Architect and Urban designer

Joined March 2021
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#ConnectKaro2025 | Safer Streets for Tomorrow | Launch of a landmark report on Mumbai's decade-long journey toward safer streets, offering insights into how pedestrian-first design, policy reform and systemic change can guide Indian cities. #RoadSafety #StreetDesign #Publication
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Speaking at the 3rd Anniversary of e-FAST India Summit 2025 organised by @NITIAayog, Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary, MHI, highlighted Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi’s vision of India’s transition towards Net Zero by 2070 and the pivotal role of EVs in this journey, calling them a “silent revolution”. He underlined the key drivers of electrification—reducing Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants (POL) imports, mitigating environmental challenges, and strengthening India’s domestic manufacturing base. Emphasising sustainable growth, he stressed the need to build resilient supply chains, address critical resources like rare earth magnets, and enhance the role of indigenous industry in heavy-duty trucks, buses, and charging infrastructure. He further added that while challenges remain, converging interests across stakeholders can accelerate India’s progress towards a cleaner, greener, and more self-reliant mobility ecosystem. #MHI #EFAST #NetZero #EVs #ElectricVehicles
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Despite the ongoing crunch in funding, there are untapped opportunities that could drive India's #CleanEnergy drive, WRI India CEO @madpai tells PTI in an interview.
VIDEO | About 83 per cent of green energy transition is funded domestically and sectors need to figure out how to unlock international finance, said WRI India CEO Madhav Pai. "Only 17 per cent of the funding (for green energy transition) comes from abroad. But there is plenty of international finance available and we have to figure out how to unlock this," Pai told PTI in an interview. The WRI India CEO was speaking on the sidelines of WRI India's annual event Connect Karo, during which the independent research organisation signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several organisations. (Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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VIDEO | Today, up to 20 per cent of greenhouse gases come from food loss and waste of food before it reaches the mandi, said WRI India CEO Madhav Pai, adding that better packaging, storage facilities, and transport can help prevent such losses. "About 20 per cent of greenhouse gases come from food loss and waste. Food loss refers to the amount of food that is lost before it even reaches the mandi. There is a tremendous loss between the farm and the retail mandi in the city. Reducing those losses requires better packaging, storage, processing, and good transport - all of which are parts of the green transition. The real challenge is how to catalyze small businesses. If we are able to support them with the necessary finance and market access, then we can truly create a green transition that goes beyond just products; it is about building an entire marketplace for green transition," Pai told PTI in an interview. (Full video available on PTI Videos - ptivideos.com)
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Join us on October 5th. We're going to understand the principles of street design from urban planners at @WRIIndia. With @SocratusW we are going to then go into Iblur junction identify major issues and what can be fixed.
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MHI, alongside WRI India, PwC, FICCI, and SIAM, convened a pivotal dialogue on EV financing. Chaired by Additional Secretary MHI, @DrHanifQ, the session delved into tackling issues like tenure, interest rates, and resale value, driving the uptake of electric vehicles. #EVs #MHI
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Review article entitled “Towards anxiety alleviating streetscape design: A comprehensive literature review” by @SaynaAnand & Tina Pujara of @iitroorkee has been accepted! #Cities4Health Register & sign up for new content alerts at tandfonline.com/journals/rca…
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26 Nov 2023
Celebrating #RaahgiriAt10! Congratulations to @Raahgiri_Fdn, @dtptraffic & all the partners as we celebrate a decade of reclaiming streets for people! @WRIIndia is proud to have played a pivotal role in this journey right since its inception! #WRIRoadSafety #SaferByDesign (1/2)
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Under the @BloombergDotOrg Initiative for Global #RoadSafety, WRI led a capacity-building workshop with engineers from Dhaka North City Corp addressing ⬇️ 🚶Safer pedestrian infrastructure 🛣️Tools to test design solutions #WRIRoadSafety @cadriazola, @larson_kelly, @BeckyBavs
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2 May 2023
Still cannot believe this exists
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Thanks News Trail for having me on the panel. ------ #Declog Bengaluru, A conclave to explore strategies to decongest Bengaluru and deep dive into #RoadSafety and #Mobility In collaboration with the Transport Department of Government of Karnataka.
#Declog #Bengaluru | Evolve better standards for #urbanstreets and engage with the right experts: -#CivilEngineering to construct the streets. -#UrbanDesign to determine effective street design and humanize streets. -#TrafficEngineering to ensure effective movement of all users.
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#Declog #Bengaluru | Evolve better standards for #urbanstreets and engage with the right experts: -#CivilEngineering to construct the streets. -#UrbanDesign to determine effective street design and humanize streets. -#TrafficEngineering to ensure effective movement of all users.
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#Bengaluru set to get its streets safer - One Junction at a Time Redesigning 75 critical junctions in Bengaluru with the intent of smoothening traffic flow and making the junctions safer for all road users. @BBMPAdmn @blrcitytraffic @WRIIndia @WRICitiesIndia @BloombergDotOrg
Hon’ble @CMofKarnataka Sri @BSBommai launched 'Suraksha 75 Mission 2023' undertaken by BBMP & BTP to make 75 junctions safer for all road users with support from @WRICitiesIndia under the @BloombergDotOrg Road Safety Initiative. @BBMPAdmn @blrcitytraffic
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Inviting Entries! Mahra Rohtak Play(ce)making Competition 2.0! Calling all young architects, urban designers and planners to reimagine public spaces in #Rohtak to make them safer and accessible for all- especially youth. Register Now: bit.ly/3mGhLs2 #WRIRoadSafety

Inviting Entries! Mahra Rohtak Play(ce)making Competition 2.0! Calling all young architects, urban designers and planners to reimagine public spaces in #Rohtak to make them safer and accessible for all- especially youth. Register Now: bit.ly/3mGhLs2 #WRIRoadSafety
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Way to go @AnmolJaggi !
My BluSmart driver today was this confident young lady called Chanchal. (The Tigor EV was new, with a lot of wrapping still in place.) Office area has lots of these cabs, because they have a charging hub on our NP building sixth floor
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VIP Parking for big useless SUVs !! I mean why we need SUVs in a city like Delhi? Walmart is 40km away or what?
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What’s your favourite speed? #WorldBollardAssociation
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Todays bike ride-Intersection of golf course ext road and Artemis road. She deserves a presidents bravery medal! @manashuman @Raahgiri_Fdn @SarikaPanda @amitabhk87 @HTGurgaon @TOIGurgaon @cmohry #RoadSafety #rightowalk pls understand that roads are not only for cars @DC_Gurugram
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