Shakti Foundation
Roadmap for Parking Reforms in Indian Cities DOWNLOAD
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Anuradha Saigal & Divya Bawa
Published in special edition of Terra Green (TERI), Volume 16, February 2024 “The SDGs represent a global agenda; they require local action to achieve them.” Achievement of any of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require concerted global efforts to achieve all of them. While international collaborations and national policies have crucial significance in this […]
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Rishabh Jain Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), and Vivek Chandran, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Published by: cnbctv18.com on Mar 15, 2024 India has taken some commendable steps and initiatives at national and international levels to increase country’s participation in critical minerals and clean energy value chain, writes CEEW’s Rishabh Jain and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation’s Vivek Chandran. Critical minerals are often called the ‘new oil’ since they find significant […]
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Sakshi Nathani
With rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, the industry sector is poised for substantial growth given flagship initiatives including Make in India, AtmaNirbharBharat, Housing for All, Smart Cities, etc. that are expected to promote manufacturing in the country. Estimates suggest that about 70% of India’s infrastructure is yet to be built. In the next two decades, the […]
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Priyadarshini Alok
The Air Quality Index considers eight pollutants namely, (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3, and Pb).
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Shubhashis Dey
Regional Climate Foundations Presenting Inspirational Stories from Global South
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Siddharth Arora
Siddharth Arora, Associate Director, Shakti, recently embarked on an enlightening journey across three nations and six cities for an Offshore Wind Study Tour from October 9 -13, 2023
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Kartikey Sharma
In November 2023, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), the apex governing body responsible for regulating the workings of the Indian carbon market
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Dr Sachin Kumar and Manu Maudgal
The recent G20 meeting in Delhi, India, called for building a sustainable and equitable global hydrogen ecosystem.
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Manu Maudgal
Climate change is at the heart of development plans today. All major economies have adopted PM Modi’s national commitments on net zero and aim to propel economic development and raise overall standard
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Suchitra Subramaniyan
The ozone layer, a delicate gas shield, that safeguards Earth from the sun’s harmful rays. It plays a crucial role in preserving life on our planet.
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Riya Bhandari
The pace of India’s clean energy transition has accelerated with the announcement of India’s short and long-term climate goals at the Conference
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Kruthika Jerome
Green growth has been highlighted as one of the four transformative opportunities in “the first budget of Amrit Kaal”, envisioned to shape the country’s future leading up to its 100th year of independence in 2047.
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Shakti Foundation
Manu Maudgal, Head–Corporate & Philanthropic Engagement; Sachin Kumar Director, Industry, Building & Cooling Programmes and Antara Bose, Coordinator–Corporate & Philanthropic Engagement
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Shakti Foundation
As we usher in an era of green industrial and economic transition, it is important to consider how we can re-imagine the new developmental paradigm.
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Priyadarshini Alok
On completion of 75 years of Independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to transform India into a developed country by the centenary of India’s independence in 2047. This means that…
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Siddharth Arora
The Ministry of Power (MoP), in its notification dated November 7, 2022 has sought stakeholder comments and suggestions for the implementation of Renewable Generation Obligation on…
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Manu Maudgal
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend conclaves of seemingly diverse communities—investors focussed on impact and corporates focussed on deploying philanthropic capital on…
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Vedant Monger
Climate-related disasters have become more frequent in recent years. Most notable among recent events was the unprecedented flooding, a conflation of glacial melting…
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Suchitra Subramaniyan
With the energy demand in India increasing, there is a need to focus on the recycling aspect of lithium-ion batteries. The rapid technology evolution also provides a boost to support…
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Manu Maudgal
Climate change is here and now. With over 80 per cent of India’s districts are vulnerable to climate change, and it is in India’s interest to make development choices that provide…
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Electric Mobility Team, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Electric vehicles (EVs) are emerging at the forefront of driving the shift in mobility away from traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to more sustainable options.
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Electric Mobility Team, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Major countries across the world are pledging to switch to electric mobility, and…
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Electric Mobility Team, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
World EV Day is marked globally…
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Ria Ranjan Srivastava
The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is celebrated on 7th September every year and the theme…
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Priyadarshini Alok
The Himalayas offer a unique landscape. The region extends across 13 states in India. This region amounts to approximately…
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Benora Desouza and Aditi Sinha
As the impacts of climate change intensify, more and more young people are joining the movement for positive…
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Aditi Sinha
On April 4, 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the final chapter of its sixth…
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Interview with Koyel Kumar Mandal
Koyel Kumar Mandal, Chief of Programs at Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, speaks with India Development Review…
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Aditi Sinha
India had, at COP26, declared to the world its strong commitments to attain net zero status by 2070. The target is…
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Aditi Sinha
The centrepiece climate change event of 2021 is over, and an agreement has been reached. The Glasgow Pact…
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Aditi Sinha
For nearly three decades, the UN has been bringing together countries for global climate summits, known as COPs, or…
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Aditi Sinha
In about a week from today, world leaders will gather at COP26 in Glasgow. The pressure is on for countries to urgently…
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Aditi Sinha
We spoke with Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Change Economics and Policy at the Smith School and the…
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Manu Maudgal and Akanksha Golchha
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the Indian power distribution sector to a tipping point—reform or perish.
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LEAD at Krea University
Unlocking India’s Green Recovery : Bridging Global Approaches with Local Priorities With the second wave of the pandemic…
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Saloni Sachdeva
Global Wind Day is observed every year on June 15. According to globalwindday.org, it is a day…
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Nidhi Madan
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that a rapid transition is required to limit the…
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Jamshyd Godrej and Anshu Bharadwaj,
In recent weeks, there have been media reports on the possibility of India announcing net zero emission targets. This…
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Anshu Bharadwaj, Jamshyd Godrej
The global debate on combating climate change is in a decisive phase. The recent extreme weather events in Uttarakhand…
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Aditi Sinha
Communicating about climate change has never been easy. The subject is complex, marred by uncertainties and tends to…
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Gayatri Ramanathan
As one sits down to write this piece, the number of COVID-19 cases in India is over 50,000, global infections…
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Vivek Sen
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected all sectors of the global economy. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
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Vaishali Sharma and Shubhashis Dey
The COVID-19 outbreak has deracinated life across the globe to expose the structural weaknesses of our system, such as…
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Shishir Soti
We are living through the Anthropocene, a geological age defined by the influence of humans on our environment. The impact…
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Shubhashis Dey
India has endorsed the long-term UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) target of limiting…
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Vidvatta Sharma
Climate change is no longer a thing of the distant future. It is happening as we speak and is reflected in the increasingly…
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Krishan Dhawan
The recent decision by Maruti Suzuki, which has a 51 per cent market share, to stop producing and selling diesel cars from April…
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Krishan Dhawan
As the country seeks to provide power and other basic public services, it needs to do so on a basis that is both affordable, accessible…
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Vivek Sen and Saloni Sachdeva
Distribution, the crucial link between power generation plants and end users, presents a complex challenge that…
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Aditi Sinha
The rooftop solar sector in India is gradually gaining momentum. More and more home owners as well as businesses are expressing…
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Shishir Soti
Philanthropy can play an important role in achieving India’s ambitious climate goals. Less than 2 percent of global…
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Mr. Krishan Dhawan
There are many reasons to encourage electric mobility (EM) in India. These include environmental—replacing ICE engines
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Mr. Krishan Dhawan
Under the recently announced GST guidelines, the Government made clear what it thought about hybrid cars, which…
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