DRIIV's CSR Partnership Hub

Championing a Greener Tomorrow through Collective Responsibility Drive

DRIIV and Blue Planet Environmental Solutions (BPES) India Pvt Ltd have launched the Collective Responsibility Drive (CRD)-Recycling, a behavioral nudging initiative encouraging schoolchildren to collect and segregate plastic waste. Targeting 10 million youth and the collection of 1 billion plastic items, the drive embodies a circular economy by upcycling plastic waste into school benches for government schools in Delhi and Haryana. With REC Foundation's, REC PDCL’s and BPCL’s CSR support, CRD has commenced in Gurugram, Haryana, donating 1000 benches (benefiting 3000 students across 27 government schools) and conducting awareness programs in 50 schools on climate change and sustainability. Imagine the possibilities-with your support, these efforts can tackle larger challenges!

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Cars converted to air purifiers with roof-mounted filters

The ShudhVayu Innovation Project, a visionary CSR initiative by RSPL Welfare Foundation under DRIIV's Project SAMEER, tackled Delhi NCR's air quality crisis through an innovative approach. The project equipped 50 vehicles with energy-free ShudhVayu air purifiers, transforming them into mobile air-cleaning units. These devices captured an impressive 3245 grams of particulate matter, directly mitigating pollution during periods when AQI ranged from 150 to 319 μg/m³ and PM10 levels peaked at 420 μg/m³.

Validated by IIT Delhi, this scalable and eco-friendly solution showcases the effectiveness of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in addressing urban challenges. With CSR backing from RSPL Welfare Foundation, which funded the deployment of roof-mounted air filters, the initiative exemplifies how corporate involvement can drive environmental innovation and improve public well-being.

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Transform public health with data-driven insights with an AI-enabled Infectious Disease Tracker

An infectious disease surveillance system has been created for infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the health systems all across the globe. The threat has also provided an extra-ordinary opportunity for a collective multi-sectoral response achieved with systems thinking and coordinated local execution. It is a multi-pronged challenge with novel challenges witnessed by the world for the first time. Global and National Action Plans for tackling AMR recommend active surveillance of antibiotic use and emerging resistance. Aligned to this, a data-driven, scalable model with temporal visualizations and predictive modeling is developed. The platform represents an NDHM compliant application which is potentially scalable across the country. The application includes data visualizations and temporal tracking of antimicrobial resistance carried out upon datasets curated by the research group. This is especially relevant in the post-COVID era due to the high usage of antibiotics in the hospital and home-care settings.

This platform, developed with MongoDB, offers a ground-breaking approach to mobility network analysis for infectious disease surveillance. Its predictive and policy-supportive capabilities can transform public health strategies while also inspiring further advancements in data-driven health systems globally.

Outcome :

Dash boarding of case surge predictions at state level.
Web Applications for State level COVID. Causal Graph Neural Networks and Bayesian Networks, Counterfactual Analysis.
Extension to Antimicrobial Resistance, framework, and web application for generalized infectious disease surveillance using Graph Neural Networks and Bayesian Networks.

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Delhi Air Pollution : Health aNd Effects (DAPHNE)

Supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), DAPHNE is a consortium of doctors, scientists, and technologists drawn from 9 institutions (six in India and three in the UK), to study the effect of air pollution in the city of Delhi on the health of pregnant mothers and their new-born children, and asthmatic adolescents. This group is particularly vulnerable because of their greater intake of air with respect to body weight, and an underdeveloped immunity system; and, also, the adolescents have greater outdoor exposure when traveling to school and during play times. The project aims at estimating the amount of suspended particles and gaseous pollution inhaled by subjects using existing networks of stationary air quality monitors and satellite data. In Addition, the project also introduces novel devices worn by the person to measure exposure to suspended particles and noxious gases and monitor their breathing rate and breathing effort when the subjects are out and about in their everyday lives. This will estimate the impact of air pollution on their asthma and how different levels of activity could contribute to changes in their condition. Biomarkers in samples of blood and urine taken from the subjects will be used as further evidence to estimate the effects of air pollution on changes in their well-being. Finally, a panel of stakeholders drawn from India and the UK will advise on how best the research results can be translated into interventions to help mitigate the effects for the benefit of the citizens of Delhi in the first instance, with potential for worldwide application in the future.

Impact :

Side effects of air pollution in Delhi through exposure-response relationships between ambient air pollution exposures and health effects (birth weight, acute respiratory infections in children < 2 years) and asthma exacerbations in adolescents aged 12-18 years.

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Modeling Air Quality at Hyperlocal Scale for Identifying Dispersed and Continuous Sources in and around Monuments in Kolkata

The project carried out air quality monitoring in and around monuments in Kolkata to identify dispersed sources and track air quality at a hyperlocal scale, supported by Environmental Defence Fund (EDF). The overall strategy involves both static and mobile monitoring. On the static front, continuous monitoring at selected locations (identified based on the population density, distribution of local sources, and locations of monuments) in two regions - Central and North Kolkata, is being done. 40 static sensors will be deployed, out of which 20 would cover Howrah Bridge to Sealdah region and the remaining 20 would cover the region surrounding Victoria Memorial in Central Kolkata. For mobile monitoring, 3 sensors (on 3 different buses) would be deployed in one bus route and the project would cover 5 bus routes running through north and central Kolkata. The identified, heavy traffic, routes cover the whole of the city covering the extreme North-South-East-West boundaries. Additionally, 5 units driven by cycle rickshaws would be deployed to measure PM at the residential neighborhood level. For ground truthing, 4 Junior Technical Assistants would conduct field visits to map the changes in PM2.5 at a hyperlocal scale at locations wherein sensors are installed and capture the local source characteristics.

Impact : Evidence-based identification of dispersed air pollution sources in Kolkata city

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Join us in creating a future where every breath matters

At DRIIV, we believe that science-driven action is the cornerstone of tackling urban challenges like air pollution. Through Project AirView+, we are advancing our mission to harness cutting-edge technology and multidisciplinary collaborations to enable transformative impact. Partnering with Google, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and the technology provider Aurassure, this initiative is a step towards creating healthier, more sustainable urban environments. The initiative uses hyperlocal AQ monitoring technology to provide real-time, actionable data that empowers policymakers with precise, data-driven interventions to address air pollution effectively.

Building on Proven Success : Insights from Delhi

DRIIV has already played a pivotal role in enabling hyperlocal air quality (AQ) monitoring in Delhi's pollution hotspots, where real-time data on particulate matter (PM) levels provided actionable insights. These insights empowered public bodies to develop evidence-based action plans targeting the most affected areas.

Project AirView+ extends this success to Gurugram, applying lessons learned from Delhi to address the unique pollution challenges of the millennium city.

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