The compilation discusses the Sustainable Development Goals through gender equality and empowerment, intersectional gender justice and paid and unpaid women’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic, and gender-responsive budgeting, among its myriad focus areas.

A compilation of constructive and critical reflections on the issues of urban planning, housing, gender, governance, climate change, and the economy in the 21st century, focusing on India.

The research articles in this book are an attempt to analyze the global climate crisis, natural disasters, and economic growth. They trace the extent to which human beings have destroyed natural resources such as forests, water, land, and air in the name of economic development. The average temperature of the earth began to rise after the Pre-Industrial Revolution Period.