Events

The Land Accelerator South Asia program supported 46 restoration entrepreneurs this year with funding support from IKEA Foundation and program support from our ecosystem partners Startup India, AGNIi, and Invest India. Cohort 2022 exemplifies immense potential for restoring our forests and...

Please join us for our webinar ‘Adolescent Inclusion in Public Space Development’ scheduled for Thursday, 24th November from 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm.

This webinar seeks to introduce a public spaces assessment framework and initiate a discussion on the inclusion of adolescent...

The Land Accelerator South Asia, a WRI India initiative aims to inspire and support entrepreneurs working on sustainable and profitable business models to restore lands across South Asia. With funding support from IKEA...

Accelerating Clean Energy, or ACE, is WRI India’s flagship annual event where fresh insights into ongoing and emerging research streams on global energy transitions, and their implications on India, would be presented and discussed. ACE would be convening amidst fears that pockets of Western...

Between 2020 and 2030, the estimated cumulative capital needed for India’s EV transition will be INR 19.7 lakh crore (USD 249 billion) — across vehicles, EV supply equipment, batteries and their replacements. The estimated size of the annual EV finance market will be INR 3.7 lakh crore (USD 46....

The Forum for Decarbonizing Transport - part of the NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia project – in partnership with Convergence Energy Services Limited is hosting this closed-door workshop to accelerate the government of India’s national plan to electrify 50,000 buses, and build accompanying...

Access to investment is an important growth catalyst for enterprises. Understanding what investors investigate about a company before investing in it is significant when these enterprises seek investments. To accustom entrepreneurs with such due diligence procedures, Karthik Chandrasekar from...

Electric three-wheelers, particularly e-Rickshaws are leading the way for India’s EV revolution. The Indian e-rickshaw market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9% and will touch $5 billion by 2025. Access to affordable finance through innovative business models and financial products could...

In 2020, New Delhi was one of the most polluted capital cities in the world, according to IQ Air. New Delhi is India’s capital and the heart of the National Capital Region, and emissions from transport are one of the biggest factors that impact air quality in the area.

If Delhi must meet...

Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time. Several efforts have been initiated at the global level to combat climate change and its impacts. Many countries have agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and transition to net zero emissions. India has also promised to...

Many land restoration entrepreneurs’ business models rely on effectively engaging with smallholder farmers. It is essential to organize them to participate in the supply chain, and to empower them to participate in land-restoring, sustainable or organic farming and production methods. Other land...

Across the globe, 15 countries have already announced their official national hydrogen strategies, while several others have announced roadmaps and official statements to establish their domestic hydrogen ecosystem. Although in the past there was significant interest in developing a hydrogen...

The art of developing a replicable model and accessing your customers to sustainably scale your business to predictable revenues and profitability.

As a growing business, it is critical for you to have a business plan in place and interlink that with your start-up's everyday financial...

India has embarked on an ambitious journey to improve cities which will be home to more than 60% of the nation’s population by 2050. A plethora of initiatives under pioneering programs such as AMRUT 2.0 and Swacch Bharat Mission are driving innovation in the urban water sector.

While new...

Over the past decade, India has seen tremendous growth in urbanization, e-commerce activity, and first and last mile delivery requirements. Road freight emissions currently account for the majority of India’s total transport emissions. Alarmingly, by 2050, these emissions are set to grow by 451...

Join this upcoming webinar next week organized by the Land Accelerator South Asia with two exciting sessions on –

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This session will answer many questions about Intellectual Property Rights, covering topics like how to know if your idea,...

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is anonymously used with measuring of impact, management of data systems, research, auditing, building of log frame analysis, data collection etc. These measures are at times are used interchangeably depending on the stakeholders involved who are creating...

Customers are what make a product successful! Without customer demand, your innovation holds little to no value. Once you understand this, you need to create a sustainable and scalable business around your customer. A Business Model Canvas will do just that by helping you identify your business...

The Indian automotive industry is the fifth largest in the world and creates nearly 30 million jobs. However, the current transport sector is undergoing a seismic shift as the country moves towards the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) to support decarbonization goals. With India’s ambitious...

Solar PV and Wind energy in Tamil Nadu accounts for nearly 45% of the total installed capacity and 20-25% of generation mix. With India announcing an ambitious 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity target by 2030, utilities at the state level will play a crucial role in managing addition of...

WRI India, in collaboration with Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC), and supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, recently developed the Surat Clean Air Action Plan (SCAP) and the ‘Handbook of Clean Construction Practices.’

