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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29 Apr 2024

India's national capital, Delhi, has developed over many centuries, encompassing a rich and diverse…

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21 Mar 2024

From the earliest known records of human civilizations to the current world map, water has been the…

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22 Dec 2023

Situated along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Puri, Odisha, the Penthakata settlement relies on the…

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22 Aug 2023

India is expected to be the most severely affected nation with global water scarcity projected to increase…

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17 Aug 2022

This three-part blog series examines one of the many systems Mumbai relies on during the monsoons. The…

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21 Mar 2022

As per the 2021 CAG report, groundwater extraction in India increased from 58% to 63%, between 2004-17,…

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06 Oct 2021

This blog was first published on NIUA.org on September 29, 2021.

Cities around the world are…

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27 Aug 2021

This blog first appeared on WRI Insights on August 26, 2021.

The start of the 2021 monsoon season…