Navya P K

6 days ago | india.mongabay.com | Navya P K

With limited access to multilateral climate funds and restrictive central policies, Kerala is exploring alternative, less bureaucratic avenues for climate finance, including partnerships with startups. It needs over ₹900 billion by 2030 for climate action. The state has been facing the impact of climate change in the form of floods, landslides, and heat waves. It has set ambitious goals of 100% renewable energy by 2040.

4 weeks ago | india.mongabay.com | Navya P K

Kerala has released its first comprehensive urban policy, focusing on urban planning, climate resilience, and financing. The policy recommends risk-informed master plans, real-time data systems, and skilled municipal personnel. The policy suggests green fees, climate finance advisory support, municipal bonds, and parametric insurance to finance climate resilience.

Dec 10, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Shruti Gokarn |Navya P K

Visitors to Mumbai are often surprised by the city’s lax attitude towards household waste segregation. Despite being aware of the importance of segregating garbage at its source, many residents fail to practise it because of various reasons. Meanwhile, Mumbai’s dumping grounds are overflowing, and the situation worsens every year. Proposed solutions like waste remediation and waste-to-energy plants come with their challenges.

Oct 20, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Shobana Radhakrishnan |Navya P K |a Bachelors

“I want a home. It should have a toilet with a door, at least one room spacious enough to stretch my legs and sleep, and a kitchen of our own,” said Dhanashree, a student of Class IX, when I visited Kannappar Thidal two years ago. This was not just her dream, but that of hundreds of families living there, who were evicted from the streets near Ripon Building over two decades ago. Today, all 114 families in Kannappar Thidal have new homes they can call their own — with toilets and kitchens, no less.

Oct 20, 2024 | citizenmatters.in | Shobana Radhakrishnan |Navya P K

The members of Govandi Citizens Welfare Forum have written an open letter for the political parties about candidates they field from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency in the upcoming assembly elections. The letter stresses that citizens want their candidates to be local and ethical candidates. Based on the opinions of voters, citizen groups, and citizen welfare associations, the letter outlines the qualities that the voters are looking for in their leaders.