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#WebinarAlert WRI India, Prayas (Energy Group), Pune and Sustainable Futures Collaborative are jointly hosting a webinar on the Transport sector under the Energy Transition Preparedness Initiative (ETPI). This webinar will delve into the findings from our study across ten Indian states that account for more than 50% of India’s transport sector emissions. 📆 Date: 25 April 2024, Thursday 🕓 3 pm to 4 pm 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gWz7sTaR ETPI is a multi-sectoral project studying energy transition across the electricity, transport, and buildings sectors. Know more about the initiative at https://etpi.in/. #ETPIWebinar #DecarbonizingTransport #EVMatters #PublicTransport    Pawan Mulukutla | Avinash Dubedi | Aloke Mukherjee | Aswathy K P | Bharath Jairaj

Governments around the world are integrating electric buses into public transportation by offering support through policies and incentives. Will operating e-buses prove to be sustainable will largely depend on battery performance and its lifespan.   The EV battery lifespan is affected by external stress factors such as temperature, state of charge (SoC), depth of discharge (DoD), and charging rate (C-rate). Battery degradation leads to a loss of capacity over time, both when the vehicle is not in use (calendar aging) and during charging and discharging (cycle aging).   In a #WRIIndia Working Paper titled 'Real-world Electric Bus Operation: Trend in Technology, Performance, Degradation and Lifespan of Batteries' Parveen Kumar, PhD, Pawan Mulukutla and Priyansh Doshi, identify the best scenarios for optimal battery life in e-bus operations in the Indian context. They also suggest ways to improve battery life, in e-buses, by collecting real-world local data and optimizing how e-buses are used, both in India and globally.   Read the paper to know more: https://bit.ly/442h9P4   #ElectricVehicles #BatteryTechnology #EVMatters Mitradev Sahoo | LALIT MUDHOLKAR | Abhishek Meshram | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH | | SANTOSH KUMAR J | Rohan Singh Bais ⚡🔋♻️🇮🇳 | Souvik Bhattacharjya | Sanjay Bhatia | Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd | LOHUM Exigo Recycling | NITI Aayog | Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways - India | Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) | Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service | BMTC | Transport for Delhi | Brihanmumbai Electric Supply And Transport Undertaking (Best) | PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited) | WEST BENGAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD. | SURAT SITILINK LIMITED | Telangana State Road Transport Corporation | Shyamasis Das Anindita Bhattacharjee

📢 Event alert   Meet akansha saklani, Energy Access Explorer Lead, WRI India at the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands   📅 Date: Friday, April 19  🕒 Time: 1 - 5pm CEST 📍 Venue: Burgemeester Oudlaan 50 Building: Bayle Building, Room: J3-43   This year, the Congress theme revolves around "Redesigning Energy for People and Planet," with a focused exploration of the following themes:   ➡ Navigating New Energy Maps: Bridging the emerging realities of global energy transitions. ➡ Refuelling the Future: Leveraging a diverse mix of energy sources, solutions, and services. ➡ Humanising Energy: Engaging people and communities in driving global energy transitions. ➡ Pathfinding with the World Energy Trilemma: Connecting energy security, affordability, and sustainability. ➡ Closing the Gaps: Enabling faster, fairer, and more inclusive energy transitions.   Akansha, will be conducting a Master Class: Refueling the Future. This will be focused on an integrated and inclusive approach to refuel the energy future. 👉 Link to register: https://lnkd.in/gHseAYHT Abdul Khalid, Dimitris Mentis, PhD, Harsha Meenawat, Shikha Anand Ph.D.

Air pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks globally. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution is responsible for 7 million premature deaths worldwide while a study co-conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research revealed that air pollution in India resulted in a staggering 1.67 million deaths in 2019. Air pollution is often not visible as polluting particles like PM2.5 are way too small to be seen by the naked eye and besides impacting our health, air pollution also affects crop production, disrupts rainfall patterns and contributes to global warming.    #KnowYourAir #AirQuality #AirWeShare #AirPollution #CleanAirForAll #TogetherForCleanAir #AirPollutionAwareness Bhavay Sharma | Prakash Doraiswamy | Prayash Giria

