Events

Stakeholder Consultation on Energy Transition in the State of Chhattisgarh
Stakeholder Consultation on Energy Transition in the State of Chhattisgarh

October 4, 2024 | Hotel Sayaji, Raipur Vasudha Foundation, in collaboration with the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), organised a ‘Stakeholder Consultation on Energy Transition in the state of Chhattisgarh,’ on October 4, 2024. During the inaugural address, Mr Srinivas Krishnaswamy put forth the context of the event by mentioning that the state is

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Workshop on GHG Emissions Estimation Orientation and Expert Talk on Climate Policy Formulation, Overview on Global Climate Negotiations and International Reporting
Workshop on GHG Emissions Estimation Orientation and Expert Talk on Climate Policy Formulation, Overview on Global Climate Negotiations and International Reporting

3rd May 2024 | Vasudha Foundation Office, New Delhi The workshop and expert talk were held in hybrid mode (in-person & virtual). All Vasudha team members from offices in Delhi, Bangalore, Lucknow and Ahmedabad attended the session.   Speakers: The main objective of the workshop was to provide Vasudha team members with an overview on

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Workshop on Development of Decarbonisation Strategies and Pathways Towards Carbon Neutral Kerala by 2050
Workshop on Development of Decarbonisation Strategies and Pathways Towards Carbon Neutral Kerala by 2050

9th February 2024 | Tagore Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram Vasudha Foundation organised a workshop on “Development of Decarbonisation Strategies and Pathways towards Carbon Neutral Kerala by 2050” at the First International Energy Festival of Kerala hosted by the Energy Management Centre, Govt. of Kerala, on 9th February, 2024, at Tagore Theatre, Thiruvananthapuram. The workshop was organised in

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Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Odisha- Achieving Net Zero
Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Odisha- Achieving Net Zero

31st January 2024 | Hotel New Marrion, Bhubaneswar Vasudha Foundation and the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Odisha State Council jointly organised a national conference on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Odisha- Achieving Net Zero’ on Wednesday, 31st January 2024, at Hotel New Marrion, Bhubaneswar. The national conference was organised to seek stakeholder perspectives and

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Workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Tamil Nadu’
Workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Tamil Nadu’

17th October, 2023 | Taj Club House, Chennai Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC) has successfully organised a workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in Tamil Nadu’ on Friday, 17th November 2023, at Taj Club House, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The workshop was attended by key participants from the Government

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Stakeholder Consultation for the Development of Chitrakoot District Climate Action Plan
Stakeholder Consultation for the Development of Chitrakoot District Climate Action Plan

28th October, 2023 | Hotel Bindiram, Chitrakoot Vasudha Foundation and Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of Uttar Pradesh hosted a Stakeholder Consultation for the development of Chitrakoot District Climate Action Plan, on 28th October, 2023 at Hotel Bindiram, Chitrakoot. The workshop was organized as a part of the initiative to develop District Climate Action Plans

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Stakeholder Workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in the Indian States’
Stakeholder Workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in the Indian States’

Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with the Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) and The Gujarat Ecology Commission (GEC) successfully organised a workshop on ‘Development of Decarbonisation Strategies in the Indian States’ on Friday, 29th September 2023, at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The workshop had key participants from the Government of Gujarat and the Government of

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Upcoming Event: Pune Convening of the Deep Electrification Forum – Transport Sector Deep Dive
Upcoming Event: Pune Convening of the Deep Electrification Forum – Transport Sector Deep Dive

According to the NDC and net zero by 2070, deep electrification is increasingly seen as a priority area to achieve sustainable economic growth. Electrifying transport end use has been further supported by the Government of India’s ‘Go Electric’ and ‘Mission LiFE’ campaigns, highlighting India’s unwavering commitment to a low-carbon future. The transport sector deep dive

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C20 dialogues from the CSO’s of G20 member countries on Net Zero Targets
C20 dialogues from the CSO’s of G20 member countries on Net Zero Targets

Workshop on ‘Technology Integration, Finance and Adoption Strategies for Addressing Net Zero Emissions Management’ Vasudha Foundation, in collaboration with Amrita University Vishwa Vidyapeetham and the Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) with support from Germanwatch organized a workshop on ‘Technology Integration, Finance and Adoption Strategies for Addressing Net Zero Emissions Management’ on 8th February, 2023

