#ClimateAction #ExpertsInFocus Last week, NRDC India's Abhiyant Tiwari and Ritika Kapoor, PhD represented Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) at the International Workshop on Heatwaves 2025 – Advancing City-Level Heat Action Plans: Multi-Sectoral Adaptation for Creating Resilient Communities organized by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)INDIA. The two-day workshop saw representation from international and national agencies who discussed heat-related challenges. Abhiyant Tiwari presented in the first Technical Session chaired by Shri Rajendra Singh, Member, NDMA that focused on 'Early Warning Services for Heatwaves'. Abhiyant emphasized the importance of temperature thresholds in issuing advisories and their potential use in parametric insurance. He also highlighted the need to incorporate epidemiological data into heat advisories, in addition to the percentile-based thresholds issued by India Meteorological Department and stressed on the importance of ensuring these advisories reach vulnerable populations who do not have access to mobile phones. Ritika Kapoor, PhD presented in the second Technical Session chaired by Smt. Sujata Saunik, Chief Secretary, Maharashtra that focused on 'Heat Action Plans (HAPs): The Indian Perspective.' Ritika presented the key challenges when preparing and implementing HAPs; emphasizing the need for hyperlocal data, targeted actions for underrepresented vulnerable communities, stronger inter-agency coordination, long-term interventions, and a robust Monitoring & Evaluation Framework to assess the effectiveness of a HAP. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) supported the event as a Technical Collaborator. Kamal Kishore Krishna Vatsa Safi Ahsan Rizvi Yamide Dagnet Vijay Limaye, PhD Vandana Padmanabhan, Ph.D. Sameer Kwatra Dipa Singh Bagai Kim Knowlton United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Global Heat Health Information Network #ExtremeHeat #HeatWaves #ClimateDialogue #ClimateExperts #HeatExperts #PublicHealth #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateMitigation #ClimateResilience
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NRDC India Private Limited advises and provides solutions to organizations that are seeking to advance national and global climate goals through community-based solutions that prioritize public health and equity, create jobs, and boost resiliency. NRDC India is inspired by and associated with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) – a global organization with more than three million members and 700 experts across the globe. NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
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#JobOpportunity NRDC India is on the lookout for talented experts who can join our team. Details of each role on the links below Renewable Energy Specialist: https://lnkd.in/g5virRpM State-Based Representative, Lucknow: https://lnkd.in/gf-gd_v2 State-Based Representative, Ahmedabad: https://lnkd.in/g5zYHkxq hashtag #NewJobs #ClimateJobs #RenewablesWork #ClimateAction #Hiring
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#ExpertInFocus #SpeakerSession Yesterday, NRDC India's Sahana L joined an esteemed panel online to discuss 'Unlocking the Bankability of Electric Vehicles: Accelerating Demand and Driving Adoption'. Sahana highlighted the importance of risk-sharing and credit guarantee facility to lower the cost of borrowing, for financers. She also shared learnings from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Self Employed Women's Association and SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India)'s rural mobility pilot where electric scooters were financed through SIDBI’s risk-sharing facility and reiterated the need to focus of financing the rural-mobility transition to EVs as two-thirds of the Indian population continues to live there. Nitish Arora Divyansh Khare Sameer Kwatra Dipa Singh Bagai Simon M. #ElectricMobility #ElectricVehicles #EVs #CleanTransport #Transition #CleanTransportation #ClimateAction #ClimateDialogue
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#SpeakerSession NRDC India's Sahana L will be joining a panel discussion organized by Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) at 2pm today. Join her and an esteemed panel for an insightful conversation on to on 'Unlocking the Bankability of Electric Vehicles: Accelerating Demand and Driving Adoption'. More details 👇