Building construction is...

Rajasthan is among the leading renewable energy (RE) states in India - with installed capacity of solar and wind at an impressive 37% of the state's total installed capacity. There is a significant opportunity for the state to achieve a higher renewable energy-based future - one that is...

The adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India is slowly taking a well-defined path of growth, especially in the e-2W and e-3W segments. Batteries form a critical component of EVs, accounting for nearly 30-40% of their total cost. The performance and safety of EVs are also linked with their...

Join us to listen to our five Land Accelerator South Asia alumni sharing their incredible entrepreneurial journey. Tips, strategies and connections have been most instrumental in their companies’ growth and greater impact. Know their stories and learn how an acceleration program like the Land...

Over 36 million children aged 5 and under live in India’s urban areas, many of them in vulnerable conditions. Studies indicate that healthy childhood development is highly affected by a child’s access to a safe and stimulating public realm, including green open spaces and opportunities to play....

Developing strong value chains for forest produce, particularly wood, can provide powerful economic incentives for growing more trees and thus restoring our land ecosystems. This restoration-based economy will not only help in improving livelihoods and incomes for tree growers, but also help in...

Electric bus (e-bus) adoption in India is gaining traction as multiple cities have embarked on the journey of electrifying their bus-based public transport systems in the recent years. This traction is aligned with the recent impetus from the Government of India to aggregate e-bus demand under...

India’s freight sector plays an important role in ensuring speedy, efficient, and economical transport of goods across the country. Today, close to 71% of the freight transported in the country is completed on road. Thus, road freight movement contributes significantly to transport related air...

The WRI’s The Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action, WRI India and grassroots NGO Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) have collaborated on a new working paper titled...

During the Conference of the Parties (COP21) developing nations emphasized the need for financial and technical support required to meet the climate goals set by the international community. Efficient mobilization of finance can provide the necessary infrastructure and impetus to the growth of...

At COP26 in Glasgow, India presented a long-term vision to go net-zero by 2070. Such vision would require deep decarbonization from all key economic sectors, especially the building and construction sector as it contributed to roughly 25% to India’s carbon emissions in 2016. Businesses are...

The Government of NCT of Delhi announced the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy in August 2020, with a vision to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in the city and to make Delhi, the EV Capital of India. The policy has already undertaken various initiatives and progressive steps to move...

Finding sustainable ways to power the transport system has long been a vital component in tackling the climate crisis globally. When it comes to personal 2-wheeler and 4-wheeler segments, electric vehicles will have a dominant role to play in the coming years. However, as the size of a vehicle...

Although hydrogen is a clean fuel, with multiple applications across industry, power, and mobility, its production from fossil fuels dilutes its potential as a decarbonizing vector. However, hydrogen produced from renewable sources is emission free and is considered a green fuel. One of the...

The Land Accelerator South Asia program supported 58 restoration entrepreneurs this year with funding support from IKEA Foundation and program support from our ecosystem partners Startup India, AGNIi, and Invest India...

World Resources Institute (WRI India) and Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) are organizing a stakeholder workshop to understand the requirements of cities to implement the interventions identified for control of road dust re-suspension and strengthen the already existing framework of actions for...

Date: 26 November 2021

Time: 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: The Claridges, New Delh

Read the policy paper here.

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Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is recognized globally as an opportunity to address the challenge of hunger, nutrition insecurity, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while also advancing economic development. A recently published working paper by WRI India and Food and Land Use (FOLU) India...

Widespread access to residential charging is critical for accelerating e-mobility in Indian cities. The amended Model Building Byelaws by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) recommend that 20% of all parking spaces in new multi-unit buildings, including residential buildings, be...

Many cities in the global south face unreliable, inadequate, or polluted supply of freshwater. Rapidly growing urban populations and increased competition for water across sectors, coupled with climate change, pose increasing risks to water supplies.

There is an urgent need for...

The past few years have seen the rise of impact investing as an important pillar in funding sustainability/restoration based start-ups. Impact investing seeks to add value to society. For the impact investors, value creation for society and financial returns are equally important.

For...

Marketing strategy is not only to put the startup and its products on a path to success, but also to guide the sales team. To create and implement a marketing strategy, you need to engage a marketing strategist who understands startups and your particular vertical and is experienced in both...

Currently energy generation and management model in India is centralized, marked by the unidirectional flow of electricity from large power plants to the consumer. Drawbacks of this system are inherent transmission losses and consumers’ dependence on the central grid.

DREG system can...

