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Low Carbon Cement – contributing to the growth of emerging economies

The construction sector in India is one of the largest emitters of CO2 in the atmosphere, accounting for about 22% of the total annual emission, with the largest contribution coming from brick and cement production. This is due to the sheer volume of material and fuel consumption in the production …

An Outsider, brought Inside

Like the feelings we get while exploring a new city, internships require a bit of adjusting to the way things are done in an organisation. Fortunately for me, I happened to start this journey as a visiting Queen Elizabeth Scholar and intern for Development Alternatives (DA) in the weeks leading …

People’s Agenda for Uttar Pradesh

With a string of assembly elections scheduled throughout 2017, Indian politics is once again seeing a juggling of ideas, with every policy action bearing significant political and public significance. Social equity and environmental sustainability issues in particularly gained a lot of credence in the agenda of our political parties lately. …