December 11, 2015
Pollution is not a new problem in India. But its recent intensity is a clarion call for policy action. Both India’s leaders and people can no longer afford to look away.… Read More
December 11, 2015
Hydropower could help the region balance tackling climate change with enabling economic development.… Read More
December 11, 2015
Data openness—from space images to government budgets—sounds like a defensible cause. In the information age, citizens expect transparency, and degree of openness is an increasingly common benchmarking metric.… Read More
December 10, 2015
In order to study the roles large multinational companies (MNCs) have played in contributing to rural development and poverty alleviation, the Third World Centre for Water Management carried out a detailed case study on this issue. It focused on the Nestlé’s factory in Moga, Punjab, especially in terms of how it has affected the standard of living and quality of life of the population in and around the factory.… Read More
December 1, 2015
How countries navigate this challenge will determine their future – and this won’t be easy.… Read More
November 28, 2015
There is a line beyond which inequality is too high, and India is close to –if not already beyond– that line.… Read More
November 24, 2015
Water comprises one’s basic necessities; we could live without Prada or Gucci handbags, but not without having our thirst quenched. Even now and in the near future, Singaporeans may need to cut water usage, to minimise over-reliance on neighbouring nations.… Read More
November 23, 2015
Can India draw some lessons from the Singaporean water story?… Read More
November 18, 2015
City planning and economic policy is failing to keep up with the rapid urbanisation underway in China and India.… Read More
November 18, 2015
Monday’s two-hour downpour which caused massive floods in parts of Johor Baru has done little to raise historically low water levels in the Linggiu Reservoir – a key cog in Singapore’s water supply.… Read More