Energy
Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency
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Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency
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This section highlights initiatives that explore and encourage alternatives to the current centralized, environmentally damaging and unsustainable sources of energy, such as decentralized renewable sources. It also includes attempts at ensuring equitable access to ecologically sustainable energy, optimizing production and distribution, improving efficiency, and regulating demand (e.g. for luxury consumption).
Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust
Trained in air quality mapping, women leaders monitored air quality across 69 sites in Jharkhand, identifying 26 pollution hotspots. The local women that co-led the study took ownership of the data to drive action, prompting decision-makers to install water sprinklers, cover coal loads during transport, and set up air quality monitors in public places.
ആനയുടെയും അന്ധരുടെയും കഥയ്ക്കപ്പുറം: കൂട്ടായ അർത്ഥരൂപീകരണത്തിലേക്ക് (In Malayalam)
ആനയുടെയും അന്ധരുടെയും കഥയുമായി വികൽപ് സംഗം പ്രക്രിയ എങ്ങനെ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് വായിക്കാം.
Legends of Sher Dariya (The Lion River)
The existential challenge for all of us now is: How can we listen to the rivers again? How can we become the voice for Indus and other rivers that are being polluted, dammed, divided and diverted?
From policy to pushback, India’s ‘greenlash’ over ethanol-blended petrol
Experts warn that without trust, climate transitions falter; India’s ethanol rollout underscores the need for gradual shifts, local studies, and clear communication with consumers.
Beyond the Elephant and the Blind Men: A Story of Collective Sense-Making
Vikalp Sangam answers the parable: we listen to each sector's truth to see the whole elephant of an equitable, just & sustainable future.
SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OF HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF ALTERNATIVE LEARNING (HIAL), RATHER THAN HARASS IT!
We are shocked at the Ladakh UT Administration’s move to revoke the land lease of the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learning (HIAL).
Broken Signals: India’s Heatwave Warnings Are Missing the Mark
These stories ask us the question: how do we centre the needs of the most vulnerable while designing an effective disaster warning system?
जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)
विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।
Vikalp Sangam (विकल्प संगम): A Confluence of Alternatives: Film
It covers some of the events of the process – confluences, documentation, outreach, collaborations, artwork and more – and some key voices of people involved.