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Forging a Sustainable Future: Circular Cities as the Vanguard for Viksit Bharat 2047

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A Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Living   ॐ प्रकृति रक्षति रक्षितः “Prakriti Rakshati Rakshita.” (Nature protects if she is protected.) This ancient Sanskrit adage encapsulates a profound truth: humanity’s well-being is intrinsically linked to the health of the environment. In the context of modern India’s aspirations, it is a guiding principle, urging us to embrace …

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Performance Assessment of Indian Cities in Municipal Used Water Management: An indicator-based Framework

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Abstract Climate change is adversely impacting the water resources, often accentuating the water stress in countries with competing water demand from various sectors. Reusing treated domestic used water for non-potable purposes offers potential to reduce the pressure on freshwater resources and build community resilience to changing climate. This article presents an indicator-based framework for assessing …

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Urban Waste Circularity Through a Cradle-To-Cradle Approach

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Currently, this decade has witnessed a transformative shift in how urban centres address waste, moving beyond conventional disposal methods towards holistic, circular solutions. Despite widespread awareness of waste management issues, cities still grapple with mounting waste and dwindling resources, exposing the limitations of linear disposal systems. In response, policy frameworks, such as the Extended Producer …

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Circular Economy: Rethinking Basics and Beyond

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In recent years, the concept of a circular economy has gained significant prominence across global policy frameworks, sustainability agendas, and urban waste management strategies. In India, this discourse was notably catalyzed with the launch of NITI Aayog’s Circular Economy initiative in 2021, giving a much-needed policy and institutional momentum to the sector. The essence of …

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Strategies for Enhancing Plastic Sustainability

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Achieving circularity in cities through plastic waste management is crucial. This involves reducing plastic use, promoting reuse, and enhancing recycling systems to prolong the life cycle of plastic materials within the economy. By minimizing waste, decreasing dependency on new materials, and exploring innovative ways to repurpose plastic waste, this approach not only benefits the environment …

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Lighting the Lives: A Transformation towards Smart & Efficient Urban Public Lighting System

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Introduction  The urban life across the world is expected to be comforting, flexible, round-the-clock, progressive and modern. The urban utilities play an extremely important role to ensure meeting such expectations. Apart from other important public utilities like water, electricity, energy, transportation, waste management etc., public lighting is an embedded ingredient to urban life.  For centuries, …

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Textiles: Need of a Systemic Change

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06/02/2025 It’s now official! The textile industry is ONLY 0.3% circular. Being one of the world’s largest economic sectors it produces 3.25 billion tonnes of materials annually. However, its reliance on a linear “take-make-waste” model leads to overproduction, waste, and environmental degradation. The latest Circularity Gap Report: Textiles, by Circle Economy states that over 99% …

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The Netherlands, embracing Circular Economy as a business opportunity and a necessity

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Historic perspective on water and wasteThe Netherlands is situated in a vulnerable delta. Ever since the Middle Ages the Dutch had to work together to prevent their homes from flooding. It made them collaborative and innovative. The Netherlands was also early industrialised and polluted. We had to work together again to keep our cities liveable …

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