Creating Shared Value: Impacts of Nestlé in Moga, India
By Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada, Andrea Biswas-Tortajada, Yugal K. Joshi with Aishvarya Gupta, 2014, Springer, Heidelberg, 115 pages.… Read More
Biodiesel: India’s misguided policy to achieve energy security
Nishtha Manocha and Asit K. Biswas analyze what promoted Jatropha Curcas to the forefront of the Indian Biodiesel Mission.… Read More
Cleaning-up Ganga: Will Modi’s commitments succeed?
June 27, 2014
The deplorable conditions of the River Ganga and the abject failure of extensive governmental actions for its clean-up has moved to the top of the political agenda. The new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has vowed to restore Mother Ganga within the next five years.… Read More
Feeding the world
June 27, 2014
FAO has said nearly one-third of food produced every year is either lost or wasted. In other words, every year, nearly 1.3 billion tonnes of food, with a market value of around US$1 trillion, is wasted.… Read More
Any Progress Towards Sustainable Development or at Least Sustained Development?
By Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 185-189.… Read More
Water Week needs speakers who can add value
June 3, 2014
Discussions and formats at Water Leaders’ Summit have been consistently pedestrian.… Read More
New Mindsets: Solving the World’s Water and Wastewater Problems
By Asit K. Biswas, Chapter of the book: Governing Asia: Reflections on a Research Journey, edited by The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy NUS Singapore, 2014, World Scientific, Singapore, pages 27-32.… Read More
The politics of transboundary rivers
June 2, 2014
If countries sharing transboundary rivers in the region can collaborate, they can reap huge benefits from the water, energy, food and environmental security viewpoints. Proper management should result in win-win for nations.… Read More
The future of the world’s water supply
June 2, 2014
For sectors like food, energy, transportation, environment or health, water is absolutely essential. And the future of the world’s water will be ultimately decided by the interaction of all of them.… Read More