📢 #WebinarAlert WRI India, Prayas (Energy Group), Pune and Sustainable Futures Collaborative are jointly hosting a webinar on Building sector under the Energy Transition Preparedness Initiative (ETPI). This webinar will delve into the findings from our study across ten Indian states and 5 themes pertaining to the Building Sector.   📆 Date: 23 April 2024, Tuesday 🕓 3 pm to 4.30 pm 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/g6pzUWwM   ETPI is a multi-sectoral project studying energy transition across the electricity, transport, and buildings sectors. Know more about the initiative at https://etpi.in/.   #BuildingSector #GreenBuildings #ETPIWebinar #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #Energy #RenewableEnergy Bharath Jairaj | Sumedha Malaviya | Deepak Tewari | Rushabh Soni | Ann Josey | Ashwini K Swain | Ahona Datta Gupta

India has made significant progress in electrifying its public bus fleet. With close to 8,000 electric buses already in operation, India aims to expedite the shift to electric mobility by deploying 50,000 e-buses by 2027 and phasing out 800,000 diesel buses over the next 8-10 years. The PM e-bus Sewa Scheme, which aims to introduce 10,000 e-buses on city routes nationwide, is a crucial step towards setting the stage for global efforts to reduce carbon emissions in transportation.    However, realizing this transition requires a comprehensive strategy, including privatizing city bus services, establishing organized bus networks in smaller cities, promoting electric vehicle adoption, enhancing urban mobility, transitioning to electric-powered city transport, and optimizing costs in urban transportation systems.   In this article in Hindustan Times, Dr. O.P. Agarwal and Pawan Mulukutla delve into potential approaches to ensure efficient e-bus operations.   Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4d8m3yq   #EBusMission #PublicTransport #ElectricVehicles #EVMatters NITI Aayog | Ministry of Road Transport & Highways - India | Ministry Of Heavy Industries | Convergence Energy Services Limited | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | Transport for Delhi | Brihanmumbai Electric Supply And Transport Undertaking (Best) | BMTC | AHMEDABAD JANMARG LIMITED | Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service | SURAT SITILINK LIMITED | PMPML (Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited) | Sudhendu J. Sinha | Amitabh Kant | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) | Madhav Pai | Avinash Dubedi | Chintan Daftardar | Aparna Vijaykumar | Manish Dutta Pandey | Sanjay Bhatia | Yash Pratap Singh | Mahak Dawra | Mohit Yadav | Divya Holani | Riddhi Patel

Are you passionate about leveraging media to drive positive change? Join us at WRI India as a Senior Associate in our Core Communications team! We're seeking someone with 4-7 years of experience in media coordination and communication strategies. If you're ready to make an impact on environmental issues and social development, apply now! If this isn't you, please share with and tag people you think would benefit from this opportunity. 👉 Click here to know more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gYFJuWSB Tanushree Venkatraman | Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Shalini Singh | Aditi Sundan | Bodhisattva Sen Roy | Rama Thoopal | Ankita Rajeshwari | Steffi Olickal | Ahona Datta Gupta | Shivani Shah

“Inadequate safety elements, and unscientific design of road infrastructure, increases the likelihood of vehicular and pedestrian conflicts leading to crashes and fatalities. Civic authorities must consider holistic road safety measures,” points out Chetan Sodaye. Road safety measures such as improving road signage, enhancing pedestrian infrastructure with marked crossings and refuge islands, and deploying speed calming devices like speed humps and raised intersections make streets safer by design for all – especially for vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists. Incorporating policies that allow design consultants to take up such projects, and implementing these measures, at the right locations, is key!  WRI India is supporting two initiatives in Bengaluru that follows these principles -  ➡ #NammaRaste, an initiative by BBMP, that looks at designing climate resilient and safe streets: https://shorturl.at/ouKX7 ➡ #Suraksha75, initiated by BBMP and BTP, aims to redesign 75 high risk junctions: https://lnkd.in/gCNpycZG 📖 Read why Bengaluru roads need safety upgrades in the Bangalore Mirror here: https://lnkd.in/gCBvWSqM   #SaferbyDesign #WRIRoadSafety #SaferByDesign #ClimateResilience #UrbanDesign #Sustainability #CityPlanning #ClimateAction