Jain Manisha
- Jain Manisha
- Associate Professor
- PhD (Climate studies)
- IIT Bombay, 2017
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Research Interest :
Climate policy, Climate change mitigation, energy systems modelling and policy, sustainable development
Dr. Manisha Jain is an Associate Professor at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. She works in the broad areas of energy, environment, climate change and sustainability. Her specific interests are in climate change mitigation, energy and emissions accounting and modelling, energy efficiency, consumer behaviour, and discrete choice analysis. She did her graduation in Electrical Engineering in 2003 and post-graduation in Energy Systems Engineering in 2005. After working for six years in energy consulting, she did PhD in Climate Studies from the Interdisciplinary Department on Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, in 2017. Since then she is working as a faculty at IGIDR.
After exploring discrete choice modelling in PhD, she began looking at the aggregated data on energy and emissions. She has written on energy and emissions data accounting in India and examined progress toward meeting energy and climate goals for India and the global using aggregated data on energy use and emissions. She has worked on several projects in energy policy, energy efficiency and sustainability. At IGIDR, she teaches courses in energy systems, energy economics and policy, sustainable development and climate change science economics and policy.
Journal Articles
- Jain, Manisha (2025). “Energy savings from efficiency improvements in past three decades: Estimates from 144 countries.” Applied Energy, 381, 125129. (ABDC: A; Impact Factor: 10.1).
- Kushawaha, Deepak, and Manisha Jain (2025). “Understanding the dynamics of public debt on renewable energy investment in developing countries.” Energy Economics (Forthcoming). (ABDC: A*; Impact Factor: 13.6).
- Kushawaha, Deepak, and Manisha Jain (2024). “Debt as catalyst: Empowering renewable energy in developing countries.” Energy Policy, 194, 114336. (ABDC: A; Impact Factor: 9.3).
- Jain, Manisha (2023). “Assessing India’s Energy Balances: Climate and SDG.” Economic and Political Weekly, LVIII (29), 30-35.
- Jain, Manisha (2023). “Estimates of energy savings from energy efficiency improvements in India using Index Decomposition Analysis.” Energy for Sustainable Development, 74, 285-296. (Impact Factor: 4.4; Scopus Q1).
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2021). “Energy Cost Information and Consumer Decisions: Results from a Choice Experiment on Refrigerator Purchases in India.” The Energy Journal, 42(2). (ABDC: A).
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2018). “Appliance labeling and consumer heterogeneity: A discrete choice experiment in India.” Applied Energy, 226, 213-224. (ABDC: A; Impact Factor: 10.1).
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2018). “Consumer preference for labels in the purchase decisions of air conditioners in India.” Energy for Sustainable Development, 42, 24-31. (Scopus Q1).
- Jain, Manisha, and Anand Patwardhan (2013). “Employment Outcomes of Renewable Energy Technologies: Implications of Policies in India.” Economic and Political Weekly, 84-89.
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Yashna Kumar (2024). “Global Estimates of Energy Efficiency Savings in Electricity Supply.” In: International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Volume-2, Springer Nature, 49-56.
- Kumar, Yashna, and Manisha Jain (2024). “Environmentally Extended MRIO-SDA Analysis on India’s Emissions During 2005-2014.” In: International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Volume-1, Springer Nature, 527-541.
- Jain, Manisha (2022). “India’s progress towards climate change mitigation goals: An analysis using country-reported GHG emission inventories.” In: India Development Report 2022, Mahendra Dev (Ed.), Oxford University Press.
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2020). “Appliance Standards and Incremental Price of Efficiency.” In: Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1, Springer, Singapore, 695-704.
- Jain, Manisha, Anand B. Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2019). “Energy Efficiency Policies in India: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation.” In: Climate Change Signals and Response, Springer, Singapore, 289-303.
- Gaba, Vikas, Manisha Jain, and Leena Srivastava (2007). Managing Power Demand: A case study of the residential sector in Delhi. TERI Press.
- Nandwani, Bharti, and Manisha Jain (2026). “Impact of cooking fuel connection subsidies on women outcomes: Evidence from India’s gender-responsive clean energy policy” IGIDR Working Paper No. 2024-017 (Revised).
- Jain, Manisha (2022). “Assessing the accuracy and adequacy of India’s national energy balances: Implications for tracking sustainable development and climate goals.” IGIDR Working Paper No. 2022-018.
