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William Adams was convinced that solar energy could change the world. The problem was, he needed more sun to demonstrate it.
Facing human threats, Mumbai’s Koli community are taking risk reduction into their own hands – other vulnerable coastal settlements should take note.
Long before the Indian government responded to the threat of COVID-19 with a lockdown, residents of Shivaji Nagar, with the support of a local NGO, were protecting and helping one another.
When the 1918 influenza pandemic struck India, the death toll was highest among the poor.
‘Hotel Mumbai,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, is an ‘anthem of resistance;’ a film that highlights the things ordinary people can do in extraordinary circumstances.
Staying at home puts women at greater risk of health problems – cities need to change to encourage them to go outside.
Wild leopards that live in an Indian city park like to dine on stray dogs, which new research says may help reduce the number of potentially deadly dog bites on people.
Flooding in India’s main financial hub is a reminder that urban growth has to work with nature.
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Assistant Professor at Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre, The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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Professor of Sustainability, Azim Premji University
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for South Asian Studies, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
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Research Fellow at the Centre for Planetary Health and Resilient Conservation Group, Griffith University
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Doctoral Candidate and Teaching Fellow, Queen's University, Ontario
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Assistant Professor of Planetary Health, Maastricht University
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PhD Candidate, Informal Urbanism (InfUr-) Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University
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PhD Student in Community Voices, National Institute of Technology Durgapur
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Professor of Sociology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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Junior Research Fellow, Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne