Expert insights and commentary on sustainability and development in urban India.

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02 Aug 2024

Improperly planned cities adversely impact the economy and the environment with the most vulnerable facing…

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28 Mar 2024

Cities serve as the engines and drivers of economic growth. They sit at the nexus of infrastructural and…

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05 Mar 2024

A tamarind tree has been living on our ancestral plot for more than 150 years. It has been a member of our…

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26 Feb 2024

India is the seventh most climate-vulnerable country in the world, with nine of its states among the top…

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15 Jan 2024

Climate change-induced events such as heat waves and floods severely impact the quality of life in urban…

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10 Nov 2023

India accounts for nearly one fifth of the world’s annual child births and is enjoying a demographic…

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31 Oct 2023

Earlier this month, the UK government dismissed ’15-minute cities’ – an urban planning concept that…

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08 Sep 2023

This blog highlights the challenges and opportunities for greening for climate action in low-income…

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31 Aug 2023

The second blog in our two-part blog series illustrates four pilot community based ‘Nature-based Solutions…