Transitions Research will shed light on radical transformations that will shape India’s long-term future.
Our mission is to discover sustainable transition pathways for India’s future by conducting policy and action research, filling knowledge gaps, co-creating solutions and enabling citizen engagement.
FEATURED
Talking About Transitions: Informality to Impact: Building Urban Resilience in India’s Informal Settlements
Our dialogue aims to aims to address the urgent need to build climate resilience in informal settlements and brings together implementers and funders to share on-the-ground learnings and explore ways to scale effective solutions in informal settlements.

Talk health, not climate for low-carbon lifestyles
This piece highlights the importance of centering health as the motivator for low-carbon lifestyles.
Harnessing Collective Knowledge: Advancing Adaptation Research and Action through Tracking, Learning, and Sharing Around Extreme Heat
As AIDMI and Transitions Research reflect on the Asia-Pacific workshop on extreme heat, several key themes emerge that underline the importance of collaboration and shared learning in advancing adaptation.
[Part 2]Tackling Challenges and Scaling Solutions for a Solar-Powered India
This article sheds light on the hurdles in the adoption of rooftop solar slowing down progress—such as financing constraints, regulatory complexities, and consumer hesitations—and highlights transformative solutions.
Discovering Just & Sustainable Transition Pathways for India’s Future.
RESEARCH REPORT
Net Zero Panaji: 2050 Vision Report
This report reflects aligned values and consensus around what a net zero future looks like for Panaji.
Four Radical Transitions
We focus on four radical transitions – low carbon and climate resilient development; smart and inclusive urbanisation; safe and responsible digitalisation, and sustainable and equitable food systems. Radical shifts in socio-technical systems, human values and politics need to be imagined. Incremental change will not do.

Low Carbon Society
Climate change is a problem of collective societal action. How do we deeply and rapidly alter politics, norms, attitudes and incentives to act?

Future Cities
The growth of mid-sized cities is likely to shape India’s urbanisation story. How can we build Future Cities that are inclusive, climate resilient and technologically smart?

Digital Society
The future of societal and political participation, environmental sustainability, economic prosperity and good work depend on how we make sense of digital technologies. How do we ensure that digitalization is socially just, equitable and sustainable?

Future of Food
The changing food production, distribution and consumption patterns have significant impact on nature and communities. How do we ensure these changes are ecologically sustainable and equitable?