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EVENT | Stakeholder Consultation to Examine International Green Finance Flows for Renewable Energy Projects in India
EVENT | Stakeholder Consultation to Examine International Green Finance Flows for Renewable Energy Projects in India

Vasudha in partnership with Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) and Germanwatch organised a Stakeholder Consultation to Examine International Green Finance Flows for Renewable Energy Projects in India on September 15, 2022 at the Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The introductory session saw remarks given by eminent speakers included Mr D V Giri,

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WEBINAR | Launch of IWTMA Data Repository and Vasudha’s Briefing Paper on Strategies to Vitalise the Repowering of Wind Power Projects in India
WEBINAR | Launch of IWTMA Data Repository and Vasudha’s Briefing Paper on Strategies to Vitalise the Repowering of Wind Power Projects in India

Vasudha in collaboration with the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) hosted a webinar to launch IWTMA’s Data Repository and a Briefing Paper on Strategies to Vitalise the Repowering of Wind Power Projects in India by Vasudha. Speakers included Dilip Nigam, Advisor, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, V Subramanian, Former

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WEBINAR | Launch of Vol 5 of India’s Power Outlook Series & Uttar Pradesh Briefing Paper
WEBINAR | Launch of Vol 5 of India’s Power Outlook Series & Uttar Pradesh Briefing Paper

Vasudha hosted a webinar to launch Volume 5 of its India Power Outlook Series and a Briefing Paper that assesses Uttar Pradesh’s electricity value chain on March 9, 2022. Speakers included Ulka Kelkar, Director, Climate, WRI India, Ashwini K Swain, Fellow, Centre of Policy Research, Jyoti Gulia, Founder, JMK Research & Analytics, Urmi Goswami, Assistant

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Vasudha Power Portal Merges with NITI’s Aayog’s India Climate Energy Dashboard
Vasudha Power Portal Merges with NITI’s Aayog’s India Climate Energy Dashboard

Vasudha Foundation recently entered into a collaboration with NITI Aayog to design and build the third phase of India Climate Energy Dashboard. Going forward Vasudha’s Power Portal (vasudhapower.in) will be merged with NITI Aayog’s India Climate and Energy Dashboard. Vasudha is grateful to Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), SED Fund and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

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Launch of the Climate Change Action Plans of Ahmedabad & Rajkot Districts
Launch of the Climate Change Action Plans of Ahmedabad & Rajkot Districts

The Climate Change and Environment Action Plans (CCEAPs) of Ahmedabad and Rajkot districts were launched by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel during the event ‘Building a Climate-Resilient Gujarat’ organized by the Climate Change Department of Government of Gujarat in Ahmedabad on February 21, 2022. The CCEAPs have been developed by Vasudha Foundation in

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Launch of the ‘Climate Change and Environment Action Plans’ of Bhopal and Indore Districts
Launch of the ‘Climate Change and Environment Action Plans’ of Bhopal and Indore Districts

On January 14, 2022, Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with the State Knowledge Management Centre on Climate Change (SKMCCC) of EPCO, Government of Madhya Pradesh and with support from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation launched the “Climate Change and Environment Action Plans” of Bhopal and Indore districts. The Action Plan takes into account the district level baseline

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Virtual meeting with the Hon’ble Environment Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Aaditya Thackeray
Virtual meeting with the Hon’ble Environment Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Aaditya Thackeray

Vasudha Foundation had the honour of presenting the Climate Change and Environment Action Plan (CCEAP) of Nagpur district to the Hon’ble Environment Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Aaditya Thackeray along with the Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, Shri A.A. Shingare, and the District Collector of Nagpur Smt. R. Vimala, IAS. The minister appreciated the

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Meetings on Climate Change & Environment Action Plan of Pune and Nagpur Districts
Meetings on Climate Change & Environment Action Plan of Pune and Nagpur Districts

