Five hundred metres away from this residential area of Mayur Vihar, Pocket 4, lies Chilla Khadar, a settlement on the Yamuna floodplains. Around 250 to 300 households across the Yamuna floodplains face their daily struggles against flood, evictions and systemic neglect. Still, the story of...
The world is again confronted with the stark reality of global climate inequity as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) culminated in Baku, Azerbaijan last year. The build-up to COP29 was fraught with controversy....
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...
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...
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 is a quarterly journal that supports shifting perspectives on cities by amplifying the voices of activists, researchers, artists, academicians, professionals and various community stakeholders, and cultivating a collective space for the generation of ideas aimed at democratic sustainable, and inclusive cities. In this...
During COP26, the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference held in Glasgow with the participation of over 200 countries, our Honourable Prime Minister pledged that India would achieve the target of net-zero emissions by 2070. Alongside reducing our carbon emissions, other commitments were made, including...
Delhi is grappling with a waste crisis, generating 8,000 tons daily. This crisis, primarily a result of management and technical issues, prompted local authorities to engage private companies in 2005. These companies handle collection, transportation, and waste-to-energy incineration at three plants. Public bodies aim to...
The Yamuna ghats were smogged, cleaned, and re-constructed during the Chatth Puja. Fasting women went into the toxic and foamy water flowing into the Yamuna to worship the sun god. Politicians across the spectrum took up the task of developing the Chatth Ghat at the...
‘Another City is Possible’ is a PRC initiative to strengthen the public dialogue about urban and various issues it is plagued by. Fostering urban as an inclusive space, another city is possible is a podcast series conducted as on-ground sessions, webinars and interactive discussions with...