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Over the last 10 days, Vayu-Veers in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, with support from #Asar, Clean Air Jharkhand, and Adarsh Seva Sansthan, engaged with local residents, sparking conversations on how we can celebrate Diwali safely and sustainably! 🌿 They encouraged everyone to choose eco-friendly celebrations, reducing pollution for cleaner, healthier air during this festive time. Let’s honor their efforts by celebrating a #PradushanFreeDiwali in our homes. A happy and safe Diwali to everyone! 💚✨ P.S. The background music has been written and composed by Vayu-Veers themselves. #Diwali2024 #AirPollutionawareness #CleanAirNow Vinuta Gopal Sanjiv Gopal Brikesh Singh Munna Jha Natasha Chandy Ankita Jyoti Virat Singh Madhav Sharma Satyam Kumar Bodhisattva Sen Roy Kriti Satti

🌟 Highlights from the India Just Transition Summit 🌟 Presenter Spotlight: Ms. Dulari Parmar YUVA, with co-authors Mr. Vishwajeet Poojary (Asar Social Impact Advisors) and Ms. Roshni Nuggehalli. (YUVA), presented the award-winning paper "Justice in the City: Framework for a Just Urban Transition in India." 🏆 Their study explores how Indian cities can equitably manage the shift toward low-carbon #urban spaces, emphasizing the need to involve urban poor in planning for an inclusive, just transition. Kudos to the YUVA and Asar Social Impact Advisors team for their impactful work! 🌍 #urbanjustice #sustainablecities #climateaction #inclusiveplanning #YUVA #India #urbantransition Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) | Asar

Excited to share our photoessay on #agrivoltaics, co-authored with my colleagues, Nivedita Cholayil and Shreyas Joshi with WRI India. Through a series of photos from pioneering installations by Surindar Ahuja at Issapur and the Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Ujwa, we capture insights in small doses of the wonderful ways in which #agriPV systems can move lives, without essentially moving too much. The tremendous potential of agrivoltaics in India is well established, not least through the efforts of India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA), Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Cochin International Airport [CIAL], Vikash Sharma, among so many others like Gulabsing Girase whose beautiful plant is further evidence of the potential we speak about. In our article, we stress on how a people-centered approach in scaling #agrivoltaics in India can be truly transformative. Read the full article published on Gaon Connection here: https://lnkd.in/gQFBnxVv Ulka Kelkar Ashwini Hingne Apoorva R Steffi Olickal Subrahmanyam Pulipaka Milorad Plavsic Priya Pillai Hari Subbish Kumar Subramanian Asar Prabhu Pingali Divendra Singh #PeopleCenteredTransition

Mahalaxmi Ferro Cast Pvt Ltd (MCPL), a prominent #foundry in the #Kolhapur industrial cluster in #Maharashtra, has collaborated with Society of Energy Engineers and Managers(SEEM) Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) and Asar as part of Decarbonisation India Alliance (DIA) to prepare a #decarbonisation pathway. The Kolhapur #industrial #cluster is home to hundreds of foundries, most of them in the #MSME segment, that cater to the #automobile sector and export markets in Europe and beyond. The #metal industry is amongst the most #emissionintensive sectors globally. The collaboration seeks to build readiness for #climate resilient trade and associated changes in the #global and #domestic #supplychains, including a replicable model for similar clusters. Mr. Shahuraje Pawar, Director, MCPL, reaffirmed his #commitment to enhancing internal capacity for decarbonisation and supporting a local platform that offers similar assistance to other foundries in the region. Pravin Todkar, a Member of the SEEM National Executive Council, and Pushkal Shivam, Lead of Energy Transition at Asar, visited the MCPL plant in Kagal #MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation), near Kolhapur (#maharashtra). Mr. Raju Bansod, Plant Manager at MCPL, also participated in the discussions, providing insights into the challenges faced by foundries in the region. Jayakumar Raveendranadhan, Vinuta Gopal, Krishnakumar G, Rachel Pearlin, Bibek Roy,Sanjiv Gopal, Dr. VENKATA SUDHEER LEBURU,SANJEEV JAIN,Dr. Sathish Suri

