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Did you know that nearly 51% of India’s net sown area is rainfed? And yet, these regions contribute over 40% of our total food grain production. For eco-farmers, monsoon isn’t just weather, it’s wealth. With the right natural systems in place like soil cover, contour bunding, and native water channels rain-fed farms perform with remarkable […]
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Cities are rapidly expanding, often at the expense of green spaces. Yet, amid towering skyscrapers and congested streets, urban farming emerges as a powerful antidote, transforming concrete jungles into thriving green sanctuaries.
India’s urban areas are expected to house 40% of its population by 2030. The challenge: balancing growth with sustainability. Urban agriculture is rising as a strategic solution. According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the global urban farming market is projected to reach $288.71 billion by 2030, growing at an impressive CAGR of 9.6%.
Take Bengaluru, for instance, where urban farming initiatives have rejuvenated abandoned spaces, turning them into productive food hubs. Community farms there have notably reduced local temperatures by up to 2°C, significantly improving air quality and reducing pollution levels by up to 20%.
At our urban farms, I see firsthand how technology and tradition intersect beautifully. Smart hydroponic systems use 90% less water compared to traditional agriculture, and AI-driven farming practices increase crop yields by up to 30%.
Urban farming isn’t merely about ecological benefit, it offers substantial economic returns. According to FAO, urban agriculture provides employment to over 100 million people globally, significantly boosting local economies.
A recent visitor, an influential city planner, reflected, “Urban farming isn’t a trend, it’s an urban lifeline.” He’s right. It’s more than planting seeds, it’s about nurturing cities for future resilience.
In India’s urban evolution, green sanctuaries aren’t just attractive, they’re essential. Urban farming offers a proven pathway to sustainability, livability, and economic vitality.
Because thriving cities are those that learn to grow, sustainably.
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Political tensions rise, markets shift rapidly, yet investments in sustainability steadily climb. What’s driving this quiet but powerful shift? The compelling strategic alignment between profit, politics, and planetary health.
Global sustainability-focused investments have surged dramatically, crossing the $30 trillion mark according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. In India alone, green ventures have seen an impressive 60% increase in investments over the last five years, signaling an unmistakable trend: sustainability is no longer niche it’s mainstream and politically astute.
Today’s leading politicians and business tycoons understand that sustainable ventures offer more than green returns they represent stability in politically uncertain climates. Recent data from Deloitte indicates that sustainable businesses outperform traditional investments by nearly 20% during periods of economic downturn.
At our urban farms, I’ve personally witnessed how green investments fortify against economic and political volatility. Utilizing AI and data-driven agricultural practices, urban farms reduce resource wastage significantly, driving profitability even amidst fluctuating economic indicators.
A seasoned investor recently remarked, “Sustainability isn’t just ethical it’s economically resilient.” Political figures, too, increasingly advocate for sustainability to foster economic stability, job creation, and voter support. This isn’t merely about environmental consciousness; it’s strategic governance.
Green investments aren’t just about immediate profits they’re about future-proofing. They ensure economic continuity, ecological balance, and political credibility.
Investing in sustainability is no longer just responsible it’s a powerful, strategic move. And for today’s political and financial elite, it’s becoming increasingly clear: green isn’t merely good it’s the smartest investment they can make.
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Markets frequently tremble at mere whispers of trade conflicts. Stocks fluctuate, currencies swing unpredictably, but at urban farms? The soil remains resolutely calm.
Increasingly, India’s elite—politicians, business magnates, and seasoned investors—are discreetly shifting their focus back to the earth beneath their feet. Why? Because in a volatile global environment, soil offers a steadfast refuge.
India’s urban farming sector has quietly attracted investments totaling nearly ₹2,000 crores in the past three years. It’s not just financial prudence, it’s strategic foresight in uncertain times.
Unlike volatile stocks or cryptic cryptocurrencies, soil provides tangible assurance. According to a recent survey by KPMG, 63% of high-net-worth investors in India view urban farming and sustainable agriculture as essential hedges against economic volatility.
