In - Depth

Illustration: Sorit
Governance
Money for nothing

A global tax regulatory body to finance the SDGs could have rescued the international conference in Addis Ababa. But the culture of privilege once again won over the culture of equality
August 07, 2015
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Some tiffin services in Delhi deliver food to customers within 40 minutes of its preparation
Food

Tiffin career
Boramma, whose husband Ninge Gowda committed suicide, says he was extremely worried about their mounting debts
Agriculture

Crop of debt
Protesters in Bhopal mock a corrupt and ailing administration (Photo: Bidesh Manna)
Governance

Vyapam virus
Science & Technology
Scientists employed the characteristics of the cockroach's shape design robots so that they can negotiate terrestrial paths

Mimicking nature

Emerging technologies inspired by nature are reducing consumption, enhancing speed, sequestering carbon and much more
August 07, 2015
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
Though trade of products made from mongoose hair is banned in India, around 50,000 mongooses are killed by poachers every year (Credit: Thinkstock Photo)

Is illegal trade pushing the mongoose towards extinction?

Reports suggest that brushes made of mongoose hair are in great demand in several countries and are often smuggled to the US, the Middle East and European countries
August 10, 2015
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Health
In rural areas, people visit private healthcare facilities for 72 per cent of all ailments

No health without wealth

The latest NSSO data shows that people are being forced to take loans and sell assets for treatment as the government healthcare system deteriorates
August 14, 2015
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Energy
Pennsylvania has opened huge public forestland for shale gas development. A large number of shale gas pads have fragmented these forests (Courtesy: Ecoflight)

Shale trail

The US is seeing a shale gas revolution. Domestic gas prices are historically low and the US is on the verge of exporting it. Chandra Bhushan decodes the pros and cons of the gas boom
August 17, 2015
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Climate Change
36th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

Protecting the ozone

Countries are participating in the 36th Meeting of Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to Montreal Protocol in Paris this week. Aditi Sawant reports on the negotiations 
July 22, 2015
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Forests
Madhya Pradesh's call to bamboo investors reignites debate over forest access

Madhya Pradesh's call to bamboo investors reignites debate over forest access

Agreements for planting bamboo over 36,000 sq km of forestland take away the rights of the community, say forest rights activists
July 31, 2015
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Agriculture
Monsoon enters deficit phase

Monsoon enters deficit phase

India receives its highest share of rainfall in July, making it critical for farmers
July 08, 2015
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Forests
Forest fires getting more frequent. Is climate change the reason?

Forest fires getting more frequent. Is climate change the reason?

Green rating of coal-based power plants in India by CSE offers starting insights into the sector
July 07, 2015
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
Let the Sangai dance

Let the Sangai dance

A critically endangered brow-antlered deer found in the world's only floating wildlife park in Manipur may soon lose its habitat
July 06, 2015
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Agriculture
Neem-coated growth

Neem-coated growth

The Union government's decision to produce neem-coated urea will not only improve soil health and agriculture, but also halt its illegal diversion to industry
July 06, 2015
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Agriculture
Big idea

Big idea

Monsoon vegetable jackfruit has caught the fancy of entrepreneurs in India, one of its biggest producers
July 20, 2015
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Water
Kerala's protected, yet polluted lake

Kerala's protected, yet polluted lake

Though Kerala's Ashtamudi lake is a Ramsar site, government bodies and industries continue to pollute it
July 22, 2015
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Food
Small sweet success

Small sweet success

Farmers in the Western Ghats warm up to wonder fruit kokum after local organisations create a market for it
March 22, 2018
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Economy
Trans Pacific squeeze

Trans Pacific squeeze

The Trans Pacific Partnership is a mega trade deal that closes the doors for India's trade options
July 06, 2015
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Health
Two-minute wake-up call

Two-minute wake-up call

Nestle's resistance to the nationwide ban on Maggi noodles shows why the country needs an urgent policy on recall of harmful food products
July 06, 2015
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Natural Disasters
Long wait in the valley

Long wait in the valley

Months after the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of victims are still waiting to be rehabilitated. Meanwhile, this year's heavy rainfall left people in the Valley worried
September 07, 2015
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Health
Cuba first country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis

Cuba first country to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis

Its policy of equitable, accessible and universal healthcare ensured easy access to care by pregnant women and children
July 08, 2015
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Governance
Ten years of RTI: what do we know?

Ten years of RTI: what do we know?

Right To Information cannot be the panacea to our problems if we do not re-evaluate our relationship with the state
October 13, 2015
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Wildlife & Biodiversity
A roar in captivity

A roar in captivity

A Ranthambore tiger wakes up the world community
July 08, 2015
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Agriculture
Off to another bad start

Off to another bad start

A failed monsoon this year could mean sixth consecutive crop failure in most parts of the country. The government must immediately prepare a long-term plan to resolve the agrarian crisis 
June 08, 2017
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