It is always about the optics and little thought to the effort that happens in the background. Love this piece by and the shoutout to what really constitutes human centric design -
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Delighted that a piece I co-wrote with features in the top city articles 2022! This graphic visualised by Parveen sums up the scenario and highlights the need for self-reliance if we are to meet the government's ambitious electrification targets #EVMatters
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#WRIYearEnder | Towards a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Battery Ecosystem in India - Looking at policies, incentives, challenges and the way ahead for creating an Electric Vehicle Battery Ecosystem in India - bit.ly/3WyWb64
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#WRIYearEnder | experts wrote a significant number of opinion pieces in 2022 that drove the conversation around making our cities resilient and sustainable. Read this thread to explore 6 of our favourite pieces.
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A short masterclass on mindgames and getting the best of an opponent. Super neat thread!
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Argentina is world champion after a penalty shootout master class. At the core of their performance is goalkeeper Emi Martinez' mind games.
Martinez dominated the French penalty takers, forcing two misses.
Here’s a step-by-step description of his tricks in the final. Thread. 1/
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Delighted to share that & ’s photo essay on settlements alongside the Mithi River has been republished in . This is a second in a three-part series on the river’s flood resilience.
➡️Read here - bit.ly/3gRPKLe
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This is just amazing. . Hyd as the tree capital of India can literally take
leaf out of this book:)
An excellent and timely analysis by and Vishal Ramprasad on how Indian cities can preempt disasters by addressing crowd management through an algorithm that is testing - scroll.in/article/103870 via
I can absolutely vouch for how crazy cool this is. My 14 year old French fiend son has never missed a day and is constantly trying to better his streak. It takes just a few minutes a day and it is so so ingrained, it baffles me
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This is one of the 
experiments we ran on the Duolingo Retention team :
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What a lovely, joyous collaboration!! Keeping children at the heart of change is really the key to a better tomorrow. Empowering youth and young children with the tools and knowledge makes all the difference. Congratulations , and team!!!
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The Children’s Day Carnival organized by the Australia-India Water Security Initiative community demonstration project (#AIWASIcdp) empowered children on their right to clean water with a week-long joyous event filled with art, learning & play in Bakkarwala Resettlement Colony.
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In the era of hybrid work, I rate commuting, and rambling and frequent calls as the biggest time-wasters! on the scourge of excessive, unproductive meetings and how to twist them around. All for shorter, crisp calls -
The Indian #Emobility transition - led largely by lithium-ion-batteries- has many challenges, like import dependency & lack of re-use policies. & highlight the need for a sustainable EV battery ecosystem for . Read: bit.ly/3rXcThT
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"Towards a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Battery Ecosystem in India," Honoured & delighted to share byline space with the talented - the resident expert on EV batteries & EV battery ecosystems etenergyworld.com/s/ww3vbhs via . Thank you Parveen!!
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Protests are sweeping Iran & women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the “morality police”. Human rights groups say at least 8 have been killed. Last night, I planned to ask President Raisi about all this and much more. 1/7
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Evidence shows that the survival rate of urban trees, planted during plantation drives, is poor. 's , & point out the importance of planting with a plan to ensure best efforts don’t wither away – bit.ly/3BQ7VJf
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Now this is action! Patagonia’s billionaire owner gives away company to fight climate crisis
Hi How does one go about selecting plantation/trees that effectively reduce PM - which species, plants, how does one select specifically from this lens #AirWeShare
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Aspiring environmental writers - want to write a book for children? Join our 3-day online course on #NatureWritingForChildren, Sep 23-25. Pitch your book idea to children's book publishers! Apply at
bit.ly/nwfcdetails. Last date - Sep 10. Please share widely!
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Join our Twitter space on #CleanAirDay
🗓️September 7, 2022
⏱️5PM IST to learn more about the #TheAirWeShare. #AirPollution #CleanAirForAll
Set a Reminder 🔔twitter.com/i/spaces/1rmGP
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Globally, 93% of children breathe air with greater levels of pollution than the WHO considers safe.
#AirPollution affects our health, environment, and food suppy. We must evaluate today's pollutants to fully understand #TheAirWeShare.
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When it comes to particulate matter (PM) pollution in cities, 11 of the 12 cities with the highest emissions are in #India.
Know more about the #AirWeShare by joining our space on #CleanAirDay September 7 at 5PM IST
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YOU ask and we'll answer! Send us your questions about air pollution... the what/why/how. We will discuss the science and bust myths in a on International #WorldCleanAirDay September 7, 2022. Use #TheAirWeShare to tweet in your queries
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Walking along the Mithi River: Exploring a 17 km long trained river and its riverine ecosystem
What connects a savoury pizza, a dreamy little mining town in Assam and a flamboyant Queen? This bewildering connection traces its origins back to 19th century Italy. A thread 1/14
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(2/3) The attendees pledged to further nature-based solutions (NbS) that are fast emerging as cost-effective & sustainable ways to address #climatechange induced challenges such as heat, urban flooding, water pollution etc. Know more about the Forum 👉🏽 nbs4India.org
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(1/3) and today launched India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) - ‘India Forum for Nature-based Solutions’ - at the #WorldUrbanForum in Katowice, Poland.
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Delighted to be a part of the launch of India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based solutions (NbS) at the 11th World Urban Forum - nbs4india.org
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For my journalist colleagues👇
Please thank communication professionals who share a release/report with data & quotes that enable you to file quick stories rather than asking them to thank you for publishing the news story based on those releases.
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🚌Efficient public transport systems help reduce congestion on our roads, and lower emissions as well.
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, what are some of the measures that the government can take to shore up cash-strapped bus agencies?
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Replying to @Himanshu_Badri and @ZoomCarIndia
Looks like Zoomcar is only concerned about Tweets as it is public., because Customer Support is worst and they don't even care about the problems and cut the call using some excuses. Indeed, a bad experience from so called big company Zoom Car.
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Unpacking #MumbaiClimateActionPlan | launched the 1st #ClimateActionPlan to make Mumbai net zero & climate resilient by 2050 & work towards a healthier & greener environment. Watch this space for weekly highlights.
Details: mcap.mcgm.gov.in
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बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिका व संस्थेच्या संयुक्त विद्यमाने, हवामानातील बदल व नागरी विकास या अनुषंगाने मुंबईला असलेला पुराचा धोका या विषयावर आयोजित दोन दिवसीय कार्यशाळेचा शुभारंभ राज्याचे पर्यावरण मंत्री श्री. यांच्या हस्ते करण्यात आला.
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Hyderabad Metro Rail in collaboration with Kitab Lovers is organizing a Book Fair from 21st to 24th April 2022 (10am-9pm) at Expo Galleria, Punjagutta Metro Station.
Metro passengers can get down at Punjagutta Metro Station and walk down to level 1 to access the venue.
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This Sunday, Mumbaikars can 🚶♀️🚴♀️🧘♂️⛹️ on 13 stretches across the city! Kudos m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/fo pic:
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#Thread🧵Diving into the details of the #mumbaiclimateactionplan and what it has in store in terms of #AirPollution and #RenewableEnergy
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