The IGCS is a joint Indo-German Centre developing interdisciplinary research, teaching, training and exchange in the area of sustainable development. Focus areas are Watermanagement, Wastemanagement, Renewable Energy, Lande Use and Urban Planning. The Centre aims at offering cutting-edge solutions in sustainable research through the intensification of Indo-German cooperation in key academic fields. The project is a collaboration between German TU9-Universities and Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT's) funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in India. IGCS is coordinated by RWTH Aachen University and IIT Madras in Chennai.