Ranjan Panda

Live with Trees to Beat Heat

As cities across India grapple with an unprecedented heatwave, the urgent need for effective climate resilience becomes clear. This article…

6 months ago

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…

11 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…

2 years 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,…

2 years 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…

3 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…

3 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