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COVID-19 Safety Measures for Public Bus Operations in India
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by and - New Solar Policy Gives Boost to India’s Energy Market
This blog post originally appeared on Clean Technica.
India is facing down one of the key challenges confronting developing economies: Can it reduce power-sector emissions to curb climate change without hindering economic growth?
This challenge became even more pressing when China and the United States, the world’s two largest carbon emitters, agreed to landmark emissions reductions...
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by - India’s Energy Moment: Ready for a Low-Carbon Future?
This blog post originally appeared in National Geographic.
In the aftermath of the historic joint U.S.-China climate announcement in November, international attention has now swung to India. With new national leadership firmly in place, many are wondering what Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do on energy and climate. Some pundits have called on India, the world’s third largest greenhouse gas emitter, to announce its own emissions target...
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by - What will it take to create smart cities in India?
This blog post originally appeared on TheCityFix.
In June 2014, the Government of India announced its ambitious plan to build smart cities across the country. This plan will be administered by the Ministry of Urban Development, and will focus on building new smart cities and redeveloping existing urban regions with populations of over 100,000 people. The government announced last...
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by , and - Regulation can help e-rickshaws transform urban mobility across India
This blog post originally appeared on TheCityFix.
As one of the most widely used forms of intermediate public transport or paratransit – services that connect users to mass transport systems like buses or metro – auto-rickshaws are ubiquitous in Indian cities. The electric rickshaw (e-rickshaw), however, emerged as an even cheaper alternative in 2011. E-rickshaws are similar to a motorcycle combined with a rickshaw, and...
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by - Building the Sustainable City of The Future in India
This blog post originally appeared in TheCityFix.
India is rapidly urbanizing. From 1991 to 2011, the urban population in India has increased from 100 million to 200 million. By 2041, 50-percent of India’s population is expected to live in cities. On average, the population of India’s six major metropolises...
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by and - What does a sociological approach to safe cities reveal?: Findings from a national workshop in India
This blog post originally appeared on TheCityFix.
While concerns of violence against women are not new, women’s safety in public spaces has received significant attention in India in the past two years. Cities are...
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by - From traffic flow to pedestrian access: Shifting Mumbai’s parking policy
This blog post originally appeared on TheCityFix.
In a recent study, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projected that the area required for parking in India if motorization trends continue as they are today will reach between 10,000 and 20,000 square kilometers (3,861 to 7,722 square miles) by 2050...
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by - 5 Questions with Vivek Adhia: A New Program for Measuring India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
This blog post originally appeared on Insights.
As India continues to experience the impacts of climate change in the form of changing rainfall patterns, heat waves, and coastal flooding, businesses are increasingly recognizing the need to mitigate and adapt. The problem is that many lack guidance on where to begin.
The India Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Program, launched in July 2013, aims to offer a...
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by - Introducing the Hub: Bringing Connectivity and Collaboration to Indian Cities
This post originally appeared on June 5, 2014.
India is home to one of the fastest growing urban populations in the world. Indian cities are expected to grow from 340 million in 2008 to 590 million people in 2030, and with that growth comes significant challenges for the country’s city planners and leaders.
When it comes to sustainable urban transport and city planning, growing Indian cities lack capacity in crucial areas – policymaking, investment decisions, planning and design, service quality, and more....
