The latest iFOREST Quarterly is out! Catch up on the packed summer we have had at iFOREST. This quarter saw the release of key research: ✅ Roadmap to greening of industrial boilers ✅ Just Transition Plan for Maharashtra ✅ Rooftop solar mapping in Assam We released two new

❄️Why is your AC refrigerant harmful to the environment? India’s cooling demand is surging due to urbanisation, rising temperatures, and growing AC adoption. While only 5% of households own ACs today, this could rise to 25% by 2030. Cooling systems already contribute to a tenth

Air pollution is a growing concern in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. iFOREST analysis reveals: ➡️ PM10 above permissible limits in Tondare Taloja (Navi Mumbai), Bandra Kurla Complex, Nerul (Navi Mumbai). ➡️ PM2.5 found high in Siddhi Vinayak Nagar (Ulhasnagar), Katrap Badlapur,

Systemic problems require systemic thinkers. We were privileged to hear from Srestha Banerjee, Director at iFOREST, at the TOI Social Impact Summit. She provided a sharp, strategic analysis of the power of multi-stakeholder collaboration, making a clear case for why leaders from

Mumbai Metropolitan Region has six non-attainment cities per CPCB—but iFOREST analysis finds that air pollution goes beyond city limits. Cities like Panvel, Bhiwandi and Kalyan-Dombivli are just as polluted as non-attainment cities. We need regional clean air action plans, not

👉 Air Conditioners leak refrigerants and contribute to global warming. But just how bad are they? Are their GHG emissions worse than cars, wood-fired cookstoves or all the waste generated by a typical Indian household? As part of its Life Cycle Refrigerant Management (LRM)

iFOREST has signed an MoU with Assam Pollution Control Board to combat air pollution in Assam. Our focus areas: 🔥 Open burning 🌫️ Dust mitigation 🏭 Industrial emissions Under this MoU, iFOREST will provide knowledge and technical support on strengthening environmental