Application for Field Surveyor Job Brief: People’s Resource Centre invites applications for three Field Surveyor in Bihar for a year-long project on Urban Mobility and Access to Women. You will assist the Project Coordinator in executing data collection, data analysis and assisting in data cleaning...
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Call for Applications: Field Coordinator
Application for Field Coordinator Job Brief: People’s Resource Centre invites applications for a full-time Field Coordinator in Bihar for a year-long project on Urban Mobility and Access for Women. You will assist the Project Coordinator in executing data collection, data analysis and assisting in data...
Kota Declaration on Riverfront
From 1st June to 2nd June 2024, activists and concerned citizens from across India gathered in Kota, Rajasthan for a National Consultation on Riverfronts Development in India titled, “Rivers at Risk: Riverfront Development and Socio-Ecological Crisis”. Below is the Kota Declaration on Riverfronts that the...
National Consultation on Riverfronts in India: 1- 2 June 2024, Kota, Rajasthan
India’s rivers have been pivotal in shaping the nation’s history, culture, and economy. According to the Central Water Commission (2019), over 300 cities are located on riverbanks. With increasing urbanisation, decreasing urban commons, and weather extremes due to climate change, the city-river relationship has significantly...
Nagar Swaraj: Community Meeting for Local Self-Governance
74th Amendment Act envisioned a third-tier government at the urban level in the 1990s. Localization of government was deemed important because it creates checks and balances of government, and brings democracy into the political system, that is public participation. Plus having citizens participate in the...
Urban Agriculture in India: A Report on Policies, Strategies and Contemporary Practices
According to the United Nations by 2050, 68% of the global population will be residing in cities. The increase will be asymmetrical as 90% of the population shift will happen in tier-2 and tier-3 cities in Africa and Asia. In India, 35% of the population...
Another City is Possible: Nurseries and Maalis – Zonal Meeting
Building on the momentum of the well-received Another City is Possible: Nurseries and Maalis edition, the initiative embarks on a new chapter. As envisioned in collaboration with the Indian Nurserymen’s Association (INA), we delve deeper into the National Capital Region (NCR) through a series of...
Another City is Possible – Nurseries & Maalis: Climate and Environmental Sentinels
Rapid transformation of Delhi intended for development comes at an obvious cost as we witness deterioration of air quality, vanishing green spaces, and an overall neglected state of urban ecology. Creating a world-class city translates into engaging with aesthetics over pragmatic ecological improvement. Contemporary urban...
Policy Outreach on Urban Agriculture in Delhi: Field Report
As part of the People’s Resource Initiative with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), PRC aims to promote urban agriculture in Delhi through outreach meetings with the councillors and the Horticulture Department of MCD. The rationale for urban agriculture outreach is three-fold. Firstly, urban agriculture promotes...
Urban Kaleidoscope: Water and City, Volume 2, February 2024
Editorial In this edition, we delve into the intricate relationship between cities and water, uncovering how water sources, flooding, and water management have shaped the very fabric of urban life. We aim to provide a forum for citizens, activists, students, academicians, and researchers to share...