Bhubaneswar, Oct. 8 -- The final day of the three-day 'Earth Again' Conference-2025, organised by the Sambad Group in Bhubaneswar, saw experts call for sustainable urban planning to strike a balance between development and environmental preservation.

Speaking at a session titled "The Challenge of Balance: Climate, Development and Urbanisation", they emphasised the urgent need for Indian cities to align urban growth with climate resilience and ecological balance.

Delivering the keynote address, Chandra Bhusan, President and CEO of iFOREST, said that climate change has started taking a severe toll on human life and infrastructure, as seen in the recent landslides across Shimla, Darjeeling and Nepal. "For nearly 10,000 years, the climate r...