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Fueling Innovation: Seed for Change Grant Recipient e-Rehri’s Journey of Growth and Impact

Dec 3, 2024 | India, News, Students

Fueling Innovation: Seed for Change Grant Recipient e-Rehri’s Journey of Growth and Impact

Looking back at the journey of the Seed for Change competition 2022 winner, e-Rehri, exemplifies how bold ideas can create lasting impact. Born from a vision to support informal vendors in Chandigarh, this initiative has grown into a transformative solution for mobility, sustainability, and livelihoods. From its first prototype addressing lockdown challenges to the deployment of an electrified fleet, e-Rehri has become a testament to innovation driven by community needs.

Waste Pickers and Methane Emissions

Oct 26, 2024 | Climate, Faculty, In Region, India, News

Waste Pickers and Methane Emissions

In an essay for the 1800 Histories project based at the Harvard Center for History and Economics, which explores the local conditions at key sites that play a disproportionate role in methane emissions, WIEGO founder and Mittal Institute Steering Committee member Martha Chen writes about the impact waste pickers have on methane emissions in Delhi, India.

Pranab Bardhan Shares New Memoir, “Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey”

Sep 24, 2024 | Community, India, News

Pranab Bardhan Shares New Memoir, “Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey”

Pranab Bardhan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, is a leading Indian economist and author of a new memoir, Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey. The book weaves together Pranab’s observations and anecdotes about the economy, politics, and culture, his life travels, his professional endeavors, and more. Ahead of his Oct. 3 book talk at Harvard, Pranab gave us a glimpse into his book and some themes he will share at the talk.