• Climate Change Impacts on Maritime Security
• Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
• Sustainability in the Maritime Domain
• Foreign Relations Implications of Climate Change

Prior to the NMF, Pushp has worked as an independent science writer and researcher focusing on climate change and the environment. He has written several articles on climate science, sustainable energy, climate policy, and related areas, for major Indian news outlets. He has interned at the Center for Science and Environment, New Delhi. He has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego where he was a graduate student researcher for the NSF-funded CCI Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the Environment based in San Diego, CA, USA.

PhD (Chemistry) – University of California, San Diego, USA
MSc (Chemistry) – Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
BSc (Chemistry) – St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, India

1. “Collapsing Marine Biodiversity and its Implications for the Blue Economy”, 07 June 2021. One of three team members that conducted a 120-min workshop at the six-day virtual “International Conference and POP Festival for Youth-led Climate Action 2021” organised by the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement, USA.
2. “Climate Change Threats to India’s Holistic Maritime Security and the Blue Economy”, 05 June 2021. Special Talk on World Environment Day at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, organised by the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations and the Centre for Climate Studies.
3. “Decoding Blue Economy: Understanding the Role of Coastal & Marine Ecosystems”, 04 June 2021. Presentation at the “Peace is Green – Every Act Matters” 24-hour Symposium organised by the Act Now organisation and partners on the occasion of World Environment Day.
4. “‘Blue’ Hydrogen Fuel: The Option-of-Choice for India”, 17 February 2021. Presentation at a ‘diginar’ conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (sixth of six diginars to be conducted as part of a quadrilateral collaboration on Blue Economy between Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung India, The Energy and Resources Institute, National Maritime Foundation and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
5. “Implications of Climate Change on Defense and Security in the Indian Ocean, A Multilateral Discussion”, 03 February 2021. One of four panelists in a panel discussion organised by the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, a part of the Observatory of Climate Change Impacts on Defence and Security, of the General Directorate for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the Ministry of Armed Forces, France.
6. “Becoming a Leader: Using Legal and Institutional Frameworks to Achieve Your Goal”, 04 December 2020. One of seven team members that conducted a 90-min workshop at the five-day virtual POP Festival 2020 organised by the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement, USA.
7. “Ocean Based Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change and Strengthen India’s Blue Economy”, 28 October 2020. Presentation at a ‘diginar’ conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (second of six diginars to be conducted as part of a quadrilateral collaboration on Blue Economy between Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung India, The Energy and Resources Institute, National Maritime Foundation and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).
8. “Becoming a Leader: A Workshop by the National Maritime Foundation”, 10 October 2020. One of five team members that conducted a 60-min workshop at a virtual event organised by the Protect Our Planet (POP) Movement, USA on the theme of “Youth-led Ocean Action and Advocacy”.
9. “Clean and Healthy Polar Oceans”, 28 September 2020. One of four panelists in a panel discussion at a webinar conducted by the Science & Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic (SaGHAA) on the theme of “Managing Polar Oceans Sustainably”.
10. “Climate Risks to India’s Holistic Maritime Security and the Blue Economy”, 21 September 2020. Presentation at a ‘diginar’ conducted by the National Maritime Foundation (first of six diginars to be conducted as part of a quadrilateral collaboration on Blue Economy between Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung India, The Energy and Resources Institute, National Maritime Foundation and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry).