Blogs

India Fourth Biennial Update Report (BUR-4): How does it focus on GHG emissions from solid waste?
Author: Uma Pandey, Program Officer - CITIIS
Background – UNFCCC party mandates
India is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),...

Empowering Women: Enhancing Urban Safety in Modern Cities
Author: Kanika Bansal, Aishwarya Bali
Women, constituting almost half of the population, are considered empowered and independent in the 21 st century. Being women ourselves, on the one hand, the feeling of empowerment and privilege...

Rethinking the Design of Ghats : Designing for Accessibility and Inclusivity
Author: Kanika Bansal
Introduction
Rivers have always been the lifeblood of Indian cities—shaping their social, cultural, and economic landscapes. One of the...

Echoes from the Eye of the Storm: Need for Disability-Inclusion in Cyclone Resilience
Author: Garima Agarwal
Standing on the sun-kissed sands of Gopalpur, I was struck by the stark contrast between the beach’s carefree atmosphere and the stories of struggle I had been collecting during my visit to Odisha...

Beyond the Bin: Panaji’s16-Way Sorting Strategy for Urban Waste
Author: Naim Keruwala, Dr Kalyani Ingle & Uttra Dasgupta from CITIIS team, with inputs from Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited.
Panaji, the capital of Goa and a popular tourist destination, has redefined the city’s waste challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth and citizen involvement through its community...