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Can We Afford the Dual Challenge?

2015 will be a landmark year for more than one issue at the global level. The nations of the world will be coming together to accept the goals and targets for sustainable development that promote the well-being of the people and the planet. There is a need to strategise for …

“To Choose Our Future”

“To Choose Our Future” is an attempt to summarise some of the lessons learnt by Development Alternatives from its 30-odd years of journey through India, analysing what went wrong in these transitions and how they can be put right for the future. Its perspective is universal and its aim is …

Urban Dimension Matters

Urbanisation is one of the defining features of the future. Over 50 percent of the global population resides in urban areas today, a share predicted to increase to 67 percent by 2050. The lion’s share of this growth is expected to be concentrated in developing countries, particularly in Asia. Amongst these …

Climate Change – Rural Resilient Livelihoods

‘Climate change is a matter of grave concern for all of us and TARAgram Yatra is one of its kind in the nation, that has addressed this issue both at grassroots and policy level. It has enabled people from different spheres, sectors and professional background to come on a common …

A Journey to Orchha/TARAgram Yatra

My Journey from New Delhi to Orchha in Madhya Pradesh was full of confusion, questions and challenges, which were completely leading me to an uncertain state of mind. However, my optimism of getting clarity soon yielded fruitful results, as I witnessed the finest practices of climate adaptation and sustainable livelihood …

Countdown to TARAgram Yatra 2014 – “To Choose Our Future”

“It is not the strongest who survive or the most intelligent; the one who can change with time is the one who would survive,” Charles Darwin, Origin of Species. To Change with time is one of the most important factor for the survival of species. Since the advent of industrial …