council, Government of India under the Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, November 1993–May 1996, Reappointed April 1999 - April 2004.

Member, Standing Committee – Ganga Action Plan, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, January 1999–December 1999.

Member, Advisory Group on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, March 1999 onwards.

Member, National Wastelands Development Board, Department of Wastelands Development, Government of India, January 1995 – May 1996.

Member, Group on ‘Meeting Energy Concerns’ constituted under ‘Abiding Initiatives’, Bihar Development & Investment Promotion Council, Government of Bihar, May 2007 onwards

Member, Task Force on US Global Strategy: Implications and Suggested Response, constituted by the Prime Minister of India, November 2005.

Member, Standing Committee of Eminent Persons, Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., New Delhi - April 2004 onwards

Member, National Productivity Council, New Delhi – January 2004 onwards

Member, Research & Development Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, August 2002 onwards.

Member, Energy Review Committee, Government of Maharashtra (on Dabhol Power Project), February 2001 – May 2001

Member, Steering Committee on Energy Sector for Tenth Plan (2002–2007), Planning Commission, Government of India, November 2000 onwards.

Member, Advisory Group of Eminent Persons, Ministry of Power, Government of India, January 1999 – April 2004.

Member, Standing Independent Group, Ministry of Power, Government of India, September 1997–January 2000.

Member, Energy Policy Committee, Planning Commission, Government of India, August 1995 to May 1996.

Member, Task Force on Chemical Routes for Tapping Solar Energy constituted by Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Government of India, New Delhi, December. 1985–December 1989.

Member, Advisory Board on Energy (ABE), Government of India, New Delhi, 1983 to 1988 (The Board reported directly to the Prime Minister of India).

Member, Working Group on Energy Policy, Government of India, New Delhi, 1977–1980.

Member, Panel on Rural Electrification, Committee on Power, Government of India, New Delhi, 1977–1979.

Member, Governing Council, Energy Management Centre, New Delhi, 1992 to 1999.

Director, Board of Directors, GAIL (India) Limited, April 2003 to October 2004.

Director, Board of Directors, Indian Oil Corporation Limited January 1999 to September 2003.

Member, Group on India Hydrocarbon Vision – 2025, Constituted by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Government of India, March 1999–February 2000.

Chairman, Committee set up in terms of the order of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench regarding setting up of a Refinery at Rae Bareli, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. 1996.

Member, Strategic Planning Group on Restructuring of Oil Industry (`R' Group), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, New Delhi, November 1994–May 1996.

Member, Committee to examine all aspects of ONGC's existing organisation with a view to examining the need for its restructuring, Government of India, New Delhi, June 1992.

Member, Chairman's Advisory Council on Exploration Strategy of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (CACES), September 1986–1991.

Chairman of the Governing Council, National Agro Foundation (NAF), April 2009 onwards

Co-chairperson of the International Advisory Committee, Indian Nitrogen Group, Society for Conservation of Nature, October 2008 onwards

Member, High Level Committee on Economic Affairs, FICCI, May 2007 onwards

Member, CAG’s Audit Advisory Board, Office of the Comptroller and Autidor General of India, Government of India, New Delhi, November 2003 onwards.

Member, Advisory Committee for Consultancy Support, Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices (BICP), Ministry of Industry, Government of India, New Delhi, April 1988–December 1989.

Member, Working Group on Production, Planning and Control, Expert Committee on Public Enterprise, Government of India, New Delhi, 1980-81.

Member, Board of Advisors of the NIIT University, Delhi, India, April 2009 onwards

Chair, High Powered Committee of Indian Council of Medical Research, India, March 2009 onwards

Member, Executive Council of the Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2012

Board Member of the Governing Council of the Youth4Gandhi Foundation, India, January 2009 onwards

Member, Advisory Panel of the Ocean Project, Zee Network & the Essel Group, Mumbai, November 01, 2008 onwards

Patron, Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Green Council (CWG 2010 GC), July 2008 onwards

Member, Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration – Expert Committee”, Government of India, January 2008 onwards

Member, Advisory Committee for National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, May 2007 onwards

Expert member, High Level Committee for the upgradation of Libraries, Ministry of Culture, April 2007 onwards

Expert member, Prize Committee – Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar, Ministry of Environment & Forests for the year 2005

Member, Selection Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships, Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, July 2004 onwards

Member, Development Evaluation Advisory Committee, Planning Commission – Chaired by the Dy Chairman of the Planning Commission. November 2004 onwards.

Member, Economic Policy and Reforms Council, Chaired by the Chief Minister of Government of Rajasthan, India – February 2004 onwards.

Member, General Council of the School of Planning and Architecture – February 2004 to February 2005.

Member, ICFRE Society, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, January 2003 to January 2005

Chairman, Heat Wave Committee for Andhra Pradesh – 2003-2004.

Member, Task Force on Inter Linking of Rivers, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India, February 2003 to December 2004.

Member, Indian Institute of Mass Communication Society, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, 2000 - 2002.

Member, Planning Board for the National Capital Territory of Delhi, February 2000.

Member, National Coordination Committee for Education, Industry and Research. Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. September 1999 onwards.

Member, Delhi Vision - Core Planning Group, Government of Delhi, August 1997–April 1998.

Member, National Committee for the Implementation of World Decade for Cultural Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi, June 1995–May 1996.

Member, Policy Committee for TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals) Programme, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India, appointed in April 1995.

Member, Jammu and Kashmir State Council for Science and Technology, 1989 to 2000.

Member, Task Force for Productive Use of Sea Water, set up by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, New Delhi, February 1988–December 1989.

Chairman, Task Force on Information System in Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, appointed in November 1987–November 1990.

Rendered expert advice to the following working groups set up by the Planning Commission for the Eighth Five Year Plan: (1) as Chairman, Working Group on Energy Conservation; (2) as Member, Working Group on Forests and Wildlife; and (3) as Member, Working Group on New and Renewable Energy Programmes including Technology and R&D Aspects.

President, Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), 1990 to 1995.

Member, Energy Research and Development Advisory Committee (ERDAC), Programme for Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research (PACER), Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd, 1987 to 1995.

Member, Board of Governors, National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Bombay, February 1986–August 1990.

Member, Executive Committee, India International Centre, 1985 to 2005, and Board of Trustees 2005 onwards

Member, Governing Council, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 1987 onwards & President, September 2004 onwards

Member, Court of Governors, Administrative Staff College of India, 1979–81.

Member, Advisory Committee, Indian Council of Social Science Research, for survey of research in the field of management, 1979–80.