Reducing runoff pollution by making spray droplets less bouncy
MIT researchers find a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off.
Making India's waste streams sustainable
MIT researchers are developing a decision-support tool to help cities in India sustainably manage the societal and environmental impacts of their waste.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.
Air quality sensors track pollution
Research from MIT's Tata Center for Technology and Design is helping to quantify emissions in the world’s most polluted cities.
Innovating for billions
Emerging Worlds, a Media Lab and Tata Center initiative, seeks to catalyze change on a massive scale.
Cleaning water without the grid
MIT researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination system that could significantly increase the groundwater available for drinking in Indian villages.
Incentives matter
Working with the Tata Center, two MIT economics students are testing projects to reduce industrial pollution in India.
Going off grid: Tata researchers tackle rural electrification
At MIT’s Tata Center for Technology and Design, researchers are exploring ways to extend electricity access to rural communities in India using microgrids.
Sharing climate research and strategies in Paris
MIT events throughout climate talks underscore Institute’s global perspectives and partnerships.
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
Fueling solutions
“Fuel” pillar at MIT Solve underscores energy’s crucial role in solving humanity’s biggest challenges.
Bringing MIT and India closer together
Tata Center Annual Symposium explores many pathways for MIT research to have an impact in India and the developing world.
Government of India taps MIT expertise for energy solutions
Minister Piyush Goyal meets with MIT Energy Initiative and Tata Center leadership, says of India’s electrification goals: “We will make it happen.”