Sustainability

Promote evidence-based, inclusive solutions that balance development with sustainability, guided by the SDGs

Group Lead

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Kaveri Ashok

Our Impact

Innovate. Regenerate. Sustain.

The group develops scientific frameworks to advance sustainability through circular economy, rural regeneration, and resource efficiency. It fosters cross-sector knowledge exchange, enabling evidence-based policies aligned with the SDGs to balance economic growth with environmental stewardship.

Contribution to the Grand Challenges

Under the grand challenge of building a Sustainable and Secure Future, the Sustainability group works to integrate environmental, social, and economic priorities into policy and practice. By applying scientific methods and systems thinking, the team develops frameworks that support circular economy transitions, rural regeneration, and sustainable consumption and production. Their work is grounded in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and aims to ensure that today’s development does not compromise future generations. Through knowledge-sharing platforms, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building, the group fosters collaboration across sectors to implement scalable, evidence-based solutions that protect natural resources while supporting inclusive and resilient growth.

Transforming Ideas Into Impactful Solutions

Ongoing Projects

Nature-based solutions for climate ad...

AFARI estimates the energy, emissions, and resources impl...

Ongoing Projects

Sustainable Think Tanks

The Sustainable Think Tanks project documents the transfo...

Ongoing Projects

SANITECH – A platform for Integ...

CSTEP developed SANITECH, a decision-support tool, to fac...

Ongoing Projects

Sustainable Urban Planning Strategies...

CSTEP developed SANITECH, a decision-support tool, to fac...

Past Projects

Solar Energy–Based EV

CSTEP’s pilot study in collaboration with the state-run B...

Past Projects

CSTEM PV 2

The Version 1 (V1) (which can be accessed here) of the CS...

Insights That Shape the : Publications

Explore Our Cutting Edge Research Tools

AI and Digital Platforms

Project Management System (PMS)

Project Management System for CSTEP is a tool to manage p...

Strategic Studies

E-Bus Depot Electrification Planning ...

E-Bus Depot Electrification Planning And Operational Tool...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

CREST Bengaluru

CSTEP's Rooftop Evaluation for Solar Tool (CREST) accurat...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

CSTEP’s Solar Techno-Economic Model (...

CSTEP’s Solar Techno-Economic Model (CSTEM) for photovolt...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

Solar Technology and Application Atla...

Solar Technology and Application Atlas for India (STAAI) ...

Renewables and Energy Conservation

Rooftop Solar Explorer Tool Madhya Pr...

CSTEP’s Rooftop Solar Explorer Tool Madhya Pradesh accura...

Energy and Power

GIS-Based Energy Audit Tool

GIS-based energy audit tool accurately maps feeders with ...

Energy and Power

Bihar Power Transmission Visualisatio...

Bihar Power Transmission Visualisation Portal is an onlin...

Climate, Environment and Sustainability

SAFARI

SAFARI estimates the energy, emissions, and resources imp...

Air Quality

CSTEPs Emission Inventory for 76 Cities

CSTEP, with assistance from 12 other Institutes of Repute...