Shaala Sangwari: Killing two birds with one stone

The 'Shaala Sangwari' project in Chhattisgarh's Kabirdham district aims to employ educated Baiga tribal youth by making them teach their community's children in primary and middle schools. The project is financed by DMF funds

The Indian story that needs revival

Ivory wood scarcity affects Channapatna's small scale toy making artisans  

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Smoke and mirrors

Cleaning Delhi's air needs concerted and year-long action on all fronts; because it concerns our health; our right to breathe

How climate change affects health in the US (and elsewhere)

For health, climate change is a catchall detrimental factor, increasing hazards across the board

Offshore wind power: Keeping costs in check

The reduction of costs in offshore wind is making more and more projects viable

Rural India’s expenditure on food has been declining since 1972

The leaked NSSO report on consumption expenditure reveals the state of India’s rural economy

Can a mining fund provide relief to Rajasthan's silicosis widows?

The disease is leaving a trail of young widows across Bhilwara, who are now the main bread earners of their families, often with two or more children to fend for

Capturing the promise of offshore wind

Emerging offshore markets can learn from Europe's success and use it in a domestic context 

Stop displaying elephants at the Sonepur fair

The elephant is India’s National Heritage Animal and displaying it at Sonepur only encourages the brutal and illegal trade in wild elephants across India

Making agriculture sustainable is good and not for climate alone

The co-benefits are clear, despite uncertainty on the sector’s emissions

Bolivian lithium: why you should not expect any ‘white gold rush’ in the wake of Morales overthrow

Demand for lithium depends on a several factors not under the Latin American country's control

Environmental challenges: Desperate crises but also opportunity for inclusion

The Centre for Science and Environment has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018. Here is the acceptance speech delivered by Director General Sunita Narain in new Delhi on November 19, 2019.

World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Lack of access

Shortage of first-line antibiotics, which are essential to treat a wide range of common infections, is a major public health threat

What’s driving Africa’s population growth. And what can change it

What’s driving population growth on the continent, and what can be done to slow the trend, is one of the subjects that will be addressed this week at the eighth African Population Conference in Entebbe in Uganda

Cochin Airport: Powered by the sun

A host of factors contributed to Cochin Airport becoming fully solar powered and now, other airports in India are taking cue and following suit

Can you beat air pollution with masks

Correct masks need to be chosen according to needs

Global industrial emissions: Steeling through?

The sector is not adopting cutting-edge technologies, switching fuels, or even working on energy efficiency and demand reduction

Promoting agri practices in Punjab for water efficiency, better residue management

New-age machines can help save costs, water & electricity usage as well as combat the problem of stubbles

An India where dams are no longer the new temples

As India’s water crisis deepens, the Jal Shakti ministry has the unenviable task of setting right a system mortgaged to the Nehruvian model of big dams and the green revolution

New Zealand’s new climate change law: Inadequate and not really net zero

Jacinda Arden's law explicitly excludes biogenic methane emissions from net zero target, subjecting the gas to mere 24-47% cuts below 2017 levels by 2050

Why an American farmer commits suicide

Like their India counterparts, American farmers are losing income, piling up debt and nobody listens to them