Niti-Samvaad, St. Xavier's College

Urban Sustainability in India: Rethinking Protocols, Politics & Practices

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In the past three decades, ‘sustainability’ has emerged as a field of interdisciplinary inquiry which analyzes the symbioses of human activities and the environment to seek solutions to socio-ecological problems. Urban areas with their growing population, inadequate or failing infrastructure, as well as economic and environmental disruptions, pose a complex challenge to sustainability. Yet, given the rate of urbanization, it is crucial to place cities at the heart of human adaptation and sustainability. Scholars and policy practitioners have evolved several approaches to urban sustainability, often devising tools for benchmarking and measuring best practices. The diversity of historically evolved urban forms, calls for context-sensitive conceptualizations of sustainability.

This year at Niti-Samvaad we invite you to join in our conversations about urban policy and politics. Arise, awake city-zens!

Team Niti-Samvaad 2020 signing off!

Thanking everyone who helped in every way possible to make the conference the success that it was.

Congratulations to Manan Aggrawal on presenting the best paper at Niti Samvaad 2020.
His paper was titled ‘Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific’.

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Conversations that created discussions!
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Glimpses from our keynote address session with Bharat Karnad.

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Schedule for Day 2!

Do visit the stall by the "Pani Haq Samiti"

Do come for the panel discussion on "The Indian Military - A regional satrap or a global player"

Schedule for today!

Presenting Creative Partner for Niti-Samvaad’2020.
Jagdish Karjekar

Presenting our Souvenir Partner for Niti-Samvaad 2020.
Kikabhai and Bros.