Extensive plantations or urban green infrastructure is one of the more cost-effective options that cities can adopt to mitigate air pollution, urban heat island effects, etc. Designing better plantation strategies with Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) plant species is a beneficial option...

The latest Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicle (FAME) notification discusses aggregation of demand for electric buses in 9 cities of India. At a time when public bus agencies are struggling to identify resources for fleet augmentation, central and state subsidies...

"Managing for Growth" - The art of developing a replicable model and accessing your customers to sustainably scale your business to predictable revenues and profitability. As a growing business, it is critical for you to have a business plan in place and interlink that to your start-ups everyday...

A 3-part dialogues series on exploring sustainable mobility solutions in Asia, the event is being conducted by the Asian Century Foundation (ACF) in partnership with WRI India Ross Center.

The dialogue series will focus on various aspects of ‘Sustainable Mobility’ in India, China and...

This session will advance into a Fireside chat with leading restoration entrepreneurs, post a 15-minute talk by sectoral expert from AGNIi (Accelerating Growth of New India's Innovations) about how AGNIi can help Land Accelerator start-ups in promoting their growth. The ultimate goal of this...

This workshop focuses on highlighting the array of support programs, grant opportunities, networks and government policies that exist in the Indian startup ecosystem. It will cover the benefits under the Startup India initiative offered to all startups in India and the nature of support that may...

Freight sector has gained a substantial foothold in the India markets with the onset and growth of eCommerce. During the COVID crisis freight transport highlighted its importance by ensuring steady movement of essential goods and medical supplies across the entire country. As a result, this...

The pandemic has affected millions worldwide with the virus hitting India particularly hard. At WRI India we lost a dear colleague Ravi (Ravindranath Ponnapureddy) to post-COVID-19 complications.

Ravi provided leadership to public transport planning at WRI India. He was passionate about...

Building your vision and mission early on in your venture can help you set up for success. Join Aritra Bhowmik and Ashna Rustagi from Sangam as they help you answer the top 3 questions you need to ask yourself to ensure that you’re on the right (for you!) track and with the right people....

India is targeting an ambitious renewable energy target of 450 gigawatts of installed capacity by 2030. But as of March 2021, nationwide installed capacity stood at 96 GW, about a fifth of the intended target. India would have to install 35 GW every year for the next 10 years if we are to...

WRI India, in partnership with Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), EcoCollab and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL), is organizing a four-part virtual stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Value-chain approach to decarbonizing the building and construction sector in India'....

As the government of Maharashtra rolls out an updated Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, there is a need to build a roadmap for its effective implementation by inviting perspectives from the EV industry, wider industry and prospective users.

The Town Hall (a part of a series of virtual public...

COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted bus-based public transport systems. These losses have occurred at a time when Indian bus transport already faces huge gaps in bus fleet and support infrastructure. The Government of India has allocated INR 18,000 crore, for deployment of 20,000 buses in...

WRI India is launching its report on ‘Powering Development in Climate Vulnerable Areas: The Role of Decentralized Solar Solutions in India’ on 20 April. Please join us for the report launch and panel discussion at 5 PM IST.

Watch the full event here...

India will launch the National Hydrogen Energy Mission (NHEM) in 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated in her budget speech on February 1. Considering India’...

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A shift towards clean energy for public transport brings multi-dimensional benefits. Despite this, the adoption has been varied and uneven in scale. The major barriers in accelerating e-bus adoption include the high upfront cost, issues related to planning the charging infrastructure, and...

WRI India, in partnership with CII, is pleased to announce the fourth session of its MSME Training Series, aimed to facilitate a transition towards a low-carbon, profitable and resilient MSME sector.

WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR HERE...

Over the last 7 years, WRI India, through its flagship initiative Green Power Market Development Group (GPMDG) has worked with C&I consumers to scale up Renewable Energy (RE) in India by supporting them with transactions, informing about government policies, and piloting some innovative...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

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Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Inviting Narratives for WASH & Healthy Space Initiatives & Challenges

Are you an independent scholar, writer, or a communicator based in India with a track record of writing on urbanization, sustainable development, climate change, water, human development, or...

The journey towards climate-resilient, low-carbon operations begins with accounting and reporting your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This initial step can open huge mitigation opportunities for companies and MSMEs, allowing them to reduce costs, build preparedness towards regulatory risks,...

Cities being the engines of growth and centres for economic, social & cultural development, are also the biggest consumers of energy. Cities contribute to 70% of global CO2 emissions, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste contributing towards climate change. Further, air...