Vasudha Foundation with support from Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation has developed Climate Change and Environment Action Plans (CCEAPs) for multiple districts of India, including Pune and Nagpur. As the project entered its final stage, the team conducted brief in-person meetings in Pune with the district collector, Dr. Rajesh Deshmukh, IAS and the Additional Commissioner of

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District Level Inter-Departmental Consultations at Ahmedabad and Rajkot
District Level Inter-Departmental Consultations at Ahmedabad and Rajkot

•To further refine the Climate Change and Environment Action Plans (CCEAP), Vasudha Foundation has been organizing a number of stakeholder consultations in the project districts. •Two of the latest district level inter-departmental consultations were held in Ahmedabad (March 16, 2021) and Rajkot (July 30, 2021). •Both these meetings were chaired by the respective District Collectors

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Webinar on India’s Power Sector – the journey till date and going forward
Webinar on India’s Power Sector – the journey till date and going forward

    The India Power Sector has been constantly evolving and rapidly transitioning over the last few years, with several new developments in its policies, regulations and programmes. Planning, implementation and   monitoring of power sector operations have become complex and necessitate strong data analytics. The Government of India has been significantly striving towards data availability

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Energy-Water Nexus Workshop and Report Release
Energy-Water Nexus Workshop  and Report Release

Vasudha Foundation in partnership with Heinrich Boll Stiftung conducted a workshop on the Energy-Water Nexus on Friday, 30th November 2018. Vasudha Foundation presented findings on the water and coal power linkages of India and unveiled its new report, titled “Energy-Water Nexus: A study on Water and Coal Power Linkages in India”. This was followed by presentations on communities’ perspective

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Towards A Pan-India Platform for Strengthening Action on Climate, Environment, And Development
Towards A Pan-India Platform for Strengthening Action on Climate, Environment, And Development

Vasudha Foundation organized a two-day workshop on 26th and 27th July 2018 in Delhi, ‘Towards A PAN India Platform for Strengthening Action on Climate, Environment and Development’, supported by OAK Foundation. The workshop was conducted with the objective to integrate Climate Change and Environment into Development – Bringing together common voices in India.  

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CSO Panel Discussion on ‘Enhancing Mitigation Ambition in Developing Countries’ at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2017
CSO Panel Discussion on ‘Enhancing Mitigation Ambition in Developing Countries’ at the World Bank Annual Meetings 2017

Vasudha Foundation organised a panel discussion on “Enhancing Mitigation Ambition in Developing Countries”, at the Civil Society Policy Forum at the World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, 11th October 2017. The interactive discussion moderated by Mr Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Vasudha Foundation, aimed to understand the mitigation targets and ambitions in

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Multi Stakeholder Meeting on Working Towards Channeling Public Finance Towards Clean Energy Access Between India and Africa
Multi Stakeholder Meeting on Working Towards Channeling Public Finance Towards Clean Energy Access Between India and Africa

  The multi-stakeholder meeting was a Joint Initiative by Vasudha Foundation and Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) with support from Mott Foundation. The meeting was held on 19th-21st, May 2017 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat timed with the Annual General Meeting of the African Development Bank.   The meeting between various stakeholders from India and Africa was

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Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue and Strategic Meeting on “Engaging with New Development Bank”
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue and Strategic Meeting on “Engaging with New Development Bank”

Vasudha Foundation with support from Oxfam India organized a Multi stakeholder dialogue and strategy meeting on ‘Engaging with the New Development Bank’ on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, at Vivanta by Taj, New Delhi. The roundtable dialogue commenced with a welcome note from Mr. Srinivas Krishnaswamy, CEO, Vasudha Foundation and Ms. Ranu Bhogal, Director – Policy,

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Roundtable consultation on the “Potential Role of Civil Society in Strengthening India’s Preparedness to Address Climate Change and meet its obligation under the Paris Agreement”

Vasudha Foundation organized a Roundtable consultation on 10th February, 2017 at Taj Vivanta Hotel, New Delhi to discuss the “Potential Role of Civil Society in Strengthening India’s Preparedness to Address Climate Change and meet its obligation under the Paris Agreement“. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the role, opportunities, and challenges facing civil society

