CSTEP conducted an introductory session to the SPOORTHI platform for selected young people (known as stewards) from Bengaluru's G Baiyappanahalli community. This one-stop platform would enable the community to 'log complaints' pertaining to water, sanitation, and public health (WASH). The platform will also track community priorities through a set of quality-of-life (QoL) indicators in the aforementioned sectors.

CSTEP has launched the Centre for Air Pollution Studies (CAPS) in order to provide scientific, high-quality policy advice for improving air quality in India and the South Asian region. This is in line with Government of India’s policies, such as the National Clean Air Action Programme, which encourages context-specific studies to identify pollution sources and the extent of their contribution.

The workshop provided a background to the Clean Air Action Plan for Patna, along with interventions that are being taken by different stakeholders. The main objectives of the session were (a) background setting on air pollution by the Bihar State Pollution Control Board, (b) convergence of PCAAP with National Clean Air Programme, (c) overview of PCAAP, and (d) brief overview of the interventions by various line departments.