Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?

Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha

Mt Everest: Overcrowding at the top of the world must be regulated

Nepal needs to be proactive in safeguarding the tourism industry centred around Mount Everest

Cauvery faces manifold threats in Tamil Nadu

The delta is up against a subsidence threat due to lack of sediment flow from upstream and seawater ingress

Trees not a silver bullet to mitigate climate change

Forest-based solutions, which focus on reforestation and avoidance of forest loss and fire management, are the most effective as part of a broader portfolio of mitigation measures

Keep only the best on the plate

To ensure India doesn't see urban food deserts like the USA, methods to increase access to locally grown food must be included in urban planning 

Will Trump’s trade war with China ever end?

It has become increasingly clear that the trade war is hurting the economies of both countries. Neither will emerge from this conflict unscathed.

Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities

Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable

Applying modern tech to agriculture

Farmers today can use the benefits of the technological revolution to increase their yields from farming and livestock rearing

India needs to conserve waterbodies and value them

Let’s not destroy our waterbodies in the name of development and rather value their importance

Renewable energy tariffs in Andhra need adjustment but changing prices can be risky

The renegotiation of renewable energy power purchase agreements may sink the bustling green power industry in India

RTI amendment: Usurping powers from Legislature and States

The National Democratic Alliance government's move is an assault on the independence of information commissioners, writes former Central Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu

Madhya Pradesh second state to have plan for antimicrobial resistance

The move will encourage other states to develop their own plans, which in turn, will help in tackling antimicrobial resistance on the national level

How big data can boost agricultural growth

Data tools can help determine changes required to maintain yields and meet food demands

A plea for Odisha’s tribals affected by mining

As Odisha plans to auction its mines in the next few years, an Odia pleads for the communities to be affected the most, the state’s adivasis

Scientific researchers must maintain integrity

These soldiers of science must understand that they may not have taken the Hippocratic Oath to serve patients, but their research determines the standard of medicine that ultimately reaches the ailing

State apathy caused a differently abled teen to starve to death in Odisha

A member of a fact-finding team writes about how the 17-year-old and his sister struggled to make ends meet before they couldn’t

Chennai water crisis: Some suggestions to avert a redux

Here are some suggestions to see to it that another incident like Chennai going dry does not happen in the future

CWC water availability report: Better methodology but questions remain

The current study has not looked at the most crucial data — how much water, of the total, is utilisable

CRISPR: A cutting-edge battle

The US has reopened the battle over CRISPR that has already seen several twists and turns in the past seven years

Run-up to World Tiger Day: Can India become a tiger utopia?

The country should put more emphasis on educating people and changing their attitudes, so that a doubled tiger population can thrive with lesser repercussions

Ambitious climate policy requires a better federalism

Some insights from the NDC process in Canada and Kenya