Delhi is one of the most densely populated cities of India with an average density of 50 persons per acre of land. It is predicted that Delhi’s population is only going to increase in the coming years. As the population rises, so will the demand...
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Beejpatra: An Initiative on Urban Farming
Beejpatra in Hindi translates as ‘cotyledons’- the part of the seed which nourishes it till it grows its own roots. It also translates as “the original letter”. This Newsletter is an attempt to nourish the germinating hope that cities can be made beautiful. This ‘Beautiful...
Cultivating A Crisis
The urban farming culture in Cuba arose from a deep crisis at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its learnings bear more relevance than ever at the time when we are making our way through another global crisis precipitated by a virus.
Consumed by Demand
Despite that the operational metro projects are showing massive deficit from projected ridership estimates and the claimed environmental benefits are nowhere close to being realized, metro projects are already being pushed for another 30 cities.
लोकतंत्र और विकास का वर्तमान परिदृश्य
आज झारखण्ड की सरकार देश और दुनिया के पूंजीपतियों के लिए “मोमेंटम झारखण्ड” का मेला लगाती है जहां झारखण्ड के संसाधानों की लूट के लिए बोली लगवाई जाती है। जो लोग इसके खिलाफ़ आवाज उठाते हैं उन्हें राष्ट्रद्रोही घोषित करके जेलों में बंद कर दिया जाता है। दूसरी ओर आदिवासियों के लिए सुरक्षा कवच बने कानूनों को भी पूंजीनिवेश के नाम पर पूंजीपतियों के हित में बदला जा रहा है।
Riding on Debt
Read In Hindi | हिंदी में पढ़ें In India at present, metro projects with a total length of 370 km are operational in 9 cities. 26 other cities have already planned or proposed metro rail projects with a total length of 1132 km. The per...