Our urban farming ventures go beyond sustainable agriculture; they’re pillars of resilience. Advanced AI-driven technologies optimize resources, reducing water use by up to 70% and boosting productivity by approximately 40%. Urban farms aren’t just growing crops; they’re cultivating sustainability, stability, and solid returns.
A senior politician recently remarked, “Land doesn’t merely deliver returns, it offers peace of mind.” Amid fluctuating oil prices, uncertain geopolitics, and unpredictable climate events, land provides unmatched immunity compared to other assets.
Investment in urban farms today isn’t merely prudent, it’s essential. It’s an anchor in turbulent times, ensuring food security and ecological balance.
The smartest investments aren’t simply about growth above ground they’re deeply rooted in
the stability beneath.
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Markets frequently tremble at mere whispers of trade conflicts. Stocks fluctuate, currencies swing unpredictably, but at urban farms? The soil remains resolutely calm. Increasingly, India’s elite—politicians, business magnates, and seasoned investors—are discreetly shifting their focus back to the earth beneath their feet. Why? Because in a volatile global environment, soil offers a steadfast refuge. India’s
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Today, real-feel temperatures in Delhi are hovering around 51.9°C, with actual highs between 43–45.5°C, and nighttime lows stuck at 30–35.6°C . But numbers tell only part of the story.
The Everyday Crisis
- Throbbing heat isn’t just discomfort—it’s health danger. Children, elderly, informal workers risk dehydration and heatstroke .
- Power grids groan under A/C loads; demand spikes to 30,000+ MW, pushing some areas into brownouts .
- Air quality worsens. Latest Delhi AQI is “poor” at ~227, hitting “unhealthy” levels at 245.
- Spike in mental stress is real. Research shows extreme heat elevates anxiety and depression—especially in low-income zones .
On paper, IMD forecasts relief only after June 13–14, with possible thunderstorms from moist monsoon winds.
What I See (and What We Need)
Delhi’s problem isn’t just weather—it’s urban design, policy inertia, and climate variance colliding. Solutions exist, but execution is slow. Here’s the path:
Short-term Fix Medium-Long Solution
Mandatory midday shade and water zones in public areas Green corridor expansion: tree cover to cut UHI effect Cool-roof programs in schools/residential buildings City-wide rainwater harvesting and aquifer replenishment Emergency A/C for vulnerable communities Phased greening of roads, parks, rooftops, public buildings Heat-health alerts via WhatsApp/IVR for vulnerable groups Migratory tree plantation drives in NCR, villages, & farmlands Retrofit pub.
This Isn’t a Repeat of Last Year
Delhi endured over 40,000 heatstroke cases during 2024’s heatwave, and more than 100 deaths We cannot fail again. We must prepare, adapt, and build—not just endure.
Why Now?
- Delhi hit all-time June highs—real temperatures of 52°C, even as farmlands
saw 47°C . - IMD warnings—red alert till June 13, relief by 14
- A wake-up call: monsoon delayed, heatwave intensified, Delhi’s resilience infrastructure tested—and failing.
My Personal Take: “Heal the Soil, Cool the City”
If we can build generational wealth in land and nature, we can also build generational resilience in cities. Begin with:
- Motherland first: Protect soil under trees to reduce city heat
- Mothers first: Heat alerts for schools, maternity centers
- Markets next: Mandate green canopies and shade lanes
Each incremental step changes Delhi’s temperature curve—and its future. Heat isn’t just about weather—it’s about how we build, govern, and plan. The cost of inaction? Lives, productivity, sanity.
Because Delhi’s heat wave isn’t just a climate event—it’s a leadership test.
If we fail to act, the next 52°C won’t be the last—and it might break more than our tolerance. It’s time to solve it together.
