Why technology alone won’t solve ASEAN’s water crisis
August 5, 2019
Singapore’s road to water security holds one major lesson to other nations: technology alone is not enough.… Read More
Public awareness key to curbing pollution
July 9, 2019
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TW Centre
July 9, 2019
As economic opportunities and the lure of modern lifestyle draw people to cities, the global trend of urbanization continues unabated even though the systems to support the consumption patterns of today’s urban dwellers are strained by overburdened infrastructure and fiscal limitations. … Read More
India’s water crisis
July 4, 2019
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TW Centre
Chennai is one of India’s largest cities and it’s been crippled by water shortages. Several of its reservoirs are empty, and its taps are running dry.… Read More
Is China leading the way forward in water management?
June 13, 2019
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TW Centre
June 13, 2019
Rivers are important to the Chinese people, for domestic, agriculture, industrial and recreational uses. Unfortunately, more than three decades of continuous breakneck is creating serious problems of water availability and pollution.… Read More
Cecilia Tortajada in an interview
June 13, 2019
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TW Centre
June 13, 2019
Cecilia Tortajada is the new member of the Millennium Technology Prize’s International Selection Committee. She works on impacts of global changes, water resources, environment, food and energy at National University of Singapore. “I expect this prize to stress the social value of technological development even further and how it has been used to improve the quality of life of human kind”, she says.… Read More
China should lead on air pollution
June 6, 2019
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TW Centre
June 6, 2019
Urbanization cannot be stopped, but this does not excuse governments for failing to address air pollution. … Read More
Role of businesses in water conservation
June 5, 2019
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TW Centre
June 5, 2019
MNCs such as Unilever and Nestle have decided that if they want to survive and thrive, water conservation has to be a priority consideration.… Read More
India’s demographic dividends could be a boon – or bane
April 17, 2019
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TW Centre
April 17, 2019
With India’s working age population reaching 65% by 2030, it has to resolve its jobs crisis, the scale of which has never been seen before in human history.
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In India, job creation the biggest issue in voters’ minds
April 11, 2019
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TW Centre
April 11, 2019
India will go to the polls between April 11 and May 19 for the election of representatives to the country’s lower house Lok Sabha.
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Just feel good documents: Successive national water policies have had no impact whatsoever on India’s water management
March 22, 2019
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TW Centre
March 22, 2019
Today is World Water Day. It is imperative that politicians and general public do some soul searching on the impacts of poor water management for decades on the country’s future social and economic development.… Read More