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Perspectives

November 2, 2022

Why We Need to Prioritize Traffic Engineering for Street Safety

Urban streets in India typically focus on the structural strength of the road, with little or no priority given to street design.

Perspectives

November 2, 2022

How the Kochi Ithile Wayfinding Signages Improved Public Access Through Information Systems

Wayfinding signages are an innovative intervention which can positively impact accessibility in public spaces and cities.

Perspectives

November 1, 2022

Kawaki, a Community-Led Tree-Based Intervention for Climate Resilience: A Case Study

Kawaki is a strategic urban greening program that follows a well-planned and implemented methodology.

Perspectives

October 31, 2022

Moving Indian Freight Electrification into the Fast Lane

Image Credit: Yash Pratap Singh/WRI India

Sustainable Cities

Mumbai

Perspectives

October 27, 2022

Walking Along the Mithi River: Exploring a 17 KM Long Trained River and Urban Settlements on Its "Banks"

Sustainable Cities
Urban Water
Urban Resilience

The Mithi river must be allowed to function as a robust flood resilience infrastructure for the city, instead of turning into a dreaded bottleneck.

Sustainable Cities
Urban Water
Urban Resilience

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

October 26, 2022

How Kochi Can Use Geospatial Data To Build Resilience and Beat the Heat

Heat & Health
Extreme Heat

Urban green spaces can help maintain micro-climate conditions and improve thermal comfort by lowering the urban heat island effect.

Heat & Health
Extreme Heat

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

October 14, 2022

What Can Be Monitored Can Be Managed: Air Quality Monitoring in Smart Cities

Home to 22 of the world's 30 most polluted cities, the bulk of India's population breathes air that is at least 10 times more polluted than WHO's previous PM 2.5 standards.

Perspectives

October 4, 2022

Emission Reduction Potential of Green Hydrogen in Ammonia Synthesis for Fertilizer Industry

Incorporating green hydrogen in fertilizer manufacturing is crucial to eliminate emissions completely by modifying production infrastructure.

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

September 30, 2022

Exploring Pathways to a Climate Resilient Mumbai: Adopting a Sustainable Landscapes Approach to Urban Development

Mumbai’s Monsoons: A yearly ordeal for Mumbaikars.

Perspectives

September 12, 2022

Expanding the Footprint of the Grand Challenge Across Tier-II India

Procurement of electric buses in Delhi. Photo by Mahak Dawra/WRI India

Perspectives

September 8, 2022

हरियाणा में एमएसएमई सौर ऊर्जा को अपनाने के लिए चुनौतियों का सामना कर रही हैं

विकासशील भारत खुद को स्वच्छ ऊर्जा को अपनाने की दिशा में प्रेरित करता रहा है और 2030 तक 500 GW का अक्षय ऊर्जा का लक्ष्य निर्धारित करा है। फोटो क्रेडिट: काजोल/ डब्लू आर आई इंडिया

Perspectives

September 2, 2022

Oil Is Waning and EVs Are Waxing, but How Do We Prepare Our Power Grids To Manage the Surge?

Buildings in Indian cities are expected to double their energy consumption by 2040 Photo by: Shutterstock.

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

August 24, 2022

Why Urban India Needs a Clean Construction Approach

Why Urban India needs a Clean Construction Approach

Perspectives

August 17, 2022

Walking Along the Mithi River: Exploring a 17 KM Long Trained River and Its Riverine Ecosystem

The Mithi is an urban river whose course has been trained and altered over the years, for almost its entire 17 km stretch.

Food, Land and Water

Perspectives

August 8, 2022

Restoring Lands Across South Asia With a Unique Entrepreneurial Approach

Perspectives

August 1, 2022

Hydrogen Application in Indian Fertilizer Industry: An Introduction

Hydrogen Application in Indian Fertilizer Industry: An Introduction

Sustainable Cities

Perspectives

July 22, 2022

Measuring and Mapping a Heatwave

Data Visualization
Extreme Heat
Heat & Health

Along with temperature, humidity and other factors play a vital role in human wellbeing. Photo by Shutterstock.

Data Visualization
Extreme Heat
Heat & Health

Climate, Economics and Finance

Perspectives

July 22, 2022

Floods and Landslides in Assam: A Warning or an Opportunity To Reorient Development?

Floods and Landslides in Assam

Perspectives

July 7, 2022

Youth Redefine Public Spaces: Learnings From Rohtak, Haryana

Can city planners work with architects and urban designers to reimagine unsafe, congested and underused spaces in our cities? Photo by WRI India.

Perspectives

July 1, 2022

Key Lessons for India’s Bus Electrification Drive

The government now intends to procure 50,000 e-buses by 2030 through CESL