AEEE is hosting an insightful panel discussion on ‘Unlocking the Bankability of Electric Vehicles: Accelerating Demand and Driving Adoption’ at BUFSEV 2025, organised by the Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. The conference, centred on the theme ‘Transforming Mobility: Business Innovations, Financial Strategies, and Sustainability Practices for a Greener Future,’ aims to explore challenges and opportunities in reshaping the mobility landscape. 🗓️ 13 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:00 Hrs (IST) 📍Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Speakers: 🔹MANDEEP GUSAIN, Vice President, Operations, Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd 🔹Prashant Rathee, Co-Founder, The Energy Company 🔹Sahana L, Clean Mobility Specialist, NRDC India 🔹Subrata Mitra, Head, Government Relations and Policy, Ather Energy 🔹Sumedh Agarwal, Director, Smart and Resilient Power and Mobility, AEEE 🔹Vikas Nimesh, Ph.D., Principal Research Associate, AEEE 🔹Vijay H Madhusudan, Co-Founder, Evate Technologies Private Limited Stay tuned for more updates! #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Mobility #EMobility #Kharagpur #IITKharagpur #Collaboration #Partnership #BUFSEV2025 #ElectricVehicles #EV Rudra Pradhan | Arkopal K. Goswami Nitish Arora Satish Kumar | Pramod Kumar Singh | Md Saddam Hussain (Ph.D.) | Anmol Jain
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#NewBlog #NewAnalysis Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s Vijay Limaye, PhD, NRDC India's Ritika Kapoor, PhD and Charu Lata and Sameeha Hossain write a new blog about how climate-smart development in rural India can deliver cleaner air, relief from extreme heat, and improved health. Read the entire piece below that shares highlights of NRDC's new commentary on health benefits identified from NRDC and Self Employed Women's Association's Hariyali Gram (Green Village) initiative in India. This work has been published in Journal of Climate Change and Health and helps strengthen the argument for scaling climate action in rural India. The commentary is authored by Vijay Limaye, PhD, Sameeha Hossain, Ritika Kapoor, PhD, Dhilsha Jubair A and Charu Lata Publication Link: https://lnkd.in/gH5K5Hm4 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Suman Chandra, IAS Jeevan Kumar Jethani Reema Nanavaty Dipa Singh Bagai Sameer Kwatra Abhiyant Tiwari Vandana Padmanabhan, Ph.D. #PublicHealth #ClimateAction #HealthAnalysis #EnergyTransition #Renewables #WomenInRE
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#InTheNews The green and clean sector is not yet a common topic of career discussion in households. Discussions are restricted to events and forums for people already in the sector, and we need to mindfully initiate discussions and generate awareness at homes and in common public about the multi-fold employment opportunity - NRDC India's Rana Pujari spoke to Roli Srivastava for Clean Energy Wire | CLEW for a story on the Indian youth's engagement with green jobs. Read the entire article 👇 #GreenJobs #CleanJobs #GreenSkills #LowCarbonEconomy #EconomyTransition
Germany and India join forces to bridge the green skills gap – but youth might not engage
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#JobOpenings NRDC India is looking to hire for two new roles on our team! For the complete job description, click on the links below Industries & Green Hydrogen Specialist: https://lnkd.in/gwABR-hT Senior Operations Coordinator: https://lnkd.in/gw7WpJYy Sunny M Kriti Peter Sehgal Prima Madan Akash Goenka Gerry George #WeAreHiring #NewPositions #JobOpportunity #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ClimateExperts
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#ClimateAction Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India)'s ongoing pilot that was launched last year, made electric two and three wheelers accessible to women in rural India. The purchase of these vehicles were made possible through zero-interest loans and subsidies, making space for an inclusive and equitable clean-mobility transition. Simon M. Nitish Arora Sahana L Divyansh Khare Charu Lata Reema Nanavaty Dipa Singh Bagai Sameer Kwatra #ElectricMobility #CleanTransportation #EVs #CleanTransport #ElectricVehicles #MobilityTransition #Equity #GenderEquity #RuralLivelihoods #RuralMobility
𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨: 𝙎𝙀𝙒𝘼'𝙨 𝙀-𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!! #SEWA’s #BuildingCleanerSkies campaign not only focuses on enhancing awareness and education of rural communities on climate change and its adverse impacts on their lives and livelihoods but also tries to find, pilot and scale implementation of green energy solutions to reduce their dependence on fossil-fuels and build their #climateresilience while reducing their carbon footprint. One such solution is the E-Mobility initiative that aims to address the rural mobility challenges faced by rural women in scattered Indian villages where commuting often consumes considerable time, money, and energy, especially impacting young women whose safety concerns decrease their workforce participation and mar their aspirations. Over the past decades, by leveraging labor-augmenting green technologies, SEWA has not only created new livelihood avenues but also facilitated access to essential information regarding trade, government schemes, and expert opinions. This shift is vital for reducing rural outmigration and increasing