As WRI India CEO I am committed to Institutional Building, Systems Thinking, developing an understanding of Cities, Transport, Energy and Food to drive change.
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24 Nov 2025
Honored to share inputs on addressing challenges of India’s emerging urbanisation during the Pre-Budget Consultation chaired by Hon’ble FM @nsitharaman. Shaping resilient and inclusive cities will be key to India’s future.
21 Nov 2025
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman chairs the 12th Pre-Budget Consultation with the experts and stakeholders from the #Urbanisation sector in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi, today.
The meeting was also attended by Secretary @MoHUA_India; the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, and senior officials of @FinMinIndia.
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We are honoured to welcome BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO @NITIAayog to #ConnectKaro 2024. He will present the keynote address at the opening plenary on 'Pathways to Low-Carbon Equitable Development in India' .
Date: 11th September
Time: 9.45 am – 11.00 am
Venue: Stein Auditorium, IHC
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16 Aug 2024
I am thrilled to announce #ConnectKaro2024, @WRIIndia's flagship knowledge event is coming soon.
Keep a look out for updates, including the registration link on the WRI India handle.
For more details, see here: connectkaro.org/
#CK24 #greenaction #urbanization #seminar
Our flagship event #ConnectKaro 2024 is coming soon!
Connect Karo offers a dynamic dialogic space for stakeholders to come together to explore meaningful responses to critical environmental and sustainability challenges
See the #CK2024 agenda: rb.gy/avv3cz
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14 Aug 2024
Catch my piece in The Week on potential pathways for India to make a just, equitable and inclusive transition to clean energy, essential to meet the country's climate targets: shorturl.at/oX9w8
#justransition #equitabletransition #cleanenergy #netzerotarget #climatechange
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12 Aug 2024
I had the absolute pleasure to host a conversation between @AUThackeray and Claudia Lopez, two people with visions to transform their cities to be thriving, livable, climate forward and resilient, at @WRIIndia's Mumbai office.
Thank you both for your time, insights and wisdom.
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30 Jul 2024
The Indian textiles and apparel sector is a cornerstone of our economy, employing 95.97 lakh workers across 40 lakh MSMEs. With 60% of the workforce being women, it is key to gender-inclusive employment. However, climate change poses significant risks. (1/2)
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30 Jul 2024
Pratibha Syntex, an MSME in Indore, tackled this by using a continuous tumbler dryer to cut GHG emissions and water use. Instead of layoffs, they reskilled their staff, ensuring a smooth, people-centered transition. #SustainableTextiles #GreenTransition #WomenInTextiles (2/2)
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1 Jul 2024
I spoke to @divyajshekhar from @ForbesIndia on the slew of green public policy initiatives and how decoupling the project preparation and project finance phases in these could spurt green job growth.
Read here for more: shorturl.at/fVgiE
#greenjobs #sustainability
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14 Jun 2024
As the nodal agency, KREDL, along with Agriculture Dept, @BBMPCOMM, @BDACommissioner, @kptcl_official, @rdprgok, @NammaBESCOM, @MESCOM_Official, @CESCMysore, @KUIDFCL, @WRIIndia and more are crucial for implementing this vital policy.
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30 May 2024
The aviation industry accounted for 2.4% of global CO2 emissions in 2022. Decarbonizing this sector is important, given that air travel could more than double by 2050.
It is crucial for the aviation industry to find ways to reduce emissions.
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30 May 2024
This interesting and important blog by my colleagues Guncha Munjal and Garima Dwivedi studies these newer technologies and explores the challenges related to hydrogen in commercial aviation: wri-india.org/blog/decarboni…
#aviationfuels #airfuels
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16 May 2024
As we all face this scorching heat wave, I spoke to NDTV about measures to mitigate and adapt.
See here for more: youtube.com/watch?v=E2bMOIin…
#heatwave #summer #India #heatislandeffect #heat #urbanheat #cities
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26 Apr 2024
Adolescents account for 20.9% of the total population of India.
Through the 'Safe, Vibrant and Healthy Public Spaces' project, under the @FondationBotnar Healthy Cities for Adolescents (HCA) Program, we are working to give voice to adolescents needs in terms of public spaces.
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26 Apr 2024
Watch our recent webinar on how co-creating public spaces fulfil adolescents' need for safety, autonomy and social interaction: shorturl.at/oLQR6
Read this blog on the need for youth-led urban development: l1nq.com/zZaFS
#adolescent #PublicSafety #safespace
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22 Apr 2024
Today is #InternationalEarthDay and I'd like to highlight the wonderful 'Mumbai Greening Handbook', which I am very proud of.
In December 2023, @WRIIndia launched this guidebook, in collaboration with The Garden Department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (@mybmc).
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22 Apr 2024
This handbook offers Mumbai residents end-to-end guidance how to plant and nurture vegetation across all scales – from balcony garden boxes to large plots.
See here for the handbook: rb.gy/18i29z
#EarthDay2024 #EarthDay24 #greening
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16 Apr 2024
The India Forum for Nature based solutions is a platform of engagement on urban Nature based Solutions in India which will mainstream such solutions through peer-to-peer exchange of best practices, technical training and knowledge sharing: nbs4india.org/
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16 Apr 2024
The #NbS4India Connect routinely put out newsletters about its work. Catch the latest newsletter on India's first Water Fund in Action, proposed by the The Nature Conservancy (@nature_org) India Solutions (NCIS) here: lnkd.in/gja6JS-7
#nature #ClimateActionNow
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12 Apr 2024
In 2021, @WRIIndia partnered with Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic), @DelhiPwd and @TransportDelhi to improve road and pedestrian safety at the Delhi Gate intersection.
In April 2021 put together a new trial design to address issues we found at Delhi Gate.
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12 Apr 2024
In 2023, the Delhi Gate intersection with these new features was permanently implemented by the Delhi PWD.
The redesign is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies (@BloombergDotOrg) Initiative for Global Road Safety.
For more see here: rb.gy/2tpsxm
#RoadSafety
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