Kaustubh

Sustainability enthusiast, in the practice of transforming urban transport. RT not endorsements.

[Ministry of Heavy Industries @MHI_GoI]

Speaking at the 3rd Anniversary of e-FAST India Summit 2025 organised by @NITIAayog, Dr. Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary, MHI, highlighted Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi’s vision of India’s transition towards Net Zero by 2070 and the pivotal role of EVs in this journey, calling them a “silent revolution”.

He underlined the key drivers of electrification—reducing Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants (POL) imports, mitigating environmental challenges, and strengthening India’s domestic manufacturing base. Emphasising sustainable growth, he stressed the need to build resilient supply chains, address critical resources like rare earth magnets, and enhance the role of indigenous industry in heavy-duty trucks, buses, and charging infrastructure.

He further added that while challenges remain, converging interests across stakeholders can accelerate India’s progress towards a cleaner, greener, and more self-reliant mobility ecosystem.

#MHI #EFAST #NetZero #EVs #ElectricVehicles

[WRI India @WRIIndia]

Delhi’s air pollution is a major challenge but LEZs could be a game-changer!

WRI India’s Kanika Gounder, Kaustubh Chuke and Ankita Saxena delve deeper into the role of LEZ in urban transformation of Delhi.

Read here👉 https://t.co/rlfJa9vWnu

#AirQuality #CleanAirForAll #LEZ

[Ganesh Babu ⚙️ @theurbanismguy]

Mapping all the flyovers in Chennai!

Flyovers add more traffic & move the problem to the next junction.

We see multiple flyovers on roads with high traffic. Focus should've been on increasing capacity to move people along these corridors and less vehicles.

It isn't too late!

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

A learning for #India to work towards #retrofitting technologies rather than pushing for new EVs. With EVs, cars are following the trend of mobiles - rapid development > rapidly obsolete tech. Modularity of batteries & components must to avoiding #EV graveyards #Sustainability

[Bloomberg @business]

🧵 1. Thousands of abandoned cars show the dark side to China's EV boom.

China boasts the biggest clean car market and most extensive charging network, but subsidies doled out to juice demand led to the unintended consequence of EV graveyards https://t.co/xLMeSnKVTK

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

The data speaks clearly... One should be ready to listen. Only then we have hope #Sustainability #ClimateEmergency

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Massively under-reported science story because there's so much going on right now but...it turns out that we might have figured out what's causing this very scary spike.

Quick thread, on how WE'VE BEEN ACCIDENTALLY GEOENGINEERING FOR DECADES...but then we stopped:

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

Delighted to see our work published as a photostory in TheNewsMinute. With the schools reopening, it is the right time for the concerned authorities to act to ensure Safer Access to Schools @KumaraswamySree @WRICitiesIndia @WRIIndia
#roadsafety #spatialanalytics

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Are school kids safe on #Bengaluru roads? Dataset hints at risks

https://t.co/x05HNTh6zu

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

Join us on 8th for a data-driven approach to fighting air pollution in Indian cities. Moderating a panel of cities taking their first steps @mohua @airqualityindia @WRIIndia @WRIRossCities @ajaynagpure

[Van Leer Foundation @vanleerfdn]

You're invited to the @Urban95cm #India Convening to explore how Indian cities can fight #AirPollution and provide #CleanAir for young children and their families to thrive.

Meet our speakers!

Register today ➡️ https://t.co/8rgVWV10Mp

#CleanAir #AirPollution

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

Can transit-oriented development around upcoming metro lines solve the issue of long commutes in Mumbai? Find out as we explain it with the help of #geoanalytics
#publictransport #mumbaimetro #sustainablecities

[WRI India @WRIIndia]

The job density along upcoming #MumbaiMetro Lines 2A and 7 is significantly lower than that along Line 1. Can post-pandemic mass transit be leveraged to close this gap? Sree Kumar Kumaraswamy, @madpai and @kaustubhchuke explain:
https://t.co/l6j5CObc87
#WRIIndiaGeoAnalytics

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: RT @WRICitiesIndia: Applications for the #NurturingNeighbourhoodsChallenge have closed! @WRIIndia would like to thank the 63 cities that have committed to make young children & caregivers a priority in urban planning. The evaluation … https://t.co/LzxIaM1eVH

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: RT @nihart1024: New cycle lane on Race Course Road! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️
#ResetWithCycling #Cycles4Change

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: RT @WRICitiesIndia: Streets are not just conduits for traffic, they are vibrant public spaces that can improve the quality of life for citizens. This #roadsafetymonth we will look at how city streets can be transformed to be safe and… https://t.co/ZedukfAN4h

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: RT @WRICitiesIndia: Join our Integrated Transport Director @amitbhatt4u on 3rd December at 4 pm for a @isolaralliance webinar on E-Mobility & Storage as he speaks about the opportunities that lie in the electrification of transport i… https://t.co/rFgXkjifsQ

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#NurturingNeighbourhoodsChallenge

[Smart Cities Mission @SmartCities_HUA]

Here's a small preview of what the Mission wants to achieve under this initiative.

#TransformingIndia #TransformingUrbanLandscape

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#NurturingNeighbourhoodsChallenge

[Hardeep Singh Puri @HardeepSPuri]

Launched Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge, Data Maturity Assessment Framework 2.0 & City Data Officer Training Programme. This initiative will support cities to develop, pilot &scale solutions to enhance quality of life of children, their caregivers & families in public realm.

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

A city that works for its youngest population, works for everybody. #nurturingneighbourhoodsChallenge
Kicksoff today at 3.30pm at https://t.co/LCCBicGO1x

[Advait Jani @advait_jani]

A short video on the driving and engineering behaviors between Us(Indians) and Them(the rest). Road safety isn't just about changing the behavior of the driver and pedestrians. Its also about changing the behavior of our officials. #RoadSafety #StreetDesign #VisionZero

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

If we consider the ridge on both sides as vehicular traffic and the ride quality, pretty much indian cyclists have similar experience everyday in most of indian cities.
Good thing the situation is changing 🙂
@SarikaPanda @amitbhatt4u @CyclingCities @urbanvoicesin

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: RT @urbanthoughts11: It could be this cheap and easy to install new protected bike lanes in your city and then make them more permanent with curbs etc. later

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

#RT @SensibleCities: 🚲🚴 https://t.co/QiJqraAA73

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Madurai based carpenter makes a wooden cycle for his son

[Kaustubh @kaustubhchuke]

@PolicyPitts this is so unfortunate. What this elaborate thread highlights is a #trafficfatality in not just a number, its a huge loss for humanity as a person is lost along with the potential betterment that person would have brought.
#cyclist #SafetyFirst
@urbanvoicesin

[John Pitts @PolicyPitts]

I need to tell you all about my sister Sarah, the badass below. She was biking home in Brooklyn early Monday morning, hit by a bus, and killed. But I want to talk about her life.