women's labor force participation. Adopting similar approach, through the said initiative, SEWA in collaboration with organizations like the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), SEWA has enabled rural women to access electric scooters and e-rickshaws through zero-interest loans and subsidies. More than 50 young women across Gujarat and Rajasthan have now embraced these e-vehicles, transforming their lives and communities. Sangeetaben Rathod from Gujarat's Arvalli district exemplifies this transformation. "Since getting the e-scooter, my business has tripled. I now serve SEWA members in 20 villages, earning significantly more than before. My family once opposed my riding alone, now they're proud. This is true empowerment," she shares. Mubarak Navrang Sepai, who upgraded to an e-rickshaw, also notes substantial savings and expanded business capacity. "My fuel costs have dropped from Rs 2 per km to just 25 paise," says Mubarak. These women are not only thriving economically but are also reducing their carbon footprint, showcasing a sustainable model of empowerment and environmental responsibility. "Change never happened suddenly," they acknowledge, underscoring a gradual yet determined shift towards gender equity and sustainability. Join SEWA in supporting these pioneering women as they drive towards a cleaner, more empowered future. Together, they are setting a precedent for sustainable development and female empowerment in rural India. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dRpFsv2W
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#RuralMobility #ClimateAction Last week Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India), TVS Motor Company and AMU organized a workshop in Sagwara, Rajasthan with the aim of scaling e-mobility solutions to make clean and affordable transportation accessible for rural women. The workshop raised awareness amongst SEWA sisters about electric vehicles (EVs), showcased innovative financing models and concessional schemes for accessible EV ownership in interactive sessions. This was followed by live demonstrations and test rides with the vehicles. SEWA sisters who opted to procure a vehicle using the financial models and concessional schemes were handed over their newly purchased TVS Motor Company electric two-wheelers at the workshop as well. With rural India accounting for 55% of two-wheeler sales, transitioning to electric mobility can be a game-changer—reducing drudgery, enhancing safety, and unlocking new economic opportunities, especially for women. Dr Ravindra Kumar Singh Reema Nanavaty Rishabh Sethi Manu Saxena Apoorv Mishra Nehal Gupta Nitish Arora Sahana L Divyansh Khare Ministry Of Heavy Industries Ministry of Women & Child Development Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation Ministry of Rural Development NITI Aayog Official Government Of Rajasthan #WomenEmpowerment #RuralMobility #EVforAll #SustainableTransport #ElectricMobility #FinancialInclusion #EnergizingIndia
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#ClimateDialogue #CleanMobility Last week, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and GERMI (Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute) in collaboration with the Energy & Petrochemicals Department of Gujarat, hosted a discussion on the roadmap for Gujarat’s EV charging infrastructure with the state’s EV Policy 2021 set to expire in 2025. The workshop brought key stakeholders from government, industry, utilities, and research institutions, to evaluate the progress, address challenges, and shape the next phase of the state’s EV strategy. The insights from this workshop will contribute to the revision of Gujarat’s EV policy, accelerating the transition to a clean, sustainable transport system. Arun Mahesh Babu M.S.,IAS Bhakti Shamal Simon M. Yamide Dagnet Nitish Arora Sahana L Divyansh Khare Sameer Kwatra Dipa Singh Bagai Government of Gujarat Official Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd Ministry Of Heavy Industries Cubenz Power NITI Aayog Official Gujarat Power Corporation Limited, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Ltd, GEDA (Gujarat Energy Development Agency) Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो) Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation - AMC Surat Municipal Corporation Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking Enterprise) UGVCL - Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited Adani Power, Jio-bp, MG Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Bolt.Earth, Torrent Power, Mahindra Last Mile Mobility, CHARGE ZONE, Volttic Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions, IndoFast Energy, Pulse Energy, TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute #ElectricMobility #EVs #ClimateAction #NetZero #CleanTransportation #CleanMobilityTransition #EVCharging #SustainableTransport #EVPolicy #Gujarat #GreenEnergy #EnergizingIndia
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