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Round Table Discussion- Policy framework and Preparedness for Implementing Measures to Effectively Deal with Climate Change – An Analysis of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Vasudha Foundation organised a round table discussion on 16th December 2016 at Vasudha Foundation Meeting Hall, to discuss the final outcomes of the study report done by Foundation- Policy framework and Preparedness for Implementing Measures to Effectively Deal with Climate Change- An Analysis of four states in India- Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The

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“Sustainable and Climate Resilient Cities (Gurgaon/Puri) – Resources and Actions

“Sustainable and Climate Resilient Cities (Gurgaon/Puri) – Resources and Actions” is a project supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). As a part of which, Vasudha Foundation and German Watch organized workshops in Gurgaon and Puri, in collaboration with Water Energy Food Transitions (WEFT) Research and Practical Action, respectively. The overall objective of

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“Fulfilling the Paris Agreement: Pathways to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment in Developing Countries”, CSO Panel discussion at the World Bank Spring Meetings 2016

Vasudha Foundation organised a panel discussion on “Fulfilling the Paris Agreement: Pathways to Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment in Developing Countries, at the Civil Society Policy Forum at the World Bank Spring Meetings, on Friday, 15th April 2016. The interactive discussion moderated by Mr. Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Vasudha Foundation, aimed to understand some of

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Panel discussion on “Scaling up Renewable Solutions in Developing Economies” at the World Bank Spring Meeting, Civil Society Policy Forum, Washington DC, Friday, 17th April 2015

Vasudha Foundation organized a panel discussion on the theme of “Basket of Options for Scaling up Renewable Energy in Fast Developing Economies such as India”, at the Civil Society Policy Forum at the side lines of the World Bank Spring Meetings, on Friday, 17th April 2015. The panel discussion had a interesting line up of discussants. Mr. Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Vasudha Foundation, made a brief presentation on “Development Deficit” in a number of developing economies, by giving example of the ground realities in India. He highlighted the opportunities for countries to opt for low carbon pathways and making the case that low carbon pathways could potentially ensure inclusive growth and poverty alleviation as against the traditional and hitherto followed development policy and pathways.

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Technical Workshop on GHG Emission Estimation: Exploring the SEEG Framework for India

Vasudha Foundation in collaboration with Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, OAK Foundation and Environmental Defense Fund organised a Technical Workshop on exploring the ‘Systems for Estimation of GHG Emissions (SEEG)’ Framework for India. The event was held on 9th April 2015 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Mr. Tasso Azevedo, Coordinator, SEEG Brazil, gave an insight

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Round Table Meeting on “Equitable Access to Sustainable Development, 5th December 2012 at Doha

This meeting aimed to explore the meaning of “equitable access to sustainable development” in the context of urgency based on climate science, and what actions and solutions are required to save both planet and the sustainable development rights of the poor. Exploring ways to break “South-North” trust deficit amongst civil society groups and movements on

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Southern Civil Society Perspectives

Southern civil society perspectives on the World Bank energy strategy review Between May and September the four southern partners in the project carried out various activities to consult with their national civil society networks on the World Bank energy strategy review. The outcome of these meetings was a civil society position paper from each country.

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LALPUR’S TRYST WITH BIOGAS

Translating ideas to reality Demo bio-gas plants being installed by Vasudha Foundation in Lalpur village in Jharkhand for the training and orientation of village women before a community model plant is put in place to cater to the cooking fuel need of around 25 households. Funded by the Christian Aid, this programme is being implemented

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Sikkim STATE Climate Action Plan in the making

Brainstorming workshop Brainstorming workshop of the energy working group before the finalisation of of the Sikkim State Climate Action Plan in Progress on 17th February, 2011; In Sikkim Renewable Energy Agency (SREDA) conference hall, nodal officers from the Energy department, Urban Development Department, PHED and Irrigation Department, Transport department and SREDA joined Vasudha Foundation’s Srinivas

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ENERGY FOR OUR COMMON FUTURE

INDIAN CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE ON WORLD BANK ENERGY STRATEGY The Energy for Our Common Future project brings together responses and alternative approaches to the World Bank energy strategy. This Indian perspective distils the position of 30 civil society organizations that came from across India to meet in New Delhi on 28 July 2010. It highlights

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