Governance matters

It is time we focused on strengthening the capacity of regulatory agencies

Deadly air: face it

Leaving Delhi for a less-polluted city would mean accepting defeat. And not many have the option. Instead, we must fight the battle against …

Metamorphosis of mining policy

In India, policy often becomes dead on arrival

Food for nutrition, nature & livelihood

What societies eat reflects their position on the modernity trajectory

Delhi’s clean air challenge

It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we need to take urgently and decisively

Promise me the monsoon

Has weird weather become the new definition of normal?

How to plant trees for development

There is no economic value seen in forests, but there is value seen in the development project for which forestland is required

The Earth for you

If we do not have independent and credible sources of information, we cannot even begin to move towards resolution

Games people play

Institutions that would help resolve conflicts and take credible decisions have been weakened  

Act locally, benefit globally

This is a real life story of the world’s three wicked problems, one opportunity and a new way to confront global challenges

How power can be cleaned

Any talk of “cleaning” coal to make it less damaging is untenable

Walk the talk on carbon tax, Mr Finance Minister

Is this carbon tax, imposed on the carbon content of fuel, doing what it should—reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for …

Straw in the wind

Time for new environmentalism

Real pride of ancient Indian science

Indian scientists are nowhere to be seen in the world you and I inhabit. This is when our modern world requires science to be integrated into …

India’s climate strategy needs revision

So that we can breathe easy

US-China climate deal: Maker or breaker?

Last call to get climate deal right

Making sense of green building rating

Ozone-smart, climate-cool

The myth of green building

India's double challenge

Traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgotten

Green clearance test for NDA

Chicken comes home to roost