Transforming Waste into Change: My Internship with Living Lab Alleppey
As a part of my capstone project, I did my internship with Living Lab Alleppey, an initiative by IIT Bombay in the coastal town of Alappuzha, Kerala, focused on decentralised solid waste management through the bio bins. The Waste Problem in Alappuzha A few years ago, the town had a serious waste management problem. All […]
When a Lake is dying, who should be in charge? Lessons from Kerala’s Governance Maze
A Field Study on Leadership and Institutional Coordination in Vembanad’s Restoration One of India’s most vital wetlands is dying, and nobody can agree on who should save it. Vembanad Lake in Kerala supports millions of livelihoods through agriculture, fishing, and tourism, yet it’s choking on pollution and silt while multiple government agencies point fingers at […]