Urban
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Urbanization
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COVID-19
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Poverty
A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Urban
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Climate Change
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Waste Management
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Extreme Weather Events
Extreme weather can reduce productivity and GDP. Ensuring waste management, robust public transport and more open, green spaces could bring some respite.
Urban
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Yamuna River
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Water Crisis
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Water Shortage
Rather than lurching from one water crisis to another, Jal Board should insure Delhi against water shortages with a policy-based approach. Here’s a model.
Urban
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Smart Cities
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Climate Crisis
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Urban Design
We live in cities of volatility. Heat waves sweep across parts in a blanket of red and orange, just as easily as devastating floods halt life and livelihood. Droughts, locusts, and natural disasters are becoming frequent and fierce; leaving a city, and its people, to respond to climate crises.
Urban
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Water Crisis
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Water Management
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Groundwater
The water crisis in Delhi is aggravated by the Yamuna drying up and groundwater levels depleting.
Urban
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Sustainable Cities
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Climate Action
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Climate Adaption
India may be on course with its net zero targets but most states are still unsure of how to deal with the climate crisis, says UNEP India head
Urban
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Landfills
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Waste Management
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Environmental Impacts
The landfill problem in Delhi is not new, but it is high time for the political parties to come together and settle this issue
Urban
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Landfills
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Garbage
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Waste Management
As mandated by an order passed by the National Green Tribunal in 2019, the biomining of legacy waste began at Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla landfills in October 2019, according to data submitted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to the Centre.
Urban
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Landfills
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Garbage
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Waste Management
As mandated by an order passed by the National Green Tribunal in 2019, the biomining of legacy waste began at Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla landfills in October 2019, according to data submitted by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to the Centre.
Urban
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Hunger
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Homeless
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COVID-19
A number of the homeless and daily wagers have flocked to Delhi's night shelters but they say supplies have been erratic there too.