I’ve just come across a copy of The Water Cookbook which I was given by Lyla Mehta, produced by part of our project looking at water conflicts in peri-urban Delhi….
The Water Cookbook: Bhagwati Prasad’s strange and beautiful illustrations from peri-urban Delhi
From Uncertainty in India to low carbon in Kenya: Our autumn newsletter is out now
Our autumn 2013 newsletter gives a snapshot of a few of the areas we are researching right now. A new briefing looks at how people deal with uncertainty about climate, disease or natural disasters in…
Access to Water in peri-urban India
A new article examining the increasing inequalities around water provision in Delhi by STEPS Centre partner Alankar is published this week. Socio-Spatial Situatedness and Access to Water (Economic & Political Weekly, October 12, 2013 vol…
New articles: Access to Water in peri-urban India
A new article examining the increasing inequalities around water provision in Delhi by STEPS Centre partner Alankar is published this week. Socio-Spatial Situatedness and Access to Water (Economic & Political Weekly, October 12, 2013 vol…
What the new Ahmedabad Declaration means for grassroots innovation
by Adrian Smith, STEPS Grassroots Innovation project NOTE: A new article on grassroots innovation has just been published on the website of the Journal of Cleaner Production, authored by Adrian…
Sustainable business in India: challenges for Rio+20
By Ian Scoones India has seen unprecedented economic growth in recent years; yet with this comes a growing demand for resources and increased pressure on the environment. But how can…
Business and Biotech in Bangalore
Two events with India-based partners explored the recent history and future of Indian business and biotechnology. These events, held in February 2012, are part of our ongoing work on risk,…
RISK, COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE, INDIA
The Center for Public Policy (CPP) at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and the STEPS Centre, with Infosys and climate3C, are hosting a conference to focus on “Risk,…
Getting hotter: Regulating biotechnology in India
by Ian Scoones, STEPS Centre co-director Biotechnology offers many potentials but also dangers. Regulation is clearly essential. But how, over what and with what measures is less clear. The debate…
Biotech business in Bangalore: a decade of hype and hope?
By Ian Scoones, STEPS Centre co-director A decade ago, biotechnology was being hyped as the next big thing. Building on the successes of the IT sector, BT (biotech) was, it…