Chandra Bhushan

Environmentalist. CEO @iForestGlobal. Words in @timesofindia @FinancialXpress @NavbharatTimes. RTs ≠ Endorsement

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

Launching Soon!
Heating and cooling account for nearly 50% of India's total energy use, yet the energy transition in this space has barely begun.

#HeatPumps are one of the most powerful tools we have to decarbonise India's residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Efficient, electric, and increasingly affordable, they're ready to scale. The question is whether our policies are.

To answer that, iFOREST is launching a first-of-its-kind policy report — "Advancing Heat Pump Adoption in India: Potential, Opportunities & Challenges" — at a National Conference bringing together Policymakers, Manufacturers & Technology Providers, Financial Institutions, Industries & Urban Bodies to make this transition real.

🔗To join the conversation register now: https://t.co/eW15EwWPIr

@Bh_Chandra|@sresthab|@mandvi7| @prats_phoenix|@SKKanchan_| @Ganesha_123

#HeatPumps #HeatDecarbonisation #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #EnergyEfficiency #IndiaEnergy #ClimateAction #NetZero #Decarbonisation #ThermalEnergy

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

iFOREST invites you to join an online session on the National Lifecycle Refrigerant Management Framework India, Climate and Energy Modelling Forum for India hosted by @NITIAayog .

In the session we will present findings from its latest national-level research — grounded in household surveys, AC technician surveys, and stakeholder consultations conducted across the country, examining the growing challenge of refrigerant emissions in India, ground realities of handling and servicing practices, gaps in recovery, reuse, and disposal systems, and the institutional and policy requirements needed to build a future-ready, sustainable cooling ecosystem for India.

📅 Tuesday, 2nd June 2026
⏰ PM – PM IST
🔗Register Now👇https://t.co/JMStqLQvbg

@Bh_Chandra| @sresthab| @mandvi7| @SKKanchan_| @prats_phoenix| @Ganesha_123

#RefrigerantManagement #CoolingForIndia #SustainableCooling #ClimateAction #EnergyEfficiency

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

Temperatures in Nagpur are soaring up to 44°C, and in this heat, our team of researchers is on the ground working with the @ngpnmc to strengthen their existing Heat Action Plan and co-create the city's first #IHCAP.

The team found that the city has 170 cooling shelters, 7 dedicated heat-relief shelters operated by NMC, and 118 mapped water points spread across the city. With better activation, improved visibility, strategic placement, and targeted public awareness, these existing resources have strong potential to serve thousands of vulnerable residents, particularly during peak afternoon hours when heat stress is at its highest.

Watch this space as iFOREST works with NMC to strengthen these systems and develop Nagpur's first Integrated Heat and Cooling Action Plan.

@Bh_Chandra| @sresthab| @mandvi7| @prats_phoenix| @SamreenDhingra|

#HeatActionPlan #Nagpur #ExtremeHeat #UrbanResilience #ClimateAction #NagpurMunicipalCorporation #CoolingForAll

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

✍️#Opinion| भू-राजनीतिक और जलवायु परिवर्तन का सामना कर रहे हैं भारतीय किसान।

एक तरफ स्ट्रेट ऑफ हॉर्मुज़ की अनिश्चिता ने कृषि में उपयोग होने वाले यूरिया कीमतों को प्रभावित किया है, दूसरी और जलवायु परिवर्तन के चलते इस वर्ष मानसून का समय और मात्रा दोनों प्रभावित होने की आशंका है।

iFOREST प्रमुख चंद्रभूषण, नवभारत टाइम्स में लिखते हैं कि,"इन आकस्मिक विपदाओं से किसानों को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए हरित उर्वरक, खेती में बिजली का उपयोग, प्राकृतिक खेती और जलवायु आधारित खेती को बढ़ावा देना होगा, साथ ही पूरी कृषि व्यवस्था में बदलाव करना होगा तब ही वे बदलते मौसम और राजनैतिक अनिश्चितताओं के बीच अपनी आजीविका संभाल पाएंगे"।

पूरा लेख पढ़े|

@Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

#iFORESTOpinion| Heatwave crisis needs a vision not just policy

Writing in @IndianExpress, @rohit_bagai, Programme Associate, iFOREST, argues that with heatwaves being recommended in the list of nationally notified disasters, @NDMA_India must move beyond short-term fixes and invest in climate-sensitive urban planning, green infrastructure, better building design, and sustainable cooling solutions.

