Guwahati: The World Resources Institute India (WRI India), on Thursday organised a high-level, multi-stakeholder consultation in Guwahati to explore the role of energy access in building resilience against climate risks in the state. Officials from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) and the Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA) joined the workshop along with several organisations operating across healthcare, education, skilling and livelihood sectors.
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April 30, 2019
Click on the link below to browse the ninth issue of EV Connect, a WRI India newsletter focused on updates in electric mobility. This edition of the newsletter includes a conversation with Mr. KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary of Transport of the Government of Kerala. It also includes our take on the FAME 2 scheme. The feature highlights key insights from the electric mobility session held at Connect Karo, our annual conference that took place last month.
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March 27, 2019
Click on the link below to browse the eighth issue of EV Connect, a WRI India newsletter focused on updates in electric mobility. This edition includes an interview with Mr. Sohinder Gill who heads the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) in India. He shares his insights on electric mobility and its future in India. This newsletter also includes information about the FAME 2 scheme that was recently launched and an article on how to make EVs profitable.
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March 26, 2019
Accelerating Clean Energy is WRI India’s flagship energy sector conference. This year, the conference participants discussed issues related to India’s energy transition and potential solutions to address them.
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March 22, 2019
Today is the United Nation’s World Water Day. The theme this year is “Leaving No One Behind”. What does this mean? We asked Samrat Basak, Director – Urban Water at WRI India, and here’s what he had to say:
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February 22, 2019
Click on the link below to browse the seventh issue of EV Connect, a WRI India newsletter focused on updates in electric mobility. This issue includes a conversation with world renowned mobility expert, Dr. Dario Hidalgo from Bogota, Colombia. It also features a piece on how EV batteries can promote sustainable development.
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February 07, 2019
Government of Punjab, WRI India & Honda ink MoU for road safety with the launch of Punjab Vision Zero campaign in Chandigarh on February 6.
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February 01, 2019
New Delhi: Today, Union Minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget 2019 in Parliament. WRI India experts weigh in on what it means for the environmental sector, covering issues related to climate change, renewable energy, equitable growth and development, and the private sector.
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January 24, 2019
Click on the link below to browse the sixth issue of EV Connect, a WRI India newsletter focused on updates in electric mobility. This issue includes a conversation with Project Lithium, a Bengaluru based start-up that provides fully electric corporate fleets. It also features a piece on the recently launched EV policy of Delhi.
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January 18, 2019
Under the Housing for All Scheme, India aims to provide 20 million affordable houses to its urban poor by 2022 using resource-efficient and sustainable technologies