Insights

A testimonial wall at the Institute booth captured reflections from visitors during Mumbai Climate Week, with over 120 people stopping by across three days to engage and share their thoughts.

EPIC India's Research Associates Dhriti Agarwal and Radhika Pande reflect on their experience at Mumbai Climate Week and the UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth India booth.

EPIC India’s ED Kaushik Deb writes in ET EnergyWorld on shifting from short-term air pollution responses to long-term infrastructure that supports growth and clean air.

How can bicycling be a tool for reducing emissions and pollution in the Global South?

A new study in rural India shows that doorstep delivery of water is a highly cost-effective way of enabling near universal adoption of clean drinking water.

Access to clean drinking water remains one of the world’s most pressing public health challenges, with more than 2 billion people around the world left without clean water to drink. Only 14 percent of rural households in low- and middle-income...

Could home delivery of locally-treated water increase access to clean drinking water?

Unmanaged rainfall is an escalating public health threat for cities worldwide. Nearly 1.8 billion people live in flood-prone areas. This number is rising rapidly as urbanization expands into risky zones and climate change intensifies rainfall. In many parts of the...

How do rainfall and rising sea levels together shape mortality risks in coastal megacities like Mumbai?

Accurate weather forecasts save lives—but not everyone gets them. In this episode, Amy Harder looks at how AI is transforming weather prediction in places where the stakes are highest and the resources are few. Can better data close the climate...