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In this episode of Quotes & Notes, CSTEP's Vidhatri Thakkar and Tashina Madappa Cheranda reflect on their fieldwork in Odisha and discuss the challenges and opportunities in building climate resilience for farmers. From access to water for irrigation and water-use efficiency to crop diversification, the conversation explores what it takes to adopt climate-smart agriculture practices. They also explain how peer networks such as farmer producer organisations and self-help groups, as well as the Odisha Climate-Smart Agriculture Alliance, could help scale what already works.

Read the white paper, Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture for a Resilient Odisha: Promoting climate-smart agriculture for a resilient Odisha - CSTEP

Featuring: Vidhatri Thakkar and Tashina Madappa

Production & post-production: Shawn Thejas, Shomnaath MR, and Ablaz Schemnad

India's trucks move the nation, but at a steep climate cost.

In this episode of Quotes & Notes, CSTEP's Ankit Hebbar and Vivek Gavimath break down what it would actually take to electrify India's road freight sector. From energy efficiency and total cost of ownership to infrastructure gaps and policy barriers, they examine whether electric trucks are ready to replace diesel and what needs to happen for that transition to scale.

Featuring: Ankith Hebbar P and Vivek Gavimath

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Alok Kumar Saha

Voice-Over Artist: Preston Paul

Episode 2: Translating Climate Action Across Scales

The second episode of CSTEP’s podcast series, ‘From Declarations to Design: Learning from India’s Climate Journey’, features Ramya Natarajan, Kaveri Ashok, Aparna Sundaresan, and Divya Davis—modellers and systems thinkers in CSTEP's Climate, Environment, and Sustainability sector.

In this episode, the speakers share their experiences of how climate action and implementation move from national targets to the state, city, and ward level. Through stories, examples, and modelling insights, they show us why every scale matters, because climate action is built on decisions made at each level.

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Bhawna Welturkar

Voice-Over Artist: Preston Paul

Episode 1: The Fine Print of Adaptation

This inaugural episode of CSTEP’s new podcast series, From Declarations to Design: Learning from India’s Climate Journey, explores what climate implementation truly entails at COP30 and beyond.

Join Dr Indu K Murthy, Tashina Madappa Cheranda, Sahil Mathew, Lakshmi Menon, and Vidhatri Thakkar from CSTEP’s Climate, Environment, and Sustainability team as they draw insights from Odisha, Karnataka, and Gujarat. Through the lens of data systems, water resilience, and community leadership, they examine how adaptation is being shaped and scaled across India.

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Bhawna Welturkar

Voice-Over Artist: Preston Paul

This episode of Perspective Xchange features a discussion between Dr Jai Asundi (Executive Director, CSTEP) and Prof. S N Tripathi, Dean of the Kotak School of Sustainability and Professor at IIT Kanpur. A pioneer in the fields of air pollution and climate science, Prof. Tripathi shares insights on how advancements in IoT sensors and AI are revolutionising air quality monitoring. He also discusses India’s unique challenges in tackling air pollution, the crucial role of aerosols in climate change, and the need to integrate science into policymaking. With examples ranging from crop residue burning to digital twins for cities, this conversation sheds light on pathways for cleaner air and sustainable development.

Featuring: Jai Asundi and Prof. S N Tripathi

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Designer: Bhawna Welturkar

Voice-Over Artist: Garima Singh

This episode of Perspective Xchange features a discussion between Dr Jai Asundi (Executive Director, CSTEP) and Margarita Gómez (Executive Director, Southern Voice) on the work done by Southern Voice and the need to amplify the voice of the Global South.

Featuring: Jai Asundi and Margarita Gómez

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Bhawna Welturkar

Voice-Over Artist: Preston Paul

This episode of Quotes & Notes brings to you the insights from a study that we conducted to aid Kerala’s efforts towards clean energy by financial year 2039-40, specifically by increasing the share of renewable energy in its generation mix.

Featuring: Rishu Garg and Mallik EV

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Alok Kumar Saha

Script: Rishu Garg, Mallik EV, Garima Singh

Voice-Over Artist: Garima Singh

Sreerekha Pillai, Head of Communication and Policy Engagement, in conversation with Radio Mirchi's RJ Jimmy on what makes the eARTH Intiative unique.

Sreerekha Pillai, Head of Communication and Policy Engagement, in conversation with Radio Mirchi's RJ Jimmy on what makes the eARTH Intiative unique.

In this edition of Quotes & Notes, we talk about our framework that can help quantify and report the substantial climate-positive outcomes of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which currently go unrecorded.

 

Featuring: Tashina Madappa, Sahil Mathew, Kanchan Kargwal

Editor: Thejas Shawn Raj

Design: Bhawna Welturkar

Voice-Over Artist: Garima Singh