Read the full article to understand why policy development must now follow suit to fully unlock this financial support and translate it into long-term, on-ground resilience against extreme heat.

🔗https://t.co/qQvcDeQeKS

@Bh_Chandra| @sresthab| @prats_phoenix| @SKKanchan_ | @mandvi7

#Heatwave #ClimateAction #IndiaClimate #HeatActionPlan #NDMA #UrbanResilience #iFOREST

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

iFOREST is delighted to support the Government of #Assam in achieving its ambitious target of 5,000 MW of pumped storage capacity by 2035, building the knowledge and capacity needed to turn this vision into reality.

The team at iFOREST facilitated an exposure visit to the #Pinnapuram Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP) in #AndhraPradesh for 12 senior officials from Assam's power sector, representing, @apdclsocial @apgcl and @aegclofficial

With such initiatives, iFOREST will continue to support Assam in accelerating its clean energy transition.

@Bh_Chandra| @sresthab | @prats_phoenix | @SKKanchan_ |@mandvi7|

#CleanEnergy #PumpedStorage #RenewableEnergy #AssamEnergy #EnergyTransition #iFOREST #EnergyStorage

[Raghunath Mashelkar @rameshmashelkar]

Legendary Peace Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi ji @k_satyarthi presented 👇his recent book ‘Karuna:The Power of Compassion’ to me.

https://t.co/yHXZDN1IqE

I presented our Mashelkar - Borde book ‘More from Less for More’ to him.

https://t.co/cvXCgHXbz5

My day was made with his most kind & gracious remarks on the book ‘with my deepest love & regards to Mashelkar Bhai Saheb, who I believe is one of the most compassionate & wisest human being’ 👇

But our joy was even more, when Kailash ji said that these two books are two sides of the same coin,

Indeed!

‘Karuna’ speaks to the moral energy that drives change; ‘More from Less More’ book speaks to the innovative pathways that deliver it at scale.

Compassion provides the why—the deep human impulse to care, to include, to uplift.

“More from Less for More” provides the how—the discipline of creating affordable excellence, reaching the unreached, and multiplying impact with limited resources.

Together, they form a powerful synthesis: purpose with performance, empathy with execution, soul with scale.

In that union lies a new paradigm for the world—where we do not merely grow, but grow justly and where the true measure of progress is how effectively we transform human concern into universal well-being.
@PuneIntCentre @sushilborde @anilgb @dinakholkar @amitabhk87 @aparanjape @anil_kakodkar

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

💡iFOREST is proud to support #Odisha in accelerating rooftop solar deployment under @mnreindia's #PMSuryaGhar Muft Bijli Yojana.
The state has now moved up from 13th to 10th improving its national ranking in rooftop solar deployment.

Within just four months (Jan–Apr 2026), coordinated efforts by the iFOREST team, state and city technical teams, DISCOMs, and partners drove a sharp surge in rooftop solar installations across these cities:
1⃣Bhubaneswar nearly doubled installations, adding ~11.9 MW
2⃣Cuttack tripled installations, adding ~9 MW
3⃣Puri recorded sevenfold growth, adding ~3.4 MW

The next phase will focus on financing access, ward and Gram Panchayat-level expansion, stronger local government participation, and data-driven targeting to sustain momentum.

@Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @SKKanchan_ @prats_phoenix @mnreindia

#CleanEnergy #RooftopSolar #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

#iFORESTOpinion| Heat pumps can bail out small industries
"India has not focused on replacing gas use with more efficient & environment-friendly technology, leading to dependence on a fuel whose supply isn’t always reliable,"writes @Ganesha_123, Senior Programme Associate, iFOREST in his latest piece for @FinancialXpress.