- Jain, Manisha (2022). “Energy efficiency targets and tracking savings: Measurement issues in developing economies.” IGIDR Working Paper No. 2022-015.
- Jain, Manisha (2021). “India’s progress in meeting its climate goals: A comparative analysis using country-reported and external data.” IGIDR Working Paper No. 2021-007.
- Jain, Manisha (2020). “Drivers of change in India’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions during 1990-2017.” IGIDR Working Paper No. 2020-019.
- Jain, Manisha (2021). “Energy Intensity and CO2 emissions: India’s progress towards energy and climate change mitigation goals.” Energy Covid and Climate Change, 1st IAEE Online Conference, International Association of Energy Economics.
- Jain, Manisha, Anand Rao, and Anand Patwardhan (2017). “Impact of Standards and Labelling Program on Consumer Discount Rate-An Experimental Study in India.” Meeting the Energy Demands of Emerging Economies, 40th IAEE International Conference, International Association for Energy Economics.
- Jain, Manisha (2022). “Carbon dioxide emissions from India’s industries: Data sources and discrepancies.” Ideas for India.
- Jain, Manisha (2021). “India’s progress in meeting its climate goals.” Ideas for India.
- Jain, Manisha (2020). “Tracking India’s greenhouse gas emission intensity target.” Ideas for India.
- Climate Change Science Economics and Policy (Aug-Dec 2025, Aug-Dec 2021, Aug-Dec 2020, Jan-June 2019).
- Energy Economics and Modelling (Aug-Dec 2025): Core PhD course (Energy, Environment and Climate Change); Optional for MSc students.
- Introduction to Energy Studies (Jan-June 2025): Core PhD course (Energy, Environment and Climate Change); Optional for MSc students.
- Energy and Environment I (Jan-Jun 2025, Aug-Dec 2023, Aug-Dec 2019).
- Energy and Environment II (Aug-Dec 2024).
- Empirical Research in Energy and Environment (Jan-June 2022, Jan-June 2023).
PhD Supervision
- Deepak Kushawaha (Supervisor): “Renewable Energy: Issues in Financing and Energy Security.“
- Rohan Yadav (Supervisor): “Socioeconomic Impacts of Rural Electrification in India.“
- Nirmala (Supervisor): “Rising Temperature: Electricity Demand, Labor Response, and Adaptation Strategies.“
- Pratik Thakkar (Committee Member): “Essays on Impact of Climate Risks.“
- Utkarsh Priyadarshani: “The Problem of Choice in Sustainability.“
- Rajnikant Lal: “From Chores to Choice: The Ripple Effects of LPG on Household Dynamics.“
- Alok Kumar: “From Subsidies to Sustainability: Evaluating the Effects of Fossil Fuel Subsidies on GDP and Environmental Health Across Nations.“
- Aakash Kumar Sinha: “The Impact of PM 2.5 Concentration on Mortality Rates: A Cross-Country Analysis.“
- Yashna Kumar: “Environmentally Extended MRIO-SDA analysis on India’s emissions during 2005-2014.“
- Ashutosh Chauhan: “Evolution of Clean Cooking in India: A special focus on LPG.“
- Teresa Mane Baldo (EMLE program): Graduate student guidance (April-August 2025).
- Vladimir Tunis (EMLE program): Graduate student guidance (April-June 2019).
- Jamil Matalam (EMLE program): “The Efficiency of the Renewable Portfolio Standard of the Philippines” (April-June 2018).
- Shruti Srivastava (Visiting Program): Graduate scholar (June-July 2019).
- Neha Gupta (Visiting Scholar): Research guidance for visiting graduate scholar (2023).
- 9th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay (2023): “Role of energy efficiency and fuel mix in power system transition: An index decomposition analysis.“
- 9th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay (2023): “Environmentally Extended MRIO-SDA Analysis on India’s CO2 Emissions during 2005-2014” (with Yashna Kumar).
- IIFT Conference on Contemporary Issues in International Economics (2023): “Is India a net exporter of Carbon emissions?: An extended input-output model” (with Neha Gupta).
- 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Mumbai (2013): “Consumer preference in purchase and utilisation of energy-intensive appliances” (Poster presentation).
- 9th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay (2023): “Role of energy efficiency and fuel mix in power system transition: An index decomposition analysis.“
- 9th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay (2023): “Environmentally Extended MRIO-SDA Analysis on India’s CO2 Emissions during 2005-2014” (with Yashna Kumar).
