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RELEASE: Gender Inclusion in Future Transport: MMRDA Adopts Gender-Related Findings to Make Metro Commute Accessible and Appealing to Women
June 23, 2022

Mumbai May 2, 2022: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday released findings from the Gender Inclusive Future Transport (GIFT) project, an initiative supported by the UK government in collaboration with World Resources Institute India (WRI India) that researched the differences in the travel needs of men and women.
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RELEASE: NIUA, WRI India Announce the Leaders in Climate Change Management Program to help urban professionals champion climate action in India
June 06, 2022
Mysuru’s Administrative Training Institute becomes the first delivery partner to facilitate LCCM’s face-to-face learning modules

Program aims to build capacity among 5,000 urban leaders in climate change adaptation and mitigation by 2027

Please read the Hindi and Kannada versions of this Press Release here.
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RELEASE: Transitioning to a Green Hydrogen Economy in India
May 06, 2022

Green hydrogen, with its cross sectoral decarbonization capabilities, will play an integral role in achieving India’s net zero ambitions
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by Rohit Tak and Lekshmy Hirandas - June 28, 2022
6 Ways to Design Safer School Zones: Lessons from Mumbai

This article originally appeared on cities4children.org on April 5, 2022.

As education is the right of every child, so is safe access to schools. As schools in India reopen after nearly two years of online education, it is important to reexamine how children access schools. Data suggests that every year, more than...
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How COVID-19 Pushed India’s Climate Migrants to the Brink?
by Vivek Venkataramani and Parvathi Preethan - June 23, 2022
In India, around 3.6 million people are expected to have been displaced annually (between 2008-19) due to climate-induced disasters such as floods. Climate migration is often influenced by two types of drivers namely extreme events like storms, floods, and droughts, and slow-onset events like sea-
Is Blue Hydrogen a Worthy Contender for Net Zero Transition?
by Utsav Shah and Guncha Munjal - June 15, 2022
To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and lower carbon emissions, many pathways are being investigated, one of which is the use of hydrogen as an alternative energy vector. Although hydrogen is the most abundant element, it doesn’t exist independently. For hydrogen to emerge as a clean fuel contender, it is critical to evaluate how hydrogen is produced (to check emissions) and its use
Photo Story: Tracking Tomatoes from Plough to Plate
by Shweta Lamba - May 05, 2022
Dinesh, a 31-year-old farmer from the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh grows a variety of crops on his farm. His educational background in agriculture helps him understand the benefits of crop diversification for maintaining the soil health of his farmland while minimizing risks from crop losses. However, growing tomatoes is often a gamble even for well-informed, progressive farmers like Dinesh

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RELEASE: Gender Inclusion in Future Transport: MMRDA Adopts Gender-Related Findings to Make Metro Commute Accessible and Appealing to Women

RELEASE: NIUA, WRI India Announce the Leaders in Climate Change Management Program to help urban professionals champion climate action in India

RELEASE: Transitioning to a Green Hydrogen Economy in India

6 Ways to Design Safer School Zones: Lessons from Mumbai

How COVID-19 Pushed India’s Climate Migrants to the Brink?

Is Blue Hydrogen a Worthy Contender for Net Zero Transition?

Photo Story: Tracking Tomatoes from Plough to Plate

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