Activities

On AIT’s Library Day 2026, Prof. Joyashree delivered an interactive presentation on Make Your Research Shine: From Research Excellence to Global Impact”. Key points: 🎯Focused research questions created with Intentionality, Framing, and Analytics to create meaningful insights, fill a knowledge gap, and have a global impact. 📢Rigorous and transparent evidence-based methodology and data, submitted to expert peer review and scrutiny. 🔎Communicate research findings and res

Prof. Joyashree joins the host of “ET Now” live on television to discuss the topics of crises caused by rising sea levels and natural disasters. The recording of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bifDRByLhM

At the webinar series of the African Institute for Sustainable Energy and Systems Analysis (AISESA), Dakar, Senegal, on August 27, 2026, Prof. Joyashree Roy participated online as a panelist speaker on “ Inclusive energy transition in an era of Political economy of exclusion”. She explained: both inclusive urban development and energy transitions are essential for the sustainable prosperity of people in the Global South. During this century, the downtrodden aspiring to grow e

⚡❗Recent geopolitical tensions and volatile energy prices have intensified concerns about energy security, adding urgency to demand-side measures that reduce or shift how people and businesses use energy, rather than how it is supplied. Yet, without cost data comparable to that available for supply-side solutions like solar and wind, demand-side solutions remain underutilized in policy and investment decisions. This study closes the gap by providing a validated method for com

SMARTS was pleased to participate in the AIT Library Day 2026 and showcase our recent publication, “Toward Gender and Climate Justice: Women, Climate Action Projects for Accelerated Transition, and Transformative Change in the Global South,” published in The Oxford Handbook of Climate Action (2026, OUP Academic), edited by Paul Almeida. Co-authored by Prof. Joyee S. Chatterjee, Sirayuth Thongprasert, Parimita Mohanty, and Prof. Joyashree Roy, the chapter is an output of the E