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Professional communicator. Amateur ukulelist. Amateur hula hooper. Mommy to cats and plants.

Mumbai
Joined July 2010
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I N D I A "Virtual visit" to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore this week to discuss @WRIIndia work in support of India's ambitious commitments to address climate and development challenges at national and state level. Good progress but so much more to do...
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#ETAutoEVC: A Summit like no other! We are joined by the top industry veterans to discuss on The next Billion-Dollar Opportunity: “New age mobility solutions, & advanced technologies for the future" Link: bit.ly/3fOveuI #ETAuto #ClimateChange #climateaction #ev
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How green, inclusive, and sustainable development-oriented is the green budget? In this video, WRI India experts take a look at #Budget2023 highlights. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=DPghjuzA…
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Encouraged to see a lot of specific focus on natural farming in #Budget2023. The government of Madhya Pradesh is one of the pioneers in this, has joined hands with @FOLUIndia / @WRIIndia for a large-scale transition to sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
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Join this @TwitterSpaces event tomorrow at 6PM when we discuss and analyse all energy sector related announcements during the #UnionBudget2023
#UnionBudget 2023 is all set to be presented in some time. Are you curious to know what it holds for the energy sector? Join the conversation with our experts tomorrow on Twitter Spaces at 6:00PM. ⏰Set your reminders here: teapaw.org/i/spaces/1YqJDoDEAqYGV
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.@madpai, Interim CEO and Program Executive Director of WRI India Ross Center sees the inclusion of green growth as a #Budget2023 priority as a positive step for the environmental sector.
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A boost to #MSME #CreditGuaranteeScheme with the Infusion of 9000 crores to corpus (can mobilise addnl collateral-free credit of up to 2LCr) & reduction in cost of credit by 1% can strengthen MSME’s ability to undertake much-needed capital investments in the sector #Budget2023
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And thats a wrap ! The climate resilience practice of @WRIIndia is proud to host its first #carbonneutral workshop at MP. We have been able to neutralise 4320 Kg CO2 generated during the event. @ThakkarLokendra @NambiAppadurai @WRIClimate @WRIEquity @Climes_io – at Bhopal, India
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Developing a low carbon transition roadmap for TN depends on life style choices and the energy demand in the state says karthick ganesan of @CEEWIndia #TNClimateSummit2022 @WRIIndia @NambiAppadurai @supriyasahuias
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.@madpai, Interim CEO, and Program Executive Director, Sustainable Cities & Transport, speaks at the Inaugural Edition of the #MahindraSustainabilityChampionAwards. Madhav is also a member of the jury at the #MahindraRise awards. @Mahindra_Auto
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Madhav Pai (@madpai) from @WRIIndia tells us how his organisation along with PGF's support is addressing #climatechange issues to create a #ResilientFuture, including #development & #sustainable urbanisation! #PGFForChange
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One month to go for COP27. Six key tasks for negotiators. 1 - assuring climate finance 2 - increasing adaptation finance 3 - paying for loss & damage 4 - global stock take of progress 5 - updating emission reduction targets 6 - turning pledges into action wri.org/insights/cop27-prior…
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Read here to know why municipal corporations are revenue deficit to replan their infra and how they need to induce climate resilience in their future plan.
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Furthering the #LiFE and #ProPlanetPeople movement, @NITIAayog launched #LiFE at NITI with a commitment to adopt more sustainable lifestyles. Each action counts!
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2 of the Panchamrit targets announced in COP26 are now formally included in the NDC. Our modeling shows that India can be confident about achieving these updated targets & more. At a time of global energy volatility, India’s commitment to expanding renewable energy is reassuring.
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Focusing on MSMEs’ transition to cheap & clean energy could make them more competitive & help India achieve climate goals, address socioeconomic inequities & improve public health by reducing pollution; Mr Jamshyd Godrej & I write for @FinancialXpress financialexpress.com/opinion…
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When minister (& many journalists as well) had tweeted the jazzy pics of highways of U'khand I had said: "proof of pudding is in the eating" & now here we are. The roads don't stand the test of monsoon. We need sustainable roads which can be built by following environment norms.
Uttarakhand’s fabled all weather road - washed away in a single season! The consequence of unplanned development, and faulty road construction techniques applied to a bill state. #Uttarakhand
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Tree planting is often seen as a band-aid solution to mitigate #ClimateCrisis, but how to plant the right #trees at the right place in the right way? Learn more in blog by Marie Duraisami & @khamoshrewa wri.org/insights/growing-tre… @restoreforward #generationrestoration #restoration
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Given India's growth ambition, a massive scale-up in capacity-building is needed both at the political & bureaucratic levels. @itsnotnit & I write that through capacity building, representatives must be empowered to understand the nuances of policy making. indianexpress.com/article/op…
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