- IIFT Conference on Contemporary Issues in International Economics (2023): “Is India a net exporter of Carbon emissions?: An extended input-output model” (with Neha Gupta).
- 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Mumbai (2013): “Consumer preference in purchase and utilisation of energy-intensive appliances” (Poster presentation).
- IIT Kanpur & NTPC-PMI (June 2023): Guest faculty delivering lectures for the “Certificate Programme on Carbon Trading and Markets” to government officials and industry professionals.
- IGIDR ISS Training (Nov 2022, May 2019, Feb 2019): Specialized lectures to Indian Statistical Service (ISS) Probationers on energy, climate change science, and national development goals.
- IIT Bombay Centre for Policy Studies (Aug 2022): Invited lecture on India’s energy and emissions data delivered to students.
- Reserve Bank of India (March 2022): Panelist for a Women’s Day discussion for RBI employees.
- Ramanujan College (Jan 2022): Lecture on Sustainable Strategies for the Online Refresher Course in Economics delivered to academic faculty and research scholars.
- IIT Mandi (Oct 2021): Lecture on India’s progress in meeting climate goals at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences for students and faculty.
- NMIMS Mumbai (Jan 2020): Judge for the Policy Challenge at the Economic Justice Conclave for undergraduate social science students.
- IIT Bombay (March 2018): Lecture on energy and climate topics delivered to undergraduate, postgraduate, and research scholars.
- Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities: GIZ Germany and IGIDR (2021).
- Institutional Framework for Demand Side Management (DSM): Forum of Regulators (ABPS Infrastructure Advisory, 2009-11).
- Best Practices Guide for Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards: IEA DSM Implementing Agreement (ABPS Infrastructure Advisory, 2009-11).
- Delhi Energy Efficiency Program: Delhi Transmission Company Limited, Govt of NCT Delhi (TERI, 2007-2008).
- Energy Security Policy of India: British High Commission, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (TERI, 2005-2007).
- Competition Issues in India’s Coal Sector: The World Bank, DFID & Competition Commission of India (TERI, 2005-06).
- Supply of Clean Energy Services to the Urban and Peri-urban Poor: Global Network on Energy for Sustainable Development (TERI, 2006-2007).
Administrative Responsibilities
- IQAC Committee, IGIDR: Co-convenor (2023–present); Member (2018–2022).
- Internal Complaints Committee, IGIDR: Member (2018–present).
- Student Welfare and Grievance Committee, IGIDR: Member (2021–present).
- Library Committee, IGIDR: Member (2021–present).
- Website Committee, IGIDR: Member (2019–present).
- IT System and Office Technology Committee, IGIDR: Convenor (2025 – onwards), Member (2020–2025).
- The Energy Journal (IAEE)
- Applied Energy
- Energy Research & Social Science
- Energy for Sustainable Development
- Journal of Quantitative Economics
- Springer Nature Business and Economics
- Energy Efficiency
- Associate Professor: IGIDR, Mumbai (Nov 2025 onwards).
- Assistant Professor: IGIDR, Mumbai (Aug 2021 – Nov 2025).
- Visiting Assistant Professor: IGIDR, Mumbai (Jan 2018 – July 2021).
- Research and Teaching Assistant: IIT Bombay, Mumbai (2011–2017).
- Senior Analyst: ABPS Infrastructure Advisory Private Limited, Mumbai (2009–2011).
- Research Associate: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi (2005–2008).
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Ph.D. in Climate Studies (2017)
- Institution: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai.
- Thesis: “Consumer choices in purchase and utilization of energy intensive appliances.“
- Supervisors: Dr. Anand B. Rao and Dr. Anand Patwardhan.
- Committee Members: Dr. Rangan Banerjee, Dr. K. Narayanan, and Dr. Trupti Mishra.
- Grade: CPI: 8.7/10.
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MTech in Energy Systems Engineering (2005)
- Institution: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai.
- Thesis: “Load emulation using power electronic converters.“
- Supervisor: Dr. Mukul Chandorkar.
- Grade: CPI: 8.3/10.
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BTech in Electrical Engineering (2003)
- Institution: Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), Lucknow.
- Grade: CPI: 8.1/10.
Contact Information :
Email Address :
- manishajain@igidr.ac.in
Phone Number :
- 02269096517
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