Bala N

PhD in #Decarbonization #Pathways | Advancing #NbS & #LowCarbon design to mitigate #Flooding, #UrbanHeat, #AirPollution & #SolidWaste challenges.

[Bala N @SushibalaN]

Data center boom for AI = huge planning + climate challenge: massive power/water demand, fossil fuel reliance, grid strain & wasted heat. Planners must push smarter zoning, renewables tie-ins & circular heat reuse to align with decarbonization goals!
#Decarbonisation #ClimateAction #SustainablePlanning #AIimpacts #Renewables #GreenBuilding #UrbanPlanning #NbS

What the Data Center Boom Means for Planners https://t.co/OOjJee8iap

[माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC @mybmc]

Important Public Interest Notice

⛈️🚨India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Red Alert' Mumbai accompanying with (speed 70 to 80 kmph).

🔹The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) urges all citizens to avoid stepping out of their homes unless absolutely necessary.

🌳Please maintain a safe distance from trees, dilapidated buildings, hoardings, electric poles, and other hazardous locations.

🚘❌Avoid parking vehicles under trees.

🌊Refrain from visiting beaches or low-lying/waterlogged areas.

🔹Citizens are advised not to believe rumors but to follow instructions and warnings issued through official channels.

🔹Please strictly adhere to the instructions and guidelines issued periodically by the BMC administration and disaster management authorities.

🔹Additionally, citizens are urged to contact BMC’s helpline '1916' for
assistance.

🔹Around 15,000 Bmc staff and officers along with other agencies are working round-the-clock on the field.

🔹Senior officials are also closely monitoring the situation and coordinating necessary measures.

#MyBMCUpdates
#MumbaiRains

@CMOMaharashtra
@mieknathshinde
@SunetraA_Pawar
@ShelarAshish
@MPLodha
@TawdeRitu
@misanjayghadi
@AshwiniBhide

[माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC @mybmc]

🙏 आपली सुरक्षितता हीच माझी प्राथमिकता!

मुंबईच्या महापौर श्रीमती रितू तावडे यांचे मुंबईकरांना विनम्र आवाहन..

सध्या मुंबईत मुसळधार पाऊस आणि ‘रेड अलर्ट’ आहे. जोरदार वाऱ्यांमुळे झाडे व फांद्या कोसळण्याच्या घटना घडत आहेत. अशा स्थितीत आपण आणि आपले कुटुंब सुरक्षित राहणे सर्वात महत्त्वाचे आहे.

👉 कृपया अनावश्यक बाहेर पडू नका
👉 झाडांपासून दूर राहा
👉 वाहने सुरक्षित ठिकाणी उभी करा
👉 अफवांवर विश्वास ठेवू नका

📞 आपत्कालीन मदतीसाठी संपर्क: 1916

प्रशासनाच्या सूचनांचे कृपया पालन करावे.

#MumbaiRains

@CMOMaharashtra
@mieknathshinde
@SunetraA_Pawar
@ShelarAshish
@MPLodha
@TawdeRitu
@misanjayghadi

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

If someone told you a mosquito-filled, open drain in Bengaluru has now become a clean green public space where children play and sparrows chirp… would you believe it?

This is not just a makeover, it’s a transformation rooted in 500 years of forgotten history, engineering, community effort and political will.

Watch this video to see how an entire waterway went from foul smell to fresh air and why this could change every Indian city next.

Credits: modfoundation.blr on IG

#Bengaluru #UrbanTransformation #SustainableCities #GreenCities #PublicSpaces #UrbanPlanning #CaseStudiesofChange

[Bengaluru, K100 project, Rajakaluve revival, urban transformation, sustainable infrastructure]

[ManipurTruth @manipur_truth]

In many ways this depicts the current tragic state of affairs in #manipur - Delhi's ignorance & internal betrayals.

https://t.co/G8A61xhxPY

[ManipurTruth @manipur_truth]

When it comes to love for #football, none could perhaps match it to our #Manipur netizens. Locals thronged a ground to watch a match in a village here recently.

#FIFA may organise its tournaments in big scales, but for our people, the passion is unmatchable evn for small matches

[Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee @DrSanMukherjee]

Our initiative, #BKC Friday Public Transport Day is developing a momentum of it's own..
#BKCMovesTogether #SustainableMobility #ChoosePublicTransport #UrbanTransformation #MMRDA #RebootingMumbai #MumbaiInMinutes #ReimaginingMMR

[Earth @earthcurated]

Every creature leaves a mark on Earth.

[Neeraj tiwari @Neerajtindian30]

A positive step towards a cleaner and more sustainable #Mumbai.

The newly appointed Additional Municipal Commissioner, Prajakta Verma IAS , has swiftly set the tone for action by driving the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation 's #WasteToEnergy initiative.

The focus is clear: ensure that the city's daily waste is scientifically treated instead of ending up in landfills. Under the plan, bulk waste generators will be required to process their waste and convert it into compost. To encourage participation, private institutions adopting this model will receive a 5% rebate on property tax along with Green Points, which will contribute to their ranking in the #MumbaiCleanLeague. Read full story @NavbharatTimes @NBTMumbai @mybmc @PrajaktaVerma @AshwiniBhide @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra

[The Better India @thebetterindia]

What if your city’s roads could save water instead of wasting it?

In Coimbatore’s Race Course Road, smart drains made from recycled plastic are doing just that by harvesting rainwater and reducing floods.

Meet EcoBloc, the game-changing Indian innovation that has already saved over 50 million litres and counting.

