More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually

Rich bias

THE SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST Bjørn Lomborg · Cambridge University Press · Cambridge · 2001 · Pages: pp 515 &…

Climate change conference- World leaders fail to act again

The 12th Conference of Parties to the UN climate convention saw the setting up of an adaptation fund to help poor countries. Ritu Gupta …

Countries haven’t done enough to combat climate change: Figueres

Future of Kyoto Protocol the focus of Panama climate meet

The post-Kyoto fix

Abbott slashes price of Kaletra in 40 developing nations

Home truths

One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry: UN State of Food Insecurity Report

Asia houses 526 million of the 805 million chronically undernourished people in the world

Power games at UN climate talks

Climate talks unfolded amid high drama. Developing countries protested inaction by developed countries, civil society organisations walked out, …

World gets a yellow card

The Warsaw climate talks serve a grim warning to the world that inaction will cost, writes Chandra Bhushan as he leaves Warsaw just before the …

Rescued or doomed

Nations adopt a diluted agreement at Bonn on implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 180 countries finally reached an agreement on the rules to …

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Why the US is such a bully

US attempts to kill of global democracy are getting more commonplace than ever. In such a political climate, it is impossible to talk about …

Clash of the cyberworlds

In an increasingly digital world, the issue of Internet freedom and governance has become hugely contested. Censorship and denial of access occur …

In the dark

Climate change will make energy a vulnerable sector and hit power generation

Brazil issues compulsory licence for anti-HIV/AIDS drug

Norway asks Novartis to withdraw its patent case against India

Substantiate allegations against Ranbaxy, says Supreme Court

Experts say allegations against the generic pharma company motivated by vested interests

Shifting forest finance toward a rights-based REDD+

Criticisms of REDD+ may leave the impression that this is an uncertain avenue for climate finance. The case for finance to flow to carbon sinks …

Rise in biofuel demand could trigger food, water crisis

AIDS medicine prices lowered

COP27 impact: What does the loss and damage fund mean for Majuli’s Salmora potters?

Riverbank erosion due to climate change and government measures to deal with it are both affecting the Assam community

Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments

The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

GM crops: Here to stay

The Indian government is dead keen on GM crops. But what about a policy first?

Home truths

Most popular paints in India contain high quantities of lead, a toxin especially dangerous to children. The Centre for Science and Environment&…