In her latest blog, Shantha V. addresses the frequently overlooked challenges of climate justice in India’s massive solar parks. Through an analysis of Charanaka solar park in Gujarat, Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan, and Pavagada solar park in Karnataka, she highlights the many risks and opportunities these large infrastructure projects pose.
India Needs An Energy Justice Focus In Its Solar Transition Read More »
This blog highlights the importance of understanding the “black box” of AI to ascertain its accuracy, and be fully involved in the future of the world, where AI will play a significant role.
Sharing a planet with AI: Collective Responsibility & the Unpredictability of the Future Read More »
This blog series aims to explore the various dimensions of AI as socio-technological assemblage, and examine its situatedness within diverse social worlds.
AI-plus blog series Read More »
Instead of envisioning “world-class” futures for India’s cities, we need a new imagination for equitable, climate resilient and low carbon urbanisation.
Beyond Global Visions: Local Imaginaries for Indian Cities Read More »
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. In the final part of this series, we underscore the importance of contextualising AI technologies and their diffusion, use and governance.
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture Read More »
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. This is part 2 of a 3-part series, where through the narrative of Pravesh, a smallholder farmer in Karnatka, we grapple with the potential trade-offs and dependencies woven into the promise of AI-based technological progress.
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture Read More »
This blog post examines the human, and social dimensions of AI’s implications in Indian agriculture through two speculative fiction case-studies set in the year 2040. The post is part of a three part series. This is part one of the series.
When algorithms till the land: Speculative futures of AI in Indian agriculture Read More »
We convened a virtual panel at the 4S 2023 conference on the theme “The Paradox of Crisis: Interrogating Emergency and Crisis Framing in Climate Infrastructures,” featuring presentations that exploree the complexities of climate emergency framings and its implications on climate governance. Madeline Kroot, PhD Candidate, Clark University, presented a paper on ‘Public Deficits in the
Unpacking the climate emergency and crisis discourse Read More »
For more effective low carbon mobility transitions, there is a need to consider the interlinkages between EV policies and urban mobility plans, policies governing energy transitions and carbon emitting sectors, consumer uptake, and lifecycle carbon emissions for EVs.
Our recent Talking About Transitions Dialogue, Building a Net Zero Society, unpacked the importance of social transformations to achieve a low carbon transitions in Indian cities. How can we leverage behaviour change, equitable urban planning and innovative planning approaches to create an equitable net zero future?
Building a Net Zero Society Read More »
