The mammoth task of managing menstrual waste in India

India has close to 12.3 billion disposable sanitary napkins to take care of every year, majority of which are not biodegradable/compostable

Can bicycle sharing reduce global carbon emissions?

Shared bicycles can be part of a more sustainable world; but, ridership needs to expand beyond those who are already committed to a green lifestyle

National Smart Grid Mission is stumbling only a few paces from the starting line

As the experience of a pilot project in Puducherry shows, the concept of a smart grid is rich, complex, and confusing

Why Andhra Pradesh’s Arogya Raksha Health Scheme has been a failure

From high premium to the scheme being voluntary, here is a roundup of the reasons

Implement the Biological Diversity Act in its true spirit

It is high time the Centre and states did so. It would save India from a number of avoidable problems

Offshore wind: The sleeping giant has been stirred

The sector is hoping for a new lease of life with the draft offshore wind energy lease rules 

Japan’s new policy on the Ainu is misleading

Though Japan recognised them as an indigenous people in 2008, the New Ainu Policy Bill represents a continuation of the nation’s colonisation of Hokkaido and its native inhabitants

The invisibility of gender in Indian agriculture

Why policy paralysis in granting entitlements to women in agriculture and farm widows needs to be addressed 

A Bang for the Buck: Leveraging flexible seed money to improve impact

A mix of integrated financial approaches is needed to bring about transformative change

India needs a new approach to fire safety

In addition the codes governing fire safety and governance, we should have guidelines and framework to conduct a comprehensive risk-assessment for our cities

Software outsmarts drug research

Now, a programme can bypass patented drug pathways and create synthetically-produced medicines

'Rat-hole coal mining must be discontinued'

There is no such thing as environmentally acceptable and safe rat-hole coal mining 

India's city compost policy needs overhauling

Promised financial incentives for sale of city compost did not prove to be a game-changer in promoting its marketing and production 

Pollution’s underbelly

We have to change this cycle of destruction, where we shift our consumption to poorer regions where pollution does not matter

Leveraging flexible investment instruments for impact

Flexible investment in the right balance can cut costs and create synergies for SDGs

Child birth: Govt doctors either leave women scarred or refuse care

Several women end up giving birth on roads, which raises a question on the medical fraternity’s ethical and humanitarian values

Why India must keep investing in health innovations

Only by committing ourselves to funding health innovation in the long term will India be able to realise today’s most urgently-needed solutions

Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution

The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity

NSA for alleged cow slaughter and the myriad ironies played on the Constitution

The State that is super-sensitive about bovines seems to hardly care about other Directive Principles of State Policy

Geopolitics of Europe and the Iron Law of Evolutionary Biology

Any alternative to the current European Union is the grand accommodation of either France or Germany with Russia

How to save India’s elephants from killer rail tracks

The government, railways and forest department have it within their power to initiate a number of measures to reduce elephant deaths on rail tracks