Read the complete article to know how heat pumps can offer India's small industries a cleaner, more reliable, and cost-effective alternative to gas — and what policy shifts are needed to make the transition happen.

@Bh_Chandra | @sresthab | @mandvi7 | @SKKanchan_

#HeatPumps #CleanEnergy #SmallIndustries #EnergyTransition #iFOREST

[Raghunath Mashelkar @rameshmashelkar]

Thanks Parimal @Fintech03 for recalling these historic battles.

As Chairman of @WIPO SCIT Committee, I remember emphasising to the assembly of 190 member states that knowledge generated by my ancestors in ‘laboratories of life’ has to be treated ON PAR with knowledge generated in ‘formal research laboratories’ of the west.

Traditional Knowledge was not considered as a knowledge at all in the International Patent Classification System till then, which was then was forced to change.

Please read and hear my first hand account of this battle in

https://t.co/yFZ9qSrXeO
https://t.co/PifLzBmQaX

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

Is India really facing an LPG shortage, and are we being pushed to shift to PNG?
From the LPG vs PNG debate to shrinking supply and the ripple effects of global energy tensions, this is more than just speculation.

🔗 Watch the full episode to understand what’s really at stake.
https://t.co/8DqimddO0W

@Bh_Chandra @sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix

#EnergySecurity #IndiaEnergy #WestAsiaConflict #StraitOfHormuz #CrudeOil

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

As India's recent urea tender, received offers near $1,000 per ton on Iran war shock, the country's dependence on fossil-fuel-based fertilisers has never looked more vulnerable — with 90% of the urea consumed in India being import-dependent.

In such a scenario, iFOREST's comprehensive study of 36 urea plants in India shows that green urea could become the most cost-effective option for a new urea plant by 2028. By 2050, this advantage widens to 100%.

Read the full report to understand why the Indian government should launch a Green Urea Mission — with 2050 targets of:
1️⃣ Increasing the area under non-chemical farming to 30%
2️⃣ Improving nitrogen use efficiency by 30%
3️⃣ Reducing the proportion of urea in nitrogenous fertilisers by 30%
4️⃣ Transitioning the entire urea manufacturing sector to green urea

🔗 Full Report: https://t.co/xLv1TUvhxK

@Bh_Chandra @sresthab @SKKanchan_ @prats_phoenix @mandvi7

#GreenUrea #GreenUreaMission #FoodSecurity #IndiaAgri #EnergyTransition

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

#iFORESTOpinion| From kilns to clean steel: Rethinking India’s sponge iron strategy

Read the latest piece by @SKKanchan_, Director, ESG and Indistrial Decarbonisation for @NewIndianXpress on how India's coal-based sponge iron industry is a massive environmental problem, and the country urgently needs a smarter plan to clean it up.

🔗Read the full article below👇
https://t.co/DWoq0EElRS

@Bh_Chandra @prats_phoenix @mandvi7 @sresthab

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

💡iFOREST is delighted to partner with the @ngpnmc to strengthen its Heat Action Plan and develop a long-term Integrated Heat and Cooling Action Plan (IHCAP) for the city.

Over the next two months, iFOREST will work closely with NMC to strengthen the existing Heat Action Plan prepared by the Health Department and design on-ground interventions to reduce heat risk for vulnerable residents. In parallel, iFOREST will develop the comprehensive IHCAP for Nagpur — a first-of-its-kind plan for the city that will provide a long-term response to the twin challenges of rising extreme heat and surging cooling demand.

The partnership was formally taken forward at a high-level interdepartmental meeting convened by NMC chaired by @drvipinitankar (IAS), Commissioner, NMC, and brought together Deputy Commissioners Shri Ankit (IAS) and Smt. B. Vaishnavi (IAS), along with heads of key departments including Health, Fire Services, Town Planning, Public Health Engineering, Traffic Police, Slum Department, and Social Welfare, among others.

