Out of favour

Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction

A mixed bag

The Bangladesh government sends thin plastic bags packing, but has Dhaka seen the last of them? Pinaki Roy on the ban's efficacy

Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids

There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent

COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse

Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN  

How effective are environmental PILs

Judiciary's pro-development tilt is making activists seek recourse at the societal level

Bihar slashes spending on education and social welfare

Coal-based power receives a major boost in the state budget presented on March 12

Punjab, cancer capital of India

Government survey shows cancer cases in the state exceed national average

The beacon

Several social groups are trying to restore the link between Hinduism and the environment

Erosion of values

...and how it leads to environmental degradation

Defiling the sacred

How the environment --- sacred to Hindus --- is bearing the brunt of pollution in the name of religion

Count the natural debt, too

Of electronic revolution and sustainability

50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM

Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end

Degree without honours

Parliamentary committee turns down a proposed three-year course in rural health

Innovative administrator

IAS officer R Gopalakrishnan made development work for people

Pollution of Hinduisim

Simply put it is an amazing gap between theory and practice. Yet it is one of the main reasons why India's environment is as degraded as it is …

Kind to Cash

A short stop motion that shows all the schemes that a human being (woman) can avil of in her lifetime.    

Day after mid-day meal deaths, vitamin A dose kills child in Bihar

Another incident of poisoning caused by mid-day meal reported from Bihar's Madhubani district

Almost half of doctors in US from lower-income countries

India has spent around $1,850 million on 53,000 medical graduates practicing in the US

From the blurbs

Non-monetary indicator of poverty

Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators

Anaemia rampant in women in Bageshwar

UN calls for protection of rights of women, indigenous peoples

The 69th session of the UN General Assembly will see the participation of world leaders on crucial global issues

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

Holistic approach

Civil society and all government agencies are responsible for sustainable development