Delhi’s water supply: Going, going, gone?
February 10, 2014
Providing clean water to Delhi is no rocket science. What is missing is some political will and competent leadership.… Read More
The Gujarat State-Wide Water Supply
By Andrea Biswas-Tortajada, 2014. Article published in International Journal of Water Resources Development, Volume 30, Issue 1, pages 78-90.… Read More
Water Sector Governance: A Return Ticket to Anarchy
By Kai Wegerich, Jeroen Warner and Cecilia Tortajada, 2014. Article published in International Journal of Water Governance, Volume 2, Issues 2/3, pages 7-20.… Read More
A leaky plan
January 14, 2014
An inefficient Delhi Jal Board will struggle to implement the AAP’s water policy.… Read More
China rising, India falling: IITs are an illustrative example of the dumbing down of Indian universities
January 6, 2015
University rankings have become an important tool to attract high-quality staff, good students and serious funding. For administrators, politicians, government officials, funding agencies and media, rankings are important.… Read More
The Singapore Water Story: Sustainable Development in an Urban City-State
Cecilia Tortajada, Yugal Kishore Joshi and Asit K. Biswas, Routledge, London, 2013, 286 pages.… Read More
India’s biofuel policies: Progress or boondoggle?
In biofuels, the country has a ray of hope in providing energy security”: National policy on biofuels, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India.… Read More
Water Resources: An Evolving Landscape
By Cecilia Tortajada, Chapter of the book: International Development: Ideas, Experience, and Prospects, edited by B. Currie-Alder, R. Kanbur, D. M. Malone, and R. Medhora, 2014, Oxford University Press, New York, pages 448-462.… Read More
Shale Gas for Energy Security in India: Perspectives and Constraints
By Asit K. Biswas and Julian Kirchherr, Chapter of the book: Global Water: Issues and Insights, edited by R. Quentin Grafton, Paul Wyrwoll, Chris White and David Allendes, 2014, Australian National University Press, Australia, pages 147-152.… Read More
For Resilience, Return to the Human City
December 10, 2013
An old business management adage says, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” This also applies to urban planning.… Read More