Purna Chandra Padhan

Purna Chandra Padhan teaches at the Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI) in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Purna Chandra Padhan

Solar photovoltaics, battery manufacturing and grid infrastructure have emerged as significant sources of labour demand.

India’s net-zero pathway demands honest reckoning with industrial trade-offs

Purna Chandra Padhan

05 Mar 2026

3 min read

India’s economic vulnerability to heat is acute because a large share of its workforce depends on outdoor, heat-exposed occupations, such as agriculture, construction, transport, sanitation, and street vending

Sweat for survival? How long can India’s informal labour bear the heat

Purna Chandra Padhan

18 Feb 2026

3 min read

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