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Taking Charge of the Waste We Produce

Across India, 43 million tonnes of solid waste is collected annually. Out of this, a mere 22% is treated and the rest 72% is dumped at landfill sites. This dumping of waste is causing serious health problems seen in the form of breathing issues, bacterial infections and increase in cardiovascular …

Dialogue for Engagement and Behaviour Change

When India pledged its commitment to reducing its GHG emissions in the Paris Agreement, it was apparent that the focus would be on clean energy expansion in the country. With the cost of renewable energy at an all-time low, clean energy security is now the political and foreign trade focus …

Sustainable Agriculture – Calling for a Plurality of Indicators

Food and nutrition security are possibly the most basic of human needs, yet these continue to be major unmet challenges at the global level. SDG 2, by coupling mandates of food and nutrition security with sustainable agriculture, underscores the critical role required to be played by sustainable agriculture in addressing …

An Outsider, brought Inside

Like the feelings we get while exploring a new city, internships require a bit of adjusting to the way things are done in an organisation. Fortunately for me, I happened to start this journey as a visiting Queen Elizabeth Scholar and intern for Development Alternatives (DA) in the weeks leading …

Resource Efficiency in Building Construction

One would have thought that the principle of efficiency in the utilisation of material resources would be paramount in any science of production and consumption. Yet it is neither a value nor a habit of thought that is inculcated culturally, least of all in our practices of building and construction. …

Towards Financial Markets that are Accountable to Sustainability

It is not rare in this country that one hears of meetings, seminars, and consultations on various development themes. And when one stays in the capital city, Delhi, this is almost a daily affair, with designated centres – Indian Habitat Centre, Indian International Centre, Press Club of India – where …