India's decision to pull out of RCEP means its policy on access to inexpensive drugs will not be under pressure
Rural development and gender equality: A reality check in Tamil Nadu
Yes, I buried my mother in front of my house
How do India’s policies and guidelines look at ‘urban lakes’?
The problem for biosimilars
Reliance Life Sciences won a case against Roche, 4 years after the MNC sued to stave off challenge to a hit breast cancer drug
If you think the millennium bug was a hoax, here comes a history lesson
A cross section of industries and governments across the world feared their software would go berserk at the turn of the millenium
Five rules from psychology to help keep your new year’s resolutions
How habits form and how you can beat them
Was 2019 an 'Annus horribilis' for India's children?
Except a few positive headlines, 2019 was a year when Indian children were in the news for mostly the wrong reasons
Farmer and the new-age health market
India’s booming nutraceutical market provides a big opportunity to farmer producer organisations
Prioritise and invest on water security and clean drinking water
In order to adapt well and build resilience, it is important to strengthen water resources and their accessibility as part of climate change strategy
Revamping Delhi's 'Gramin Seva' service
The para-transit service started to serve people in Delhi's poor public tranport accessibility areas is deteoriorating; given its importance, it has to be salvaged
Look back at the decade: It’s a tinderbox world
Growth has stumped environment. The decade of 2020 is the last chance we have to walk the talk and make it right
Overcoming India’s clean cooking challenge
The recently published 'Roadmap to Access to Clean Cooking Energy in India', which aims to provide direction to India's transition to energy-efficient cooking systems, is a commendable effort
Severe pollution caused in Meghalaya due to illegal mining, says CAG report
The performance audit is a severe indictment of the state mining department's operations
Indian agriculture is under an invisible emergency
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country's economy
Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too
Crops, trees and livestock in harmony; pesticides no more; small tech, big difference
Flawed claims about NREGA implementation
It is good to know that rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha felt MGNREGA implementation could be improved. But his assessments are far from reality
Encouraging orphan drugs in India
India needs to formulate an atrractive law to spur development of drugs for rare diseases
10 critical steps for Ganga revival
As PM Modi advises states along the river to shift focus from Namami to Arth Ganga, it is clear that the Ganga cannot be restored by only pollution-abatement measures
Himalayan ‘gold rush’: Growing livelihood reliance on lucrative and vulnerable trade
Trading in caterpillar fungus has bolstered livelihood in western Himalayas but also raised worries of exploitation
Climate emergency CoP 25: Circumventing climate action
What should be done, now that the longest CoP is over
US tastes cream paste
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Circumventing climate action
For countries like India to have cleaner futures, climate agreements must walk the talk; not just talk the talk
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Equity should be a practical necessity, not a moral nicety
Richest 10 per cent population produces half of Earth’s fossil-fuel emissions
Wood Buffalo National Park: A shining symbol of wild North America
The second-largest national park on the planet is a spectacular natural wilderness area rich in biodiversity
