Deeksha Pande
Lucknow
Summary
Skilled professional with experience in Development Economics research with a specific focus on energy transition, I specialize in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, applied research methodologies, project management, stakeholder engagement, and public policy analysis. Passionate about leveraging data-driven insights to drive impactful decision-making in climate policy and energy transition initiatives.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Fellow
Swaniti Global
New Delhi
07.2023 - Current
- Lead author for the work on Global literature review of economic diversification strategies in different regions of the world.
- Co-leading the project on the Economic Diversification Pathway of coal-dependent districts in Jharkhand and Telangana, India.
- Co-authored report on Economic Diversification of Coal Communities in India and the U.S.
- Designed and executed the first-ever enterprise survey to be conducted in the coal regions of Jharkhand and Telangana.
- Co-leading the work on coal value chain repurposing in India, South Africa, and the U.S.
Programme Associate
International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
New Delhi
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Co-led the project on Sectoral Pathway of Energy Transition in Maharashtra
- Lead and Co- authored Report on Coal Based Thermal Power Plant : Prospect and Green Growth Opportunity in Maharashtra
- Worked on Pathway of Low carbon transition of MSME Sector
- Liaising with the Principal Secretary, District collectors, senior management of state power generation company, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce and other Industry
- Leading Data Analysis, Cleaning (STATA, Excel)
- Designed and executed an online survey to understand the perception of different stakeholders involved in energy transition.
Research Associate
International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
New Delhi
12.2021 - 04.2023
- Co-lead the scoping study on Just Transition of the coal mining sector in Maharashtra Completed a study on state-specific strategies to further Just Transition (JT) in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand, involving a prioritization matrix for philanthropic investments for the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
- Co-authored and launched the report on Energy Transition in India's third biggest Coal District, 'Angul: Planning a Just Energy Transition and a new Green Economy'. The Angul report was the first report on the Just Energy Transition (JET) in Odisha
- Co-authored report for World Bank project on Just Transition planning in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.
- Supervised energy transition primary survey of two important coal districts of India - Angul, Odisha, and Bokaro, Jharkhand.
- Prepared questionnaire and designed the instrument on SurveyMonkey.
- Liaising with the officers and Trade union of Coal India Limited (CIL) subsidiaries, and District Collectorate officials.
- Conducted FGD and semi-structured interviews with coal workers, coal-dependent communities, and government/PSU officials.
- Gathered and organized secondary information for India's first dedicated Just Transition dataportal, launched by iFOREST in August 2022.
- Organizing team core member of India's first G20 Global Just Transition Dialogue, held on March 23-24, 2023.
Research Associate
institute of Economic Growth
New Delhi
07.2019 - 01.2020
- Worked on a project titled 'Impact of NREGA on Small Scale Industry and its Clusters.'
- Researched and gathered secondary data and relevant literature for the project.
- Data cleaning and analysis of DC-MSME dataset using Stata.
- Data gathering and compilation of datasets on districts of India pertaining to employment, investment, etc.
- Monitored multiple databases to track the annual trends in the MSME sector.
- Created a summary report and presented it to the supervisor to advocate for further research.
- Assisted the PIs on funding proposals.
Research Associate
Institute of Development Studies
Brighton
12.2018 - 03.2019
- Worked in collaboration with the Walk Free Foundation and the Institute of Development Studies in assisting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on a paper.
- Project/Paper titled “Estimates of the Prevalence Rates of Modern Slavery among Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Three Conflict-affected Countries - South Sudan, DRC, and Nigeria”
- Coordinated with International Organization of Migration (IOM) field officers to produce maps of modern slavery by area of residence and origin
- Background Research and Literature Review on recent displacement and the history of conflict in South Sudan, theDemocratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria.
- Collaborated with Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
Project Titled “Downward accountability in health and nutrition services in Odisha, India”. Facilitated quantitative team with in-depth panel discussions on the project.
Performed assessment and analysis of questionnaires for field surveyors. - Conducted statistical analysis of the impact of social audits on health center outcomes using field-level data.
Education
MSc - Development Economics
University of Sussex
Brighton, UK10-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Honours
Christ University
Bangalore 04-2017
Skills
- Statistical Analysis
- Quantitative Research
- Fieldwork Experience
- Public Presentations
- Project Management
- Research Project Design
- Proficient in state, excel, PowerBI, SurveyMonkey, MS-Office suite
Languages
Hindi
First Language
Affiliations
- Panelist on workshop on ' Engaging youth in just transition decision making' organized by IIT kanpur in June 2024
- Participated and represented iFOREST at the workshop organized by Shakti Sustainable Foundation on ‘India’s Pathway to Cooling for All: Action, Ambition, and Opportunities’ in February 2023.
- Participated and represented iFOREST at the workshop on India’s energy transitions at IIT Kanpur’s Just Transition Research Centre on November 16-17, 2023
- Presented a research paper titled “Impact of the agriculture debt waiver debt relief scheme on the consumption expenditures of smallholder farmers at the 27th Annual conference of the Agricultural Economics Research Association of India (AERA) in Ludhiana, Punjab
Accomplishments
- Awarded the India-Sussex Scholarship for studying MSc Development Economics at University of Sussex in 2017
- Volunteer at the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference held at the University of Sussex in March 2018
Timeline
Associate Fellow
Swaniti Global
07.2023 - Current
Programme Associate
International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
04.2023 - 07.2023
Research Associate
International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology
12.2021 - 04.2023
Research Associate
institute of Economic Growth
07.2019 - 01.2020
Research Associate
Institute of Development Studies
12.2018 - 03.2019
MSc - Development Economics
University of Sussex
Bachelor of Arts - Economics Honours
Christ University
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