Opinion Pieces

July 7, 2015 
Properly coordinated policies are required to provide adequate resources to the expected 2.3 billion new inhabitants on this planet by 2050.… Read More

July 2, 2015
With a large population, stable economic growth, and moderately liberalised economic and political systems, India should be a regional leader in human capital.… Read More

July 22, 2015
With India’s population projected to be the world’s largest in the coming decade, the country’s long-term development is increasingly relevant in the global economy.… Read More

June 22, 2015
The second Human Capital Report of the World Economic Forum argues “talent, not capital, will be a key factor linking innovation, competitiveness and growth in the 21st century.” By this measure, India’s prospects are not encouraging.… Read More

June 16, 2015
Nearly 300 utility managers from major cities of the world are meeting in Singapore for a summit on technology and innovation under the aegis of the Singapore International Water Week. The focus of the summit is to identify “drivers of innovation and technology focus areas”.… Read More

June 16, 2015 
Amid the SG50 celebrations, one major item has taken a back seat: how Singapore managed to improve its water management from that of a below-average Asian developing city in 1965, to be one of the best in the world, if not the best, within two decades.… Read More

June 10, 2015 
The country’s impressive history with water management leaves it well placed to tackle new challenges.… Read More

June 5, 2015
To achieve this will require political will, public awareness that water is a critically important resource and that users must pay for it.… Read More

June 4, 2015
Nepal’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake has claimed more than 8,500 lives, and is now officially the deadliest event in the country’s history.… Read More

June 4, 2015
As the World Environment Day approaches, it is appropriate to assess the impacts of food and agricultural production on the environment both in China and on some of the countries from which it imports its food.… Read More