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Powering sustainability with battery recycle and reuse

Battery manufacturing and recycling will not only support India’s transition to a low-carbon economy but also drive economic growth by reducing dependence on imported raw materials, creating jobs, and fostering innovation

Critical minerals like lithium, copper, and cobalt are the backbone of emerging technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs), and key to reducing carbon emissions. Photographer: Abeer Khan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
Published on Aug 30, 2024 09:25 PM IST

Enable cities to better tackle climate extremes

With India's urban population expected to grow to over 800 million by 2050, inclusive infrastructure that supports natural resources is crucial.

Global research has confirmed that unusual and extreme weather events are due to the impact of the climate crisis.(HT file photo)
Published on Jul 27, 2023 09:54 PM IST

Green hydrogen mission: A boost for clean energy

The mission is also a defining moment for our global significance — with India now efficiently positioning itself among 30 leading countries that have declared road maps to shift from fossil fuel-based production to cleaner hydrogen and scale its applications

India is set to be the world’s third-largest energy consumer by 2030. (shutterstock)
Updated on Jan 10, 2023 07:52 PM IST
ByMadhav Pai and Pawan Mulukutla

Create stronger deterrents to speeding

Urban India needs to create stronger deterrents to speeding that goes beyond legal enforcement by focusing on building infrastructure that safer by design. Safer roads encourage walking, cycling and public transport, to ensure a more livable, vibrant and accessible city for all.

Incidentally, data from the past few years attribute nearly 60% of road traffic crashes in India – which also result in 57% of fatalities – to speeding. (SAKIB ALI/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jan 05, 2023 04:32 PM IST
ByMadhav Pai, Ojas Shetty and Dhawal Ashar

Street designing needs a multi-disciplinary approach

It is imperative to look at the urban street design for Indian cities as a trans-disciplinary science that requires the combined expertise of civil engineering, urban design, and traffic engineering

Streets are spaces where people interact, run businesses, and neighbourhoods thrive. Streets are the largest contiguous public spaces in cities. (Ravindra Joshi/HTPhoto)
Updated on Jan 15, 2022 08:50 PM IST
ByMadhav Pai and Dhawal Ashar

Delhi needs to go beyond boundaries to address rapid peripheral growth

Delhi is set to revise its master plan, which is restricted to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) limits. Such limitations do not plan for Delhi’s true agglomeration and dynamic growth.

India’s challenge is to manage the world’s largest future cities in a changing global context.(Sunil Ghosh / HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 01:09 PM IST
ByRejeet Mathews and Madhav Pai
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