India is the second largest populated country in the world. With increasing urbanisation and infrastructure development, consumption patterns are changing. Estimates show that waste generation in India will increase by 5% each year. However, in terms of waste utilisation, statistics claim that India is far behind the European and other …
One would have thought that the principle of efficiency in the utilisation of material resources would be paramount in any science of production and consumption. Yet it is neither a value nor a habit of thought that is inculcated culturally, least of all in our practices of building and construction. …
Last year at COP 21 in Paris, there were some ambitious commitments by developing nations from Asia and Africa with regards to mitigation targets. These targets would be difficult to achieve considering the finances and capacities available to the countries. Inventing new technologies to address mitigation needs is not easy …