by Shivangi Behera, Smita Kumar | Aug 23, 2024 | Products and Platforms Blogs
The Odisha Sandbox: Advancing the Green Rural Economy Through a Place-Based Approach Gram Swabhiman meeting with Socratus Foundation and Goonj in Mahakalpara block, Kendrapara, Odisha. Credit: Shivangi Behera Much like a literal sandbox one would find in a children’s...
by Gargi Anand, Smita Kumar | Jul 30, 2024 | Products and Platforms Blogs
From Pilots to Scale: We Are Documenting Knowledge to Spread Effective Rural Solutions A community resource person or Sakhi conducting an Aajeevika Paathshala (a school for farmers to train them on climate resilient agricultural practices and sustainable livelihoods)...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | Jun 13, 2023 | Urban Water Blogs
A Visionary Architect and a New Growth Model: What’s Behind the Rise of Sponge Cities in China? Dong’an Wetland Park in the city of Sanya in China’s Hainan Island, an example of a sponge city designed by Kongjian Yu. Credit: Turenscape Kongjian Yu was only...
by Smita Kumar, Cheshta Rajora, Rashmi Kulranjan | May 25, 2023 | Urban Water Blogs
Soak Up the Rain: How a ‘Sponge City’ Makes Urban Areas Climate Resilient Indian cities are rapidly urbanising and becoming more vulnerable to floods. Credit: Dibakar Roy on Unsplash Bengaluru, India’s high-tech IT capital, was in deep water even before the arrival of...