🌍 Restoring our Commons. Rebuilding our Future   Across India, the degradation of rural commons—shared forests, pastures, water bodies and community institutions—has severely impacted the lives of millions who depend on these resources. But there is hope through the foregrounding of community-led governance and stewardship. The Common Ground Initiative empowers local communities to take charge of their commons through collaborative, community-led action. By restoring these shared resources, we are not only addressing rural livelihoods, climate vulnerability, and gender inequities but also strengthening local governance structures that enable sustainable, long-term stewardship of the land. 🌱 This video showcases how communities lead the way in regenerating their natural landscapes, ensuring equitable access, and building a more resilient and sustainable future. Through self-governance, the hope is to ensure that those closest to the commons remain its most effective custodians. Let’s support these efforts and be part of the change we seek—where commons are not only conserved but governed by the communities that rely on them, ensuring ecological, social and economic well-being for generations to come. 🔗 Learn more about Common Ground and how you can get involved: https://lnkd.in/gKKbZDUD 1000 Landscapes For 1 Billion People | Aranyak EcoHarvest Pvt. Ltd | Asar | Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay | Catalyst Management Services | Centre for Research in Schemes & Policies (CRISP) | Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai | Dakshin Foundation | EcoAgriculture Partners | Foundation For Ecological Security (FES) | Gram Vaani | Idobro Impact Solutions | India Climate Collaborative | Indian Commoner Forum | India Development Review (IDR) | PHIA Foundation | Platform Commons | Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN) | Rythu Sadhikara Samstha | The/Nudge Institute | Vrutti -Livelihood Impact Partners | Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs | WASSANIndia | Collaborating for Resilience (CoRe) | Living Landscapes | UNDP in India #CommonGround #SustainableFuture #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs #SelfGovernance #LocalLeadership #RuralLivelihoods #ClimateAction #CommunityStewardship #EnvironmentalGovernance #EquitableAccess #BiodiversityConservation

Presenting a heartfelt poem composed by one of the Vayu-Veers from Jamshedpur towards celebrating a pollution-free Diwali. These Vayu-Veers are a cohort of youth and women from marginalized communities who are at the forefront of fighting air pollution in their neighborhood.  This year, the Vayu-Veers, with the support of #Asar, Clean Air Jharkhand and Adarsh Seva Sansthan; took it upon themselves to spread awareness about rising air pollution especially during the time of festivities. Their Diwali campaign included a range of activities with one focused aim: bring together everyone to reduce air pollution. #PradushanFreeDiwali #Diwali2024 #AirPollutionAwareness #CleanAirNow Vinuta Gopal Brikesh Singh Sanjiv Gopal Natasha Chandy Munna Jha Ankita Jyoti Madhav Sharma Virat Singh Bodhisattva Sen Roy Kriti Satti satyam kumar

On October 21 and 22, an important exhibition was organised in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar slum by Architecture for Dialogue (AfD) to display some of the solutions they have come up with to minimise the impact of household air pollution on women’s health. It is an outcome of a collaboration between AfD, Cornerstone Knowledge Builders and #Asar under Asar’s Gender and Climate Programme. The exhibition was conducted to create awareness about the impact of biomass burning on the health and well-being of women in these slums and also displayed some 3D models of chimneys that reduce the exposure to smoke in the houses. Over the last 2 years, AfD has been conducting research in the community to build easy-to-use and scalable solutions to reduce exposure to cooking fumes, especially to women and children and is currently testing three different prototypes in the locality. Many residents and members from various groups in the community attended the exhibition and were happy to see the solutions presented. Cornerstone Knowledge Builders supported this exhibition with on-ground mobilisation. These housing solutions can potentially lead to a reduced  exposure to household air pollution for women who continue burning biomass as they are  unable to access cleaner fuels for cooking.  #HouseholdAirPollution #CleanAir #CleanCooking #GenderandClimate #AirPollution #AirQuality #women Neha Saigal Ankita Bhatkhande Saumya Shrivastava Elizabeth Soby

