Solving India’s “Severe Plus” Pollution Crisis: License Raj vs. Regulatory Innovation
Anant Sudarshan
April 14, 2025
In this issue of India in Transition, Anant Sudarshan (University of Warwick) argues that regulatory reform & pollution markets may provide a pathway to improving the quality of India's air.
Meet Spring 2025 Saluja Global Fellow, Shubha Mudgal, with Aneesh Pradhan (Video)
Vocalist Shubha Mudgal is one of India’s acclaimed exponents of North Indian raag music and specializes in two vocal forms known as khayal and thumri-dadra.
Aneesh Pradhan is one of India’s leading tabla players and a disciple of the illustrious tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh.
Applications Open for 2025-26 Postdoctoral Climate Fellowship
CASI seeks a scholar whose research focuses on one or more of the following areas: environment-society relations, cities and urbanization, and climate change. We are open to applicants from a range of disciplinary traditions, particularly anthropology, architecture, geography, and planning. Please direct questions to casi@sas.upenn.edu. Application Deadline: April 23, 2025
CASI Student Programs
Applications for 2025-26 Sobti Family Fellowships (for eligible Penn students) are now OPEN!
Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025, 11:59pm EDT
Read all about Summer Interns and Summer Research Grant recipients' experiences on the CASI Student Programs Blog!
CASI Summer 2025 Internships in India & Summer Research Funds applications are now closed. Thanks to all who applied!
Questions about CASI Student Programs?
Please contact casi@sas.upenn.edu
Upcoming Events
2024-25 CASI Seminar Series
April 17, 2025, 12pm at CASI
"Rethinking Social Safety Nets in a Changing Society: Evidence from India Human Development Survey"
CASI / South Asia Center / Sociology Dept Seminar with Sonalde Desai (University of Maryland)
April 22, 2025, 12pm at Blank Forum, PCPSE
"Countering Misinformation Early: Evidence from a Classroom-Based Field Experiment in India"
CASI / South Asia Center / Political Science Dept Seminar with Sumitra Badrinathan (American University)
April 24, 2025, 12pm at CASI
"Opportunities & Challenges of Climate Action Planning in Indian Cities: A Case of Mumbai City"
CASI / South Asia Center / EnviroLab / Penn Institure for Urban Research Seminar with Lubaina Rangwala (World Resources Institute India; CASI Spring 2025 Visiting Scholar)
Our Campus & Regional Partners
Penn GSE Call for Papers (Deadline: April 15, 2025)
Indigenous Consciousness Education Research Methodology Convening (ICERM), July 25-26, 2025 at Anant National University, Ahmedabad, India
PDRI-DevLab Spring 2025 Workshop/Seminar Series
April 16, 2025
(Session 8) Short Talk Series: 2024 Summer Fellows Rethis Togbedji Gansey and CASI 2024 Summer Research Grant Recipient, Tanya Vaidya
Campus Location
CASI's office is located close to the heart of Penn's campus at the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics at 133 South 36th Street (Suite 230) Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215.
