Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this gridlock.
Key Objective: The main objective of this project is to develop an energy model as a visualisation and planning tool (Decision Support System) that will enable policymakers to create and test their strategies virtually.
Energy-environment-economy models (commonly known as E3) are often used to explore greenhouse gas mitigation policies.
Evidence can be a powerful tool for policy change; however, when the corridors of power are closed, how does one ensure that public policies are based on evidence?
India ranks ninth overall on Ernst and Young LLP's most recent renewables attractiveness Index.
With the increase in simulation of urban environments for the purpose of planning, modelling vehicular traffic has become important.
This is CSTEP's Annual Report for the year 2019-20.
Bengaluru is today synonymous with traffic and air pollution.
The use of energy from a rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) system for charging electric vehicles (EV) is environmentally advantageous and forms a true approach towards green mobility.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which proposes strategies to reduce air pollution.
With the world waking up to climate emergency, most countries are looking at controlling emissions, including a reduction in Greenhouse Gases (GHG).
Stationary air-quality monitoring is a common component of understanding air-pollution; however, monitoring at one location fails to capture local variations in pollutant concentrations.
Electric bus (e-bus) technology hit the Indian market in recent years as a solution to the environmental concerns posed by conventional fuel buses.
Electrification is a key solution to growing levels of vehicle pollution in metropolises and is of particular importance to India today.
In India, the implementation of a large number of developmental and infrastructure programmes have often led to environmental degradation.