Hyderabad, June 9 -- Former Reserve Bank of India Governor and former Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, C. Rangarajan, has stressed the need for India to accelerate its transition towards sustainable energy sources to strengthen energy security and reduce vulnerability to global disruptions.

Delivering the keynote address at the 18th Annual Doctoral Thesis Conference jointly organised by the ICFAI School of Social Sciences (ISoSS), Hyderabad, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, former RBI Governor C. Rangarajan said many of the economic challenges confronting India stem from external shocks rather than domestic weaknesses.

The two-day conference, held on June 4 and 5 in h...