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Welcome back to Tales from the Turntable! Halloween is just days away, and I’ve saved the scariest story for last. This week, we’ll be looking at the darkest band in history: Mayhem. The story of this band contains a lot of violence, including suicide and murder. Those who are sensitive to those topics should not…
Covid-19 is making energy access even more challenging for India’s poor Experts argue that the adoption of clean energy is directly related to the purchasing power of the people and will increase only with the upliftment of society. Many in India's rural areas still rely on firewood for cooking. | Karan Singh Rathore/Flickr It was the year 1991 when India decided to open its economy. Hakki Bai, a five-year-old girl then, used to go to nearby forests with her mother to pick woods for fuel. Her mother would use it as firewood to prepare food for her and her father. Thirty y...
Land value capture can help cities finance infrastructure and services like public transportation. Photo by Chris/Flickr Some of the fastest growing cities in developing countries like India, Brazil and Ethiopia are strapped for cash. These cities often struggle to provide basic infrastructure and services for a growing population, leading to widespread inequalities. Up to 70% of residents in developing cities lack access to one or more core service, such as housing, water and sanitation, energy or transportation. One financial tool that can help cities generate public revenue to address ineq...