Ensuring daily operations, meeting growing passenger demands on quality and reducing costs – these are the challenges transport companies face, every single day. Fulfilling these requirements begins at the depots, where buses are prepared for daily operation, cleaned, refueled, maintained and...

Join us for the third session of the workshop series on ‘Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Road Safety’. This session will discuss the planning and designing of physical infrastructure and strategic solutions that ensure road safety within a TOD project.

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Pollution in Indian cities has earned global notoriety. 14 out of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India and vehicular emissions contribute to a large share of this pollution.

Here is the full recording of the event....

WRI India is delighted to launch a new series of virtual Book Talks that engage with timely and compelling new books, and discuss their implications for policy and action.

Please join us for a discussion between Prof Chinmay Tumbe, author of India Moving: A History of Migration, and Dr....

Road transport in India is dominant both in terms of traffic share and contribution to the economy. Road transport – the largest consumer of commercial fuel energy within the transportation system – accounts for 87% of the emissions from this sector.

Despite its impact on transport...

WRI India is delighted to launch a new series of virtual Book Talks that engage with timely and relevant new books, and discuss their implications for policy and action.

Please join us for a discussion with Prof Michael Mendez, author of Climate Change from the Streets: How...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the highly inequitable nature of economic impacts with MSMEs being the worst hit, despite playing a critical role in the economy. Climate change poses a similar challenge, with disastrous and inequitable impacts across economies, industry and vulnerable...

The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has only highlighted the need to put nature at the center of the rebuilding efforts, not only to build back better, but also to prevent a future pandemic. Nature-based Solutions (NBS) are the way forward to build resilient cities and this is...

The ongoing pandemic has led to a drop in public transport as well as private vehicles, leading to a surge in cycling across the world. Indian cities too have seen a growth in bicycle usage and...

Download the press release hereJuly 17, 2020

The World Resources Institute India, along with Sangam Ventures, New Delhi is proud to introduce the first...

As the country slowly moves out of the COVID-19 lockdown, restoration of public transport systems is fundamental. The economy will not truly be opened unless workers are able to move to their places of work and goods are able to move from where they are produced to where they are consumed. Not...

Our reliance on nature is well known and widely acknowledged. The World Economic Forum recently noted that half of the world’s GDP is highly or moderately dependent on nature and for every dollar spent on nature restoration, at least $9 of economic benefits can be expected. These benefits can...

The COVID-19 crisis has compelled us to introspect on our way of life and on the nature of economic growth. Can our consumption choices be less wasteful? Can production processes be less extractive?

World Resources Institute (WRI) and Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have been...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced that our health, economy, and environment are all connected. As the world emerges into a ‘new normal’, it has become even more critical to cut down emissions. Market-based instruments have an important role in achieving this.

Missed...

Bus-based public transport systems are the most preferred mode for passenger transport in India. However, the available bus systems are inadequate to meet the travel needs of the growing population. There is a huge gap in the existing bus fleet and support infrastructure required to operate an...

Do you have an innovative solution to intervene, or prevent, suspended solid waste and invasive plants from impacting coastal public spaces? We want to hear from you!

Participate in WRI India’s first Coastal Public Space Challenge.

The Coastal Public Space...

India can ensure healthy diets for its growing population, improve livelihoods and plug waste by adopting better food and land use practices

New Delhi, January 10, 2020 – With a population projected to reach...

During the beginning of September 2019, WRI India took its first initiative towards the faster adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Northeast India by participating in a discussion with the Government of Assam for drafting the Assam EV policy, its implementation and its wider impact in India...

World Resources Institute India (WRI India) cordially invites you to participate in a workshop for media professionals on “Know What We Inhale: An Introduction to the Science of Air Pollution” in Delhi on 20 September 2019.

The workshop is aimed at enhancing the understanding of air...

Tamil Nadu's new Solar Policy introduced in 2019 has set a target of 3600 MW solar generation for the consumer categories - commercial, industrial, agriculture and residential. While the wheels have been set in motion, there are still several roadblocks in achieving this target as per its...

Around the world, cities are changing. We are witnessing advances in digital innovation, a shift towards a shared economy, and vast improvements in technology. Increasing instances of extreme weather have resulted in a greater urgency to move towards sustainable lifestyles and a paradigm shift...

WRI India invites you to attend the India Land Development Conference 2019 and participate in the following sessions:

Masterclass on the Restoration Opportunities Atlas of India

Who: Marie Duraisami, Dr. K M Jayahari, Sidhtharthan Seagrin, Dr. Ruchika Singh...