Driving Sustainable Innovation for a Greener Future
We bring together startups, industry, and research institutions to build a cleaner, more resilient future. Our initiatives focus on advancing green energy, circular economy practices, and climate-smart innovation aligned with national sustainability goals.
Circularity
The transition to a circular economy is essential to ensure sustainable use of resources, reduce environmental impact, and build resilient communities. Our efforts focus on promoting reuse, recycling, and sustainable materials management through innovation, capacity building, and community engagement.
Energy Transition & Decarbonization
A sustainable future depends on how effectively we shift to low-carbon energy systems. We support innovations and collaborations that drive clean energy adoption, improve energy efficiency, and accelerate industrial decarbonization. Our work spans cutting-edge technologies, policy support, and sector-wide transformation.
Clean Mobility
Sustainable mobility is central to reducing emissions and building smart, connected communities. We focus on enabling clean mobility solutions through training, innovation, and ecosystem development that support electric vehicles and related infrastructure.
Innovation & Startups
- We nurture early-stage ventures working on sustainability challenges, providing them access to funding, mentorship, and platforms to scale.
- SISF, Energy Leap
Mission-Aligned Projects
- We implement projects aligned with national and state priorities, piloting real-world solutions and facilitating technology deployment across sectors.
- Green Hydrogen Valley, Roadmap for Green Hydrogen, JICA Projects, RAMP, Alternate Chemistry battery Energy storage, DREAMS project
International Collaborations
- We engage with global partners to share knowledge, co-develop solutions, and strengthen sustainability outcomes through joint efforts.
Ecosystem Building
- We convene stakeholders, establish Centers of Excellence, and advocate for forward-looking policies to drive systemic and scalable change.
- Smart EV Training center, CoE on e waste, Coe on ai for sustainability, International Cluster on Green Energy Materials for Sustainability, Inter Cluster Collaboration
Ecosystem
Smart EV Skilling Centre
The Smart EV Skilling Centre aims to build an MSME-focused hub for EV skill development in collaboration with ni-msme, industry partners, and international institutions. As the ecosystem enabler, RICH defines the program framework, coordinates partnerships, and facilitates CSR funding for lab setups. The initiative empowers students from Tier 2 & 3 regions with employable EV skills, fosters global collaboration, and bridges academia with industry through internships, international certifications, and hands-on training.
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COE On AI for Sustainability
This initiative aims to establish a Centre of Excellence on AI for Sustainability, focused on advancing AI applications in smart cities, energy, waste and water management, and governance. RICH ensures strong alignment between research and industry, provides domain expertise in sustainability, life sciences, and agriculture, and facilitates data access between municipalities, civic bodies, and IIT Hyderabad. The project promotes industry-oriented research, open AI models for public use, and robust data-sharing frameworks—strengthening India’s readiness for an AI-driven sustainable future.
International Centre on Green Energy
This Centre of Excellence focuses on advancing green energy through research in energy materials, storage, efficiency, and transition technologies. RICH leads the initiative by bringing together industry funders and global research partners, ensuring alignment between innovation and industry needs. The project drives clean tech entrepreneurship, accelerates technology transfer, and fosters skilled talent development—positioning India as a key player in energy transition, decarbonisation, and sustainable innovation.
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