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Reaching for Urban Prosperity: A Public Space Opportunity

  • Public Transport
  • Urban Planning
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
Unit 1 Market, Bhubaneshwar
  • Public Transport
  • Urban Planning
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
Perspectives

Worlds of Water: 5 Books to Understand India’s Water Systems

  • Water Security
  • Water Quality
  • Water Risk
  • Climate Resilience
  • Sustainable Development Goals
Integration of blue and green cover will be critical for sustenance and resilience of city-regions.
  • Water Security
  • Water Quality
  • Water Risk
  • Climate Resilience
  • Sustainable Development Goals
Perspectives

How Can We Preserve Trees on Private Lands?

  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Greening
  • Climate Resilience
Old tamarind tree besides the author’s ancestral plot
  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Greening
  • Climate Resilience
Perspectives

Differential Vulnerability and its Importance in Resilience Planning

  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Planning
Commuters wade through flooded streets after heavy rainfall in Guwahati, Assam. Photo by Shutterstock.
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Planning
Perspectives

5 Opportunities for Micro-greening in Low-income Urban Settlements

  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Greening
  • Community Engagement
Demo micro-greening house showcasing community micro-greening initiatives in Mumbai. Photo by Priya Shinde/Transforming M Ward Project, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Resilience
  • Urban Greening
  • Community Engagement
Perspectives
Reading the City: Book Recommendations for Seeing Indian Cities Differently
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Cities
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
Perspectives

Decarbonizing the Aviation Sector: The Role of Hydrogen

  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Low Carbon Development
Migrating to newer technologies, like sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), battery electric or green hydrogen has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from aviation. Photo by Ross Parmly/Unsplash.
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Low Carbon Development
Perspectives
Caregivers resting while their children play in the family-friendly public space along Poovath Street. Photo by Visakha KA/WRI India.
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Cities
Perspectives

A Case for Livable Neighborhoods

  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Air Quality
  • Sustainable Cities
The pedestrian plaza at Balekundri Circle, Bengaluru. Bengaluru Smart City Limited and the city traffic police joined hands with WRI India to redesign this junction into a safe, pedestrian-friendly intersection. Photo by Chetan Sodaye/WRI India.
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Air Quality
  • Sustainable Cities
Perspectives

Delhi’s Air Quality Needs Data-Driven Action

  • Air Pollution
  • Air Quality
  • Air Quality Management
Hazy winter morning. Photo by Rajesh Mindy for WRI India.
  • Air Pollution
  • Air Quality
  • Air Quality Management
Perspectives

Why are Hydrogen Hubs Crucial for Accelerating Green Hydrogen Adoption?

  • Renewable Energy
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Low Carbon Development
A green hydrogen pipeline. Photo by Shutterstock.
  • Renewable Energy
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Low Carbon Development
Perspectives
Lithium-ion can be repurposed through second-life applications to utilize their capacity. Photo by Shutterstock.
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Batteries
  • EV Batteries
Perspectives
The city of Jaipur ranks high on the global climate vulnerability index. Photo by Siddharth Thyagarajan/WRI India.
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Urban Greening
  • Nature-based Solutions
Perspectives

India’s First Water Body Census: Connecting the Missing Links

  • Urban Water
  • Water and Land Resources
  • Water Bodies
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
A thriving water body amidst a city. Photo by Shutterstock
  • Urban Water
  • Water and Land Resources
  • Water Bodies
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
Perspectives

Measuring Urbanization: Why India Needs to Re-think its Methodology

  • Urban Planning
  • Cities
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Economic. & Regional Planning
Indian Urbanization. Photo by Sanket Shah/Unsplash.
  • Urban Planning
  • Cities
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Economic. & Regional Planning
Perspectives

Building Safe School Zones: A Collective Responsibility

  • Road Safety
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Sustainable Cities
Breathing Unequally: Impact of Air Pollution on Women
  • Road Safety
  • Livable Neighbourhoods
  • Sustainable Cities
Perspectives

How Vulnerable is Indian Manufacturing to Climate Risks?

  • Climate Resilience
  • Sustainable Cities
India’s manufacturing sector remains exposed to many hazards including climate risks. Photo by @A221/Unsplash.
  • Climate Resilience
  • Sustainable Cities
Perspectives

Trees for Cities

  • Urban Greening
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Urban Resilience
  • Nature-based Solutions
Cubbon Park, Bangalore. Photo by Pasqualino Capobianco/Unsplash.
  • Urban Greening
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Urban Resilience
  • Nature-based Solutions
Engaging with local communities in the design, planning and implementation of NbS is critical to determining the impact of these solutions.
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Nature-based Solutions
  • Climate Resilience
Perspectives

Green Hydrogen Adoption in Fertilizer Manufacturing: Opportunities and Challenges

  • GHG emissions
  • Low Carbon Development
  • Low Emission Zones
Green hydrogen can be employed in India’s fertilizer industry and ensure food security while enabling resilient agricultural value chains
  • GHG emissions
  • Low Carbon Development
  • Low Emission Zones