STATE OF INDIA'S ENVIRONMENT 2021
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SCARRED BY THE YEAR OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Pollution

State of India’s Environment 2021: People and planet in peril

COVID-19 may become endemic, or will continue to erupt but in limited ways in certain geographies. But its trails are already disrupting the world

Agriculture
 State of India’s environment: Why farmers kill themselves
Wildlife & Biodiversity
 State of India’s environment: Environmental crime cases piling up, disposal slow
Environment
 State of India’s environment: Quality of air, water, land worsened in India’s industrial clusters

NEWS AND VIEWS

Governance

From Nalanda to nowhere: Will Bihar’s public libraries survive

Nalanda University library. Bihar had 540 public libraries till the 1950s; only 51 of them now remain. Photo: Nalanda University
State not granting funds, alleges Bihar MLA Sudama Prasad; only 51 of 540 libraries …
February 26, 2021
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Health

‘COVID-19 India reproduction number exceeds 1’
The reproduction number value for India has gone over 1, signifying an increase in number of COVID-19 cases. Photo: Vikas Choudhary
Expert tracking novel coronavirus reproduction number flags surge in cases
February 26, 2021
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Wildlife & Biodiversity

How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive
How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive. Photo: Wikipedia
Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in …
February 25, 2021
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Climate Change

Chamoli disaster: Why proposed glaciology centre in Uttarakhand was shelved

A glaciology centre was approved for construction in the Himalayan region in 2009; in 2020, it was merged with another institute there. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
A glaciology centre was approved for construction in the Himalayan region in 2009; in 2020, …
February 25, 2021
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Health

FSSAI's GMO threshold for imported food crops ‘unacceptably high’, says letter to health minister
FSSAI's GMO threshold 'unacceptably high', say letter to health minister
FSSAI issued an order on February 8 setting the permissible limit for GMO in imported food …
February 25, 2021
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Forests

Wild elephant kills 2 in Bihar
Representational image. A wild elephant killed two persons in two villages in Bihar’s Nawada district February 24, 2021. Photo: Sunil Prasad
Officials say the elephant likely strayed out of forest in Jharkhand in search of food
February 25, 2021
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Urbanisation

Invisible particles do matter for the air we breathe, finds studies

The smallest, invisible particles matter the most when it comes to dealing with air pollution. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Ultrafine particles having almost negligible weight, surface area do have an effect on haze …
February 25, 2021
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Governance

Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO

Two-thirds of low- and lower-middle-income countries have cut their public education budgets since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: The World Economic Forum
Cuts can last for a long time as the pandemic continues to cause economic losses and …
February 25, 2021
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Can farm income be doubled by next year

Agricultural sector will require an annual growth rate of 10.4% to achieve the target. But for the last few years, this rate has remained between 2.8% and 3.4% 

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Director General of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Editor of Down To Earth magazine. She is an environmentalist who pushes for changes in policies, practices and mindsets

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Farmer's suicide
किसान

एसओई 2021: भारतीय किसान क्यों कर रहे हैं आत्महत्या?

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औद्योगिक प्रदूषण

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Health

Elderly abuse a growing concern in India, shows LASI

Bihar records highest share of elderly persons ill treated in India

Interviews

Factsheet

Distribution of Producer Support Estimate (PSE) and Market Price Support (MPS) across countries
Economy

Changing patterns

Changing patterns in distribution of producer support estimate and market price support across countries

In-Depth

Economy
What does India need from Union Budget 2021-22

What does India need from Union Budget 2021-22

January 29, 2021
Governance
CSR structure.

This is not corporate social responsibility

December 12, 2020
Corporate social responsibility has generated a lot of buzz in the last half-a-decade, but …
Water
How CSE trained professionals to address sanitation problems in India and abroad

How CSE trained professionals to address sanitation problems in India and abroad

October 01, 2020
Here are some inspiring stories of how alumni from CSE’s School of Water and Waste …

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