In this edition of Climate Café, co-hosted by #Asar and Regenerative Bihar, we explore the often ignored impact of climate change on animal behaviour and human-wildlife conflict. A recent study by the University of Helsinki and Lancaster University revealed how climate change is altering the behaviours of a variety of animals, ranging from birds to reptiles, with far-reaching consequences for ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them. Bihar is not alien to these phenomenon, with over 3,000 incidents of human-wildlife conflicts reported in 2023 alone. As shifting weather patterns disrupt habitats, incidents like snake bites have soared, highlighting the urgent need for action and dialogue. We are excited to features the following speakers at this event: ▶️ Sri Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Director, Central Bureau for Communication, Patna ▶️ Ms. Situ Tiwari, Journalist, BBC ▶️ Sri Abhishek, Herpetologist and Human-Wildlife Conflict Management Practitioner, Nature Environment and Wildlife Society ▶️ Sri Bharat Thakur, Forest Farmer, Bhimbandh Forests Munna Jha Ishteyaque Ahmad Omkar Nagawade Avimuktesh Bhardwaj Vinuta Gopal Sanjiv Gopal Vishwajeet Poojary

Mahalaxmi Ferro Cast Pvt Ltd (MCPL), a prominent foundry in the Kolhapur industrial cluster in Maharashtra, has collaborated with Society of Energy Engineers and Managers(SEEM) and #Asar as part of Decarbonisation India Alliance (DIA) to prepare a decarbonisation pathway. The Kolhapur industrial cluster is home to hundreds of foundries, most of them in the MSME segment, that cater to the automobile sector and export markets in Europe and beyond. The metal industry is amongst the most emission intensive sectors globally. The collaboration seeks to build readiness for climate resilient trade and associated changes in the global and domestic supply chains, including a replicable model for similar clusters. Mr Shahuraje Pawar, Director, MCPL, reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing internal capacity for decarbonisation and supporting a local platform that offers similar assistance to other foundries in the region. Pravin Todkar, Member of the SEEM National Executive Council, and Pushkal Shivam, Lead of Energy Transition at Asar, visited the MCPL plant in Kagal MIDC, near Kolhapur. Mr. Raju Bansode, Plant Manager at MCPL, also participated in the discussions, providing insights into the challenges faced by foundries in the region. Jayakumar Raveendranadhan Vinuta Gopal Krishnakumar G Sanjiv Gopal Rachel Pearlin Bibek Roy VENKATA SUDHEER L Vivek Agrawal Dr. Sathish Suri SANJEEV JAIN Manish Ram Avimuktesh Bhardwaj Vishwajeet Poojary

Can the average Indian consumer use their purchasing power to steer last-mile delivery towards sustainability? And if so, are the big delivery brands actually paying attention? 🚚⚡ The latest episode of 'The EV Equation' dives into some compelling stats: - 70% of consumers prefer buying from companies that promote and support EVs. - 69% would recommend those companies to their network. - 65% say companies must actively support a just labor transition during the EV shift. So, where does this leave our favorite on-demand brands? Join us as we explore these insights and more, with our guest, Siddharth Sreenivas, Head of Transport and Mobility at Asar, breaking down findings from the latest Consumer Perception of EVs in Last-Mile Delivery (2023-24) report (link in comments). Tune in for a fresh take on what’s driving the EV conversation in India’s last-mile delivery landscape. 🎧 Listen now! Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g7fKMfgG Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gpsJ5sHR Big thanks to our contributing partners: Waatavaran, Purpose, Climate Group, Climate Trends And a special shoutout to our series sponsor, Ooloi Labs — helping researchers unlock the power of qualitative data. 💡 #TheEVEquation #EVRevolution #SustainableMobility #LastMileDelivery #ConsumerInsights #Sustainability #ElectricVehicles #ClimateChange #UrbanMobility