Call for Application: Full time position ‘Research Associate’ Job Brief People’s Resource Centre invites applications for full-time Research Associate in Delhi under our Urban and Alternatives programmes. You will assist the Programme Coordinator in executing our research on urban mobility, local knowledge, decentralized governance, and...
A report by UN-HABITAT predicts that the number of city dwellers will increase by an average of 29 million annually. Delhi is also expanding rapidly with an annual growth rate of over 2 per cent and currently stands at 35 million. Against this backdrop, the...
Cities are now home to some 55 % of the global population, likely to be 66 % by 2050. According to a UN-HABITAT report, the number of city dwellers is expected to grow at an average of 29 million annually. With increasing city dwellers, the...
[This article was originally published in Down To Earth] The potential of urban agriculture in alleviating food insecurity in cities requires holistic policy support from governments. Some 60 per cent of Delhi’s demand for meat is fulfilled by city-grown produce, as is 25 percent...
People’s Resource Centre organised a state-level consultation on urban agriculture policy in Delhi. The meeting saw supportive participation from farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers, media and civil society organisations. We received many valuable inputs while the working group was appreciated for drafting a comprehensive policy to integrate...
हिंदी संस्करण के लिए, कृपया यहां क्लिक करें Public Consultation Meeting for the Urban Agriculture Policy Draft (Organized by Working Group on Urban Agriculture Policy in Delhi and People’s Resource Centre) [A copy of the Draft can be accessed here] Urban and peri-urban agriculture has...
Urban agriculture is emerging as a viable solution to curb food mileage, reducing the footprint generated by the distribution of food. This film attempts to document the existing urban agriculture practices in Delhi. The Draft Masterplan of Delhi 2041 proposes things like ‘Green Development’ and...
The Sixth Edition of Beejpatra explores ‘Creating Sustainable Livelihoods with Urban Agriculture’. Cities of India have been the face of “development” with a range of mega-projects like metro, road infrastructure, riverfronts, etc. but at the same time cities are also riddled with rising unemployment, malnutrition,...
[आरोन वॉनसिन्त्यां द्वारा लिखा गया लेख ‘शहरी मछली तालाब’ मूल रूप से ‘लो-टेक मैगज़ीन’ में मार्च 2021 में प्रकाशित हुआ था। इसका हिन्दी में अनुवाद करने और उसे प्रकाशित करने की अनुमति देने के लिए आरोन और ‘लो-टेक मैगज़ीन’ के सम्पादक क्रिस डेकर का धन्यवाद।...
शहरी खेती बहुत लम्बे समय से ही भारतीय शहरों का एक अभिन्न हिस्सा रही है। संसाधनों की कमी और बढ़ते पारिस्थितिक पदचिह्न से जूझते शहर में ये एक विकल्प है जिसके जरिये शहर और शहरी समुदाय अधिक आत्मनिर्भर बन सकते हैं। अधिकांश शहरों में, यह...