December 20, 2019
With the number of academic journals growing endlessly and quality control failing, a new measure for whether research is ‘valuable’ is needed. Unfortunately, a change seems far from certain… Read More
December 9, 2019
China’s CSR landscape has changed almost as much as its urban skylines over the last decade, but the next ten years should bring even faster progress. China’s people and their leaders are no longer willing to allow companies to ignore their operations’ impact on human and environmental welfare.… Read More
November 29, 2019
GDP is an imperfect metric. But it continues to be used as a benchmark for national performance and policymaking in an era of social, economic, and environmental disruption.… Read More
October 29, 2019
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China Central Committee is expected to study several important issues on upholding and perfecting socialism with Chinese characteristics and modernizing the national governance system and governance capability. The plenum is also likely to propose policies to ensure the CPC is governed “in accordance with law”.… Read More
October 9, 2019
NITI Aayog’s strategy for water resources is a continuation of failed policies of the past.… Read More
September 28, 2019
Managing floods and soaring temperatures in Singapore under climatic uncertainties will be a huge challenge for Singapore but the biggest impediment to tackling climate change wholeheartedly is mindsets.
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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
June 6, 2019
Urbanization cannot be stopped, but this does not excuse governments for failing to address air pollution. … Read More
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
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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