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Today, real-feel temperatures in Delhi are hovering around 51.9°C, with actual highs between 43–45.5°C, and nighttime lows stuck at 30–35.6°C . But numbers tell only part of the story. The Everyday Crisis Throbbing heat isn’t just discomfort—it’s health danger. Children, elderly, informal workers risk dehydration and heatstroke . Power grids groan under A/C loads; demand
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India’s wealth is no longer confined within its borders—it’s strategically expanding globally. In 2025, High Net-Worth Individuals (HNIs) from India are investing internationally at unprecedented levels, driven by a blend of opportunity and prudence. 📊 The Shift in Numbers Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS): Outward remittances reached approximately $30 billion in FY2024-25, slightly down from the
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When we think of oceans, we often picture distant coastlines, crashing waves, and blue horizons far from our farms, our cities, our daily lives. But standing here — in the heart of inland India, among fields I’ve nurtured for over a decade . I know a different truth: the ocean begins on land.
Every time we use chemicals in our soil, they find their way into rivers. Every plastic bottle tossed on a roadside eventually meets a drain, a stream, and then the sea. Our oceans are choking not just because of offshore drilling or overfishing, but because of inland choices made every day in agriculture, in waste management, in land planning.
In my work at Sportsland, we’ve tried to reverse that tide. We compost every leaf, we harvest every drop of rain, and we grow food without poison. Not because it’s trendy, but because it’s necessary. Healthy land holds water. Clean soil filters runoff. Conscious communities create cleaner oceans whether we live beside them or miles away.
It’s time we stop treating marine degradation as a coastal problem. It’s a systems problem. It’s our problem.
To those in positions of influence — policymakers, developers, investors the responsibility is even greater. Every decision you make about land use, industrial waste, urban planning, and agricultural subsidy echoes in our oceans.
This World Ocean Day, I ask you to see the unseen connections. What you do on land doesn’t stay on land.
Protecting our oceans doesn’t start at the shore. It starts at the source — with soil, with streams, with how we treat the Earth beneath our feet.
Because in the end, there’s only one ecosystem. And one chance to get it right.
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When we think of oceans, we often picture distant coastlines, crashing waves, and blue horizons far from our farms, our cities, our daily lives. But standing here — in the heart of inland India, among fields I’ve nurtured for over a decade . I know a different truth: the ocean begins on land. Every time
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This World Environment Day, I’m not speaking as a farmer, an entrepreneur, or a developer. I’m speaking as a witness.
In the last year, I’ve watched the soil lose its memory. Crops that once stood proud now struggle to grow. Lakes I knew as a child are gasping, and the wind carries more heat than hope.
We often think of the environment as something out there separate from our economy, our politics, our lives. But it is the very ground we stand on. When it weakens, so does everything we build upon it.
India is pushing forward we’re electrifying highways, expanding metros, and breaking records in green energy. But the truth is harder to digest: our natural capital is shrinking faster than our GDP is growing. Our air is poisonous. Our groundwater is vanishing. Our cities, despite their steel and glass, are cracking under their own weight.
The climate crisis is no longer a distant threat. It is a daily negotiation for farmers, for families, for future generations. We cannot solve it with committees alone. We need conviction.
Regeneration is not charity — it’s policy. Restoring land, planting trees, protecting wetlands these aren’t rural issues. They are national imperatives.
This June, I ask you to look around and ask: what will outlast us? It won’t be the buildings. It will be the land — if we choose to heal it.
Invest in ecosystems, not excess. In long-term soil health, not short-term growth.
Because the environment won’t wait. And neither should we.
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This World Environment Day, I’m not speaking as a farmer, an entrepreneur, or a developer. I’m speaking as a witness. In the last year, I’ve watched the soil lose its memory. Crops that once stood proud now struggle to grow. Lakes I knew as a child are gasping, and the wind carries more heat than
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Every year, India loses nearly 10 million hectares of fertile land to degradation. Our traditional farming methods, combined with overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, have pushed our soil to a breaking point. But this isn’t just an agricultural issue — it’s a climate and economic crisis waiting to unfold. Through my work at Sportsland,
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India’s cities are facing unprecedented water shortages — and May 2025 has shown us just how fragile our urban water security really is. With groundwater levels dropping at an alarming rate and surface reservoirs shrinking, over 600 million urban residents are at risk of water stress. In my work blending urban farming with water conservation
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