@Bh_Chandra @sresthab @prats_phoenix @SKKanchan_

#iFOREST #NMC #NagpurMunicipalCorporation #nagpur #HeatandCoolingActionPlan #IHCAP

[The Lallantop @TheLallantop]

लल्लनटॉप के साथ खास बातचीत में iFOREST के अध्यक्ष और सीईओ चंद्र भूषण ने बताया अमेरिका–ईरान संघर्ष के बाद वैश्विक सप्लाई चेन पर क्या असर पड़ा है? साथ ही समझाया कि स्ट्रेट ऑफ होर्मुज इतना अहम क्यों है?

Full Interview: https://t.co/MJILbGLz5x

@Bh_Chandra @shrutiagl21
[US-Iran War, LPG Crisis, Strait of Hormuz]

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

iFOREST was honoured to have the opportunity to engage with Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, Prof. @AjaySoodIISc , and Scientific Secretary Dr. Parvinder Maini.

@Bh_Chandra, President & CEO, iFOREST, presented iFOREST's work on green urea transition and discussed the economic, environmental, and implementation pathways critical to advancing India's agricultural sustainability.

The discussions focused on economic, environmental, and implementation pathways required to support India’s transition from grey to green urea production.

The meeting was also joined by Sanjeev K Kanchan, Director, ESG and Industrial Decarbonisation, iFOREST; Dr. Vishal Choudhary, Scientist-F; and Dr. Sangeeta Agarwal, Scientist-F from the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser.

@sresthab @mandvi7 @prats_phoenix

#GreenUrea #AgricultureSustainability #EnergyTransition #GOI

[Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to the GoI @PrinSciAdvOff]

Mr. @Bh_Chandra, President & CEO, International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology (@iForestGlobal) called on the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Prof. @AjaySoodIISc and Scientific Secretary Dr (Mrs.) Parvinder Maini to discuss green urea transition initiatives to support resilient and productive agriculture. The discussions focused on economic, environmental, and implementation pathways required to support India’s transition from grey to green urea production. The meeting was joined by Sanjeev K. Kanchan, Director, iFOREST; Dr Vishal Choudhary, Scientist-F; and Dr Sangeeta Agarwal, Scientist-F from the Office of PSA.

[Raghunath Mashelkar @rameshmashelkar]

Received the very first Capital Foundation Laxmanrao Kirloskar National Award at the hands of Justice Dipankar Gupta, Hon’ble Judge, Supreme Court of India.

Felt humbled & proud that the award bears the name of one the greatest Indians of his era, who inspired in 1888 the Industrial Revolution in India - with indigenous manufacturing for the first time of diesel engines, electric motors and machine tools.

To sense the pride of the pre - independence pioneering efforts of this great legend, please do view the recent inspiring interview of his great grandson - a great industry visionary leader of our era - Mr Sanjay Kirloskar

See how his first principles of Swadeshi, Social Inclusion & Engineering Excellence are even more relevant in today’s times.

https://t.co/YVnkeqj77g

@PuneIntCentre @PMOIndia @CMOMaharashtra @KBLPumps @SCKirloskarCMD

@CMOMaharashtra

[iFOREST @iForestGlobal]

💡iFOREST in partnership with @Labmate_online organised India's largest international conference and exhibition on emissions and air quality monitoring in the presence of chief guest Shri P. Krishnamaiah, IAS, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.

The event convened 2,000 participants with 50+ technical sessions 100+ technology exhibitors including experts from India, UK, US and Europe.

#CEMIndia2026 underlined four critical gaps:
1) Regulators need to move from enforcement to facilitation.
2)MSMEs need stronger technological and policy support on emissions.
3)Monitoring systems like CEMS have value beyond compliance.
4) Made-in-India monitoring technologies are steadily gaining ground.

@Bh_Chandra @prats_phoenix @mandvi7

#CEMIndia2026 #AirQuality #EmissionsMonitoring #EnvironmentalCompliance #CleanTech #CEMS #Aquamate