34% of environmental indicators under SDGs lack standards

Lack of standards means there is no benchmark from which to calculate the Sustainable Development Goals

Rural development schemes up for overhaul

Ministry of panchayati raj plans to develop model panchayats in different states through integrated development

A tribute to P R Mishra

P R Mishra used the power of the community to transform the barren landscape of Sukhomajri into a model for forest regeneration

Screen time and ADHD: Looking for the connection

Growing evidence shows that mobile phone use can lead to developmental problems by the time they reach school age

Megacities get a Central boost

Compiling information

Amartya Sen right prize for the wrong work?

Sen's manner of addressing poverty issues has left many questions unanswered

Safe drinking water

Birds flee winter home

Development work destroying wetlands, wildlife habitat in Bhopal

Saving a lake

Follow Up

Unproductive

Two meetings on revving up India's farm sector

Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflicts

Protected areas must be considered by Africa as the first option for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be reflected in the country’…

Is urbanising rural Odisha sustainable and resilient?

Infrastructure development is necessary and urbanisation is a choice, but not at the cost of sustainability of rural areas

2030 Agenda: We need to champion sustainability in Asia and the Pacific despite adversities

National plans must align with the agenda for UN-mandated sustainable development goals to guide development

‘Independent India worse for tribals’

Widely respected in the civil society, B D Sharma spent his life fighting for the rights of tribals for about four decades. Excerpts from a …

Private plantations urged on forest land

After supporting India's forestry programmes for almost two decades, the World Bank now is moving toward arrogating to itself governance of the …

Imbalances need to be improved

Egbert Pelinck , director general, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, spoke to Prakash Khanal on …

Sealed fate

The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners

Bridging Gaps: This Chhattisgarh farmer’s collective champions sustainability

This farmer-producer organisation in Dantewada follows a decentralised process

Simply Put: Great GDP Race

Simple Put: The green activist vs the greed activist

Simply Put: Balanced Growth

Simply Put: Stockholm, 1972-2022

Simply put: Vision impairment