Credits: stonehandsproject on IG

#SmartCities #RainwaterHarvesting #Coimbatore #EcoBloc

[EcoBloc, Coimbatore, rainwater harvesting, Smart drains, RR Sivaraam, Water conservation]

[MMRDA @MMRDAOfficial]

कचऱ्याचा विळखा ते निसर्गाचं देखणं रूप... 🌿

कधीकाळी जिथे फक्त कचऱ्याचे ढीग आणि उदासीनता होती, तिथे आज पक्ष्यांचा किलबिलाट आणि हिरवाईचं साम्राज्य आहे. आपल्या महाराष्ट्र निसर्ग उद्यानाचा हा थक्क करणारा प्रवास म्हणजे, जेव्हा आपण सगळे एकत्र येतो आणि निसर्गाला साद घालतो, तेव्हा काय घडू शकतं याचं एक जिवंत आणि सुंदर उदाहरण आहे.

या उजाड जागेला नवसंजीवनी देण्याच्या या स्वप्नात ज्या निसर्गप्रेमी मुंबईकरांनी आम्हाला साथ दिली, त्या प्रत्येक हाताचे एमएमआरडीए मनापासून आभार मानते.

ब्रिटीश डेप्युटी हाय कमिशन, मुंबईचे राजकीय आणि द्विपक्षीय व्यवहार प्रमुख श्री. जॉन एम. निकेल यांनी नुकतीच या उद्यानाला भेट दिली. येथील समृद्ध जैवविविधता जवळून अनुभवत, पर्यावरण शिक्षण आणि संवर्धनाच्या प्रयत्नांचे त्यांनी मनापासून कौतुक केले. त्यांच्या या शब्दांनी आमचा हुरूप अधिकच वाढवला आहे.

मुंबईकरांनो, हा निसर्गाचा वारसा आपला आहे. तुमच्या याच प्रेमाच्या आणि साथीच्या जोरावर, आपल्या मुंबई महानगर प्रदेशाला अधिक श्वास घेता येईल असं, हिरवंगार, शाश्वत आणि भविष्याभिमुख बनवण्यासाठी आम्ही सदैव कटिबद्ध आहोत. कारण हे शहर जितकं आधुनिक आहे, तितकंच ते निसर्गाच्या जवळ असावं, हाच आमचा ध्यास आहे.

#MaharashtraNaturePark #MMRDA #UrbanBiodiversity #Sustainability #EnvironmentalConservation #GreenMumbai #NatureRestoration #UrbanForests #ClimateAction #Biodiversity

@CMOMaharashtra @Dev_Fadnavis
@mieknathshinde @DrSanMukherjee @UKinIndia
@UKinMumbai

[MMRDA @MMRDAOfficial]

From a former dumping ground to one of Mumbai's finest urban biodiversity parks, Maharashtra Nature Park stands as a testament to what collective efforts and sustained commitment can achieve.

MMRDA is honoured to have partnered with nature-loving Mumbaikars for this remarkable transformation.

We thank John M. Nickell, Head of Political & Bilateral Affairs, British Deputy High Commission, Mumbai, for visiting Maharashtra Nature Park and appreciating its biodiversity, environmental education and conservation initiatives.

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[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

Trees. Trees. Trees. They matter. Plant them. Protect them.

[Meitei Alliance @Me1teiAlliance]

The Meitei Alliance Demands Immediate Arrests, Justice, and Abrogation of SoO.

Justice cannot end with an admission. It must begin with accountability.

@AmitShah @narendramodi
@YKhemchandSingh @NBirenSingh @Bimol_Akoijam @VeteranLNSingh @adgpi

[Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee @DrSanMukherjee]

Record broken! 3,58,115 passenger journeys in a single day on #MMRDA metro lines operated by Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd. — Mumbai’s new lifeline is stronger than ever.
Thank you, Mumbaikars, for choosing sustainable mobility!

#MumbaiInMinutes #MMRDA #NewRecord #SustainableMobility #MumbaiMetro #RebootingMumbai #ReshapingMMR

[Mumbai Nowcast @s_r_khandelwal]

Advise for everyone🙏🏼

[ManipurTruth @manipur_truth]

Finding the native wild Keijenglang is a great news for wildlife conservation.
#manipur #wildlife #Keijenglang #kwakta #leopard

[United Nations @UN]

Friday is #CharterDay.

On this day 81 years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco, USA, to create a new organization founded on peace, prosperity & human rights.

The principles laid out in the Charter remain as relevant as ever.

https://t.co/swaalYr2Ar

[ANI @ANI]

Marking his 64th birthday, Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, today launched Vande Bharatam, a national initiative to identify and support innovators, entrepreneurs and problem-solvers from across India.

The programme will reach all 36 States and Union Territories, more than 800 districts and multiple Indian languages. Open to participants of all ages and backgrounds, it aims to bring promising ideas and entrepreneurial talent from beyond India's traditional start-up centres onto a national platform.

[UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @ODET_UN]

AI is moving fast. Evidence must keep pace. That's why 40 experts are working together on the UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI.

Hear from the members on why this Panel is needed right now.

🔗 https://t.co/zAPUgwHTeK

#DigitalCooperation #AIGovernance

[Himanta Biswa Sarma @himantabiswa]

Across Eastern and NE India, our destinies are connected & our collective potential is immense.

The moment we begin to think & act as one region, there will be no limit to what we can achieve.

The NDA's unwavering focus on the region has helped turn this vision into a reality.