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Building Cooler Neighbourhoods: The Case for Corridors in India Tarun Garg and Akhil Singhal 1. It’s Time to Build Heat Resilience at the Neighbourhood Scale India’s cities are experiencing increasing heat stress, with urban areas warming nearly twice as quickly as rural areas and regularly reaching 50°C.1 This is a significant issue that disrupts daily…

Proceedings of the Roundtable Discussion on Establishing a Whole-Building Embodied Carbon Baseline and Benchmark for Residential Buildings in India held on November 24, 2025

A practical guide to accelerate adoption of cool roofs across Indian cities

A practical guide to accelerate adoption of cool roofs across Indian cities

RMI India Foundation and the Lodha Net Zero Urban Accelerator co-hosted a webinar on Scaling Cool Roofs in India: Overcoming Barriers and Unlocking Opportunities.


The built environment generates over 40% of annual global CO₂ emissions. Gateway to India’s Dymaxion is a unique publication emerging from the first year of the Lodha Net Zero Urban Accelerator focusing on areas of Embodied Carbon, Passive and Active Thermal Comfort Solutions, Equipment Efficiency, Clean Energy and Clean Mobility.

This report discusses system-level challenges faced by the e-mobility ecosystem in India and details solutions that can catalyse the market.

The report documents the opportunities, challenges, solutions, and insights obtained through two years of rigorous, day-to-day policy implementation, which enabled the NCT of Delhi’s march towards becoming the EV capital of India. 

The financial and operational health of electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) is crucial to accelerate decarbonization and energy access.