Asit K. Biswas, Udisha Saklani and Cecilia Tortajada DAINIK JAGRAN | May 21, 2017 This article is the main editorial piece in the special weekend edition of Dainik Jagran (in Hindi) entitled, “The Story of Water.” Article online (in Hindi)
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada DAINIK JAGRAN | February 20, 2015 Signs of water stresses are all over the country, both in terms of availability and quality. The water situation in India is worse than in many other countries … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley Project Syndicate | August 18, 2015 China and India are driving Asia’s population and urbanization trends. According to a 2010 McKinsey study, the two countries are expected to account for 62% of the growth … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Julian Kirchherr Project Syndicate | July 17, 2015 European policymakers like to lecture the rest of the world on air pollution. Asia, and China in particular, is a favorite target for criticism. Indeed, it sometimes seems … Read More
June 5, 2015 | OECD La gobernanza del agua puede contribuir en gran medida al diseño e implementación de tales políticas mediante una responsabilidad compartida entre los distintos órdenes de gobierno, la sociedad civil, las empresas y la amplia gama … Read More
An average academic journal article is read in its entirety by about 10 people. To shape policy, professors should start penning commentaries in popular media. Asit K. Biswas and Julian Kirchherr The Straits Times | April 11, 2015 Many of … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada DAINIK JAGRAN | March 22, 2015 According to the latest WHO and UNICEF report, 97% of urban and 91% of rural Indians had access to improved sources of water in 2012 which are safe … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Ahmet C. Bozer Project Syndicate | September 18, 2014 In the early nineteenth century, Lord Byron wrote in Don Juan that “Till taught by pain, men really know not what good water’s worth.” Nearly 200 years … Read More
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada Project Syndicate | August 8, 2014 According to current estimates, India’s total population will reach 1.45 billion by 2028, similar to China’s, and 1.7 billion by 2050, equivalent to nearly the combined population of … Read More
Interview with Prof. Biswas by Globo Rural, December 2013 More information »