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IRADe has about 28 employees, with research professionals from various disciplines pertaining to issues of environment, energy, and economics.

Jyoti Kirit Parikh is the current Executive Director of IRADe.

IRADe is a fully autonomous advanced research institute, which aims to conduct research and policy analysis and connect various stakeholders including government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations, and academic and financial institutions.

The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) organized a Birthday Honor Conference in honor of IRADe Chairman Dr. Kirit Parikh's 75th birthday on October 26-27, 2010.

The Executive Director of IRADe, Dr. Jyoti Kirit Parikh, is a Member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change - India and is a recipient of Nobel Peace Prize awarded To IPCC authors in 2007.