— Welcome to EECC
ABOUT
Energy, Environment and Climate Change
Pune International Centre (PIC) is an independent think-tank working in the domain of policy research and policy advocacy for over a decade. It is led by Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, President PIC, Dr Vijay Kelkar as Vice-President PIC and Prof. Amitav Mallik, founding trustee and head of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (EECC), among others. The EECC vertical under PIC works in the domain of policy research & advisory to the government on sustainable climate-oriented social and economic actions and influences rapid climate action at city, state and national level.
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Our Team
Prof. Amitav Mallik
Head of EECC, Trustee PIC
A former defense scientist at DRDO and member of the National Security Council.
A pioneer in bringing environmental protection as a matter of National Security. He started the Energy, Environment and Climate Change program and is one of the founding members of PIC. A Padmashri Awardee in 2002 - The man with the vision for the PMR NCN Project, Youth Manifesto, Policy Papers and he’s also the convener of the Climate Collective Pune group.
Dr. Gurudas Nulkar
Advisor
An optimist and alternative economist, you will find me rambling in nature, especially when my boss is not around. Professor & Director, Centre for Sustainable Development; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He's advisor to EECC on projetcs such as Making PMR Net Carbon Neutral, Youth Manifesto and Policy Papers.
Atharva Diwan
Senior Research Assistant, EECC
Limitless Infinity of Absolute Abstraction. Atharv is an IT Engineer with corporate work experience. His interests include Environmental Possibilism and Behavioral Economics. He's also closely associated with Jnana Prabodhini.
Nidhi Tambe
Senior Research Intern
Economist by training, environmentalist by calling!
With a master’s in urban development, Nidhi has traded GDP charts for green solutions, tackling climate challenges through research, policy, and action. From carbon pricing to sustainable cities, her area of research aims make the green economy not just a necessity, but an opportunity for a thriving, resilient future. Committed towards building a world where sustainability and progress go hand in hand!