The Delhi government’s transport department is collaborating with the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago Trust in India (EPIC India) to tackle vehicular pollution in the capital.
Transport Secretary Ashish Kundra said the collaboration aims to improve the capital’s air quality through innovative policy interventions through setting up a research unit in Delhi. “There will be separate units for focused solutions to deal with vehicular pollution,” he added.
The MoU will enable government officials to work closely with University of Chicago researchers to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and policy evaluation. EPIC India researchers will facilitate research through the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning, satellite data and econometrics.
Professor Michael Greenstone, Director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, said, “We are excited to work with the Delhi government to implement new ideas and refine existing ones to improve the transportation system in the city. The technical information we provide can help design better policies.”