Blogs

The second blog, in a two-part series, offers a unique bird’s-eye view of the experience of attending WRI India’s flagship event, Connect Karo 2024. Read the first blog here to know more about the themes of discussion.

Mamta Devi, 30, deftly passes her handbag to her waiting husband as she discusses expanding her venture, Didi Ke Papad, with me. She was participating in the ‘Solution Room: Enhancing Women’s Workforce...

With its goal to become a developed economy by 2047 and its population of 1.4 billion, India stands at the verge of enormous economic opportunity. The next two decades will see India build nearly...

भारत के छत्रपति संभाजीनगर (पहले औरंगाबाद के नाम से जाना जाता था) शहर से होकर बहती हुई खाम नदी वर्षा ऋतु में उफान पर होती है जबकि वहीं गर्मियों में एक पतली धारा में सिमट जाती है। कुछ वर्षों पहले तक खाम नदी पानी की कमी से जूझने वाले इस शहर की जरूरत कुओं और साफ पानी का संचय करनेवाले प्राचीन नहरों की एक उन्नत प्रणाली के माध्यम से पूरा करती थी। लेकिन पिछले कुछ दशकों में जनसंख्या वृद्धि, कचरे के कुप्रबंधन और अनियमित रेत खनन ने नदी को एक बड़े कचरे के ढेर और सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरे में बदल दिया है।

"मेरे बचपन के दिनों में जब मैं यहाँ आता था तो खाम नदी का पानी इतना साफ था कि हम उसे...

India’s public transport landscape is rapidly transitioning from conventional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) buses to electric buses (e-buses). The country’s aspiration to decarbonize road transport by scaling-up adoption of e-buses has been bolstered by the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme. Announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in August 2023, the scheme aims to deploy 10,000 e-buses across 169 eligible small and medium cities through central financial assistance. With over 16,000 buses...

The second blog of our two-part blog series focuses on the key elements that drive the successful establishment of hydrogen hubs. You can read the first blog in the series here.

The previous blog of this two-...

Improperly planned cities adversely impact the economy and the environment with the most vulnerable facing the brunt of the outfall. Extreme weather events and climate hazards are experienced very differently by different people and communities, depending on a range of social, economic, political and cultural factors. Research shows that historically marginalized communities like women, minorities, certain castes and classes, and marginal farmers, are much more likely...

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recently launched Mumbai's first-ever climate budget for the year 2024-25. This makes it the first urban local body in the country and fourth globally, after Oslo, New York and London, to have launched a climate budget. While Mumbai, has been expanding and institutionalizing their...

India’s journey towards a sustainable energy transition is gaining momentum; however, it is crucial to ensure that vulnerable states and regions are not left behind. Frequented by floods, earthquakes and landslides, the state of Assam is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. According to a 2021 report, 24 of its 27 districts were classified as vulnerable to climate change. As of July 8 this year, 72 people have...

Air pollution is a major environmental and health concern globally. In India, 1.67 million deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2019. Various sources such as vehicular and industrial emissions, dust from construction and roads, and open waste burning contribute to air quality deterioration.

Municipal solid waste burning contributes significantly to air pollution, releasing harmful particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM 10), carbon monoxide and other non-methane,...

Industries around the world are increasingly undertaking climate change mitigation by reducing the carbon footprint of their operations and supply chains. However, many climate change impacts are inevitable and add to the vulnerability of industries, especially Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs contribute 29% to India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employ over 110 million workers and play a crucial role in shaping the country’s social and economic landscape. Their vulnerability to...