Urban sustainability in terms of ecological footprint

About one half of the global population presently lives in cities. This percentage increasingly poses a challenge before cities for adoption of new practices of conserving natural resources. How green are our cities? How do ours compare with other green cities? Are we making enough progress in becoming sustainable by...

Technology strategy for developing countries

Capitalising on raw material and low-cost labour, many developing countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia are aspiring to climb to high middle-income level. But to raise gross national income (GNI) per capita to $10,000 or more, these countries must find ways to turn mental capacity into wealth. Due to increasing...