Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 · 11 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Identified and analysed opportunities to integrate renewable energy solutions into livelihood programmes. Collaborating with policymakers and stakeholders, creating policy briefs and recommendations.
• Worked on a National Skill Development Corporation project in Arunachal Pradesh on solarising primary health centres and supporting end users with DRE livelihood solutions. Planned, executed, and monitored renewable energy-powered livelihood projects, ensuring timely and effective field-level implementation. Coordinated with field teams to track progress and address challenges.
• Institutionalized Operation and Maintenance (O&M) mechanisms—including funding, training, and capacity-building frameworks—for the continuous functioning of solarised Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Meghalaya and other Northeastern states, enabling long-term handover to state machinery.
• Mapped national and state health schemes and programmes to identify convergence opportunities for integrating renewable energy solutions in healthcare infrastructure and service delivery.
• Connected with government agencies, private sector entities, community organisations, and beneficiaries to build strong partnerships. Organised stakeholder meetings and consultations.
• Fostered strategic partnerships with NGOs to enhance project outreach and impact.
• Conducted gender analysis, engaging with women-led NGOs and SHGs. Incorporated gender-sensitive indicators into project plans.
• Managed project budgets and monitoring expenditures. Identified funding opportunities and assisting in the development of grant proposals, with the broader goal of supporting sustainable livelihoods, ensure energy access, and mitigating climate change.

Aug 2023 – Jun 2024 · 10 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

• Conducted a thorough analysis of flagship government schemes to identify and integrate Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE) opportunities within existing funding mechanisms and implementation processes.
• Led cross-ministerial collaborations, leading consultations with nine Union Ministries to develop a unified strategy that aligns DRE applications in livelihoods with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) policy framework, to bolster the nationwide adoption of DRE technologies.
• Developed a methodology and strategy for a national repository of DRE applications, covering diverse technological and policy dimensions.
• Agenda setter for the "Decentralized Renewable Energy for Livelihoods" event at Solar World Congress 2023, focused on framing critical discussions about DRE integration, highlighting opportunities, support requirements, and roles of government and international bodies.
• Led the organisation of PURE Dialogues Workshop (Productive Uses of Renewable Energy) on behalf of UNDP in collaboration with other partners, convened in Ranchi on February 20th and 21st, 2024.
• Delivered a presentation titled "Potential Policy Convergence Opportunities" during the PURE Workshop event on February 21st, 2024, representing UNDP. Analyzed central government schemes across key ministries of the Government of India, identifying opportunities for integrating Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) within the framework of the workshop's objectives.
• Mapped and monitored national developments in DRE applications for livelihoods, assessing deployments, upcoming projects, stakeholders, and financing mechanisms to bridge information gaps and build consensus.
• Served as a panellist representing UNDP at the "Empowering Jharkhand's Fisheries" event in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on 22nd February 2024, discussing policy convergence strategies for fisheries sector.

Dec 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 mo · New Delhi

• G20 Report Preparation: Conducted a thorough analysis of decentralised renewable energy interventions in various countries, utilising a rigorous methodology to compile and synthesise best practices
• Gender Impact Assessment: Assisted with the development of a questionnaire to conduct an impact assessment of decentralised renewable energy powered livelihoods and the gender mainstreaming strategies that were implemented

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · 2 mos · New Delhi

• Thesis Preparation: Examined the innovation, adoption & diffusion of clean cooking technologies and analysed the regulatory & compliance landscape of clean cooking market to develop a go-to-market (GTM) strategy for portfolios
• Stakeholder Interactions: Arranged & cataloged stakeholder interactions, conducted interviews with Clean Cooking, Space Heating startups & International Organization professionals to address market barriers & solutions
• Technology Identification & Research: Identified Biomass-based Space Heating Technologies and evaluated their testing and certification requirements in the policy domain

Jul 2017 – Jul 2017 · 0 mo · Greater Delhi Area

• Researched relevant judgments, prepared briefs for the Hon'ble Judge's perusal and reviewed past orders

Jul 2016 – Jul 2016 · 0 mo · Niti Bagh, New Delhi

• Drafting, Research & Stakeholder Interaction: Assisted in arbitration proceedings (contract), cases on winding up & amalgamation, and researched on privacy policies of social media platforms