Ranjan Panda

Time to update water governance

Drawing attention to issues in Bengaluru, Chhattisgarh, and Pune, the author highlights the need for accountability, institutional reforms, and collaborative…

3 months ago

Why we need to connect city youth with their rivers?

We considered the rivers as foundations of human civilizations. But, that’s before the taps arrived. At a time when we…

1 year ago

Fighting water woes, combating climate change…more than 3 decades now!

Three things are happening quite fast. Firstly, global water crisis is increasing due to climate change and other reasons. Secondly,…

1 year ago

Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity

Many urban areas of the world have been in the news for the devastating impacts of climate change. City planners…

2 years ago

Water policy & the water harvesting communities

Water drains from the drain pipe into a metal container India is discussing, for the last more than three years,…

2 years ago

Micro-plastics in the fish I eat

The other day, as I stepped out of my car to buy fish from a fisher folk on the bank…

2 years ago

A global plastic treaty on cards?

Working with youths on environmental issues has made me interact with many enterprising and enthusiastic ones. They speak with a…

2 years ago

Net-zero commitments by cities essential to address issues of IDPs

The COP26 is just about three weeks away. As world governments sharpen their negotiation skills to bargain for better deals…

3 years ago

Meeting climate & SDG goals together

Cities are growing by leaps and bounds. Currently, almost 55 per cent of the global population lives in cities. This…

3 years ago

Right to safe drinking water for all

This July, as the world was preparing to celebrate eleven years of ‘Human Right to Water’- recognized by the UN…

3 years ago