Fifty Years of Rising Heat in India: Trend of Heat Extremes and Pathways for Resilience

Fifty Years of Rising Heat in India Fifty Years of Rising Heat in India: Trend of Heat Extremes and Pathways for Resilience 1. Understanding India’s Warming Climate India’s climate is undergoing a clear and accelerating transformation. Rising heat is no longer visible only in long-term averages or rare extremes; it is now embedded in everyday […]

Enabling Inclusive WASH Access for Urban Poor through Decentralized WASH Services Provisioning:

Enabling Inclusive WASH Access for Urban Poor Enabling Inclusive WASH Access for Urban Poor through Decentralized WASH Services Provisioning: A Social Cost Accounting and Equitable Tariff Approach Access to safe, reliable, and affordable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services remains a critical challenge for India’s urban poor particularly those living in informal settlements. Despite the […]

From Field to Faucet: The Invisible and Silent Public Health Challenge

From Field to Faucet: The Invisible and Silent Public Health Challenge Prathna T.C. and Kiran Kesireddy Across India, groundwater quality is undergoing a quiet yet consequential transformation. Rising concentrations of nitrate are increasingly being detected in groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for millions of rural and peri-urban households. Largely invisible and rarely monitored […]