STATE OF INDIA’S ENVIRONMENT 2018
State of India’s Environment 2018, India’s much awaited annual statement on environment and development, is now available at a special/…
Climate disruption
Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario
Time to define the new normal
The monsoon of 2017 has challenged India's conventional and simplistic definition of the complex tropical circulation
Over 100 years of India's urban revolution
Between 2014 and 2050, India is projected to add 404 million urban dwellers and the number of rural residents is expected to decline by 52 million.…
No place to grow old
Today's over-60 population is the fastest growing group. Currently, there are around 962 million people aged 60 or over, representing 12.3 per …
Dealing with the deluge
Floods are becoming more unusual in scale and severity. It is time we shifted our focus from flood relief to flood governance
Underprivileged, but not underachievers
From austerity to affliction, these children have seen them all. Yet, they haven’t allowed these adversities to dwarf their determination
Infants without safeguards
If all the countries are to reach at least 90 per cent coverage for routine life-saving vaccinations, 9.9 million additional children would need …
DROUGHT BUT WHY? How India can fight the scourge by abandoning drought relief
During 2014-2017 India was shaken by severe spells of drought that hit over 500 million people across geographical regions. Unlike in the past, …
Hunger can't wait any longer
It is a constant and chronic pain gnawing at people in Africa In the sub-Saharan region, 33 out of 38 countries have 'serious' or 'alarming' …
Spiralling Temperature: Seasonal Warming Trends in India
In the winter of 2016-17, the mean temperature was 2.95°C higher than the 1901-1930 baseline – the warmest in recorded history. In …
Spiralling Temperature: Annual Warming Trends in India
Annual mean temperature in India has rapidly increased since 1995. At this rate of increase, it will breach the 1.5°C mark within the next …
Climate Talkies
In 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the agreement to combat climate change was whittled down and targets were removed. All this was done to bring the US on …
Importance of staying in the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement mandates that developed countries would continue to take lead in reduction of greenhouse gases
First Food Recipe: Tamil Karuveppilai Podi or curry leaves powder with rice
Curry leaves are more than just a common seasoning. This leaf is a storehouse of carbohydrates, fibre, calcium, phosphorous, iron, vitamin C, …
State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures (eBook)
State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures is India's first and only e-book that not only communicates environmental issues through facts and …
Minimise waste, save wealth
Questions have been raised about methodology adopted in Swachh Survekshan Report 2017. Instead of encouraging sustainable practices like …
Informal consultations begin on transparency framework under Paris Agreement
India stressed that the transparency framework should be based on the existing one within the Kyoto Protocol
Clean your backyard
Urban India is now the world's third largest garbage generator. But the amount of waste generated is not as much of an issue as the fact that …
Yemen's irrigation system: invisible victim of the war
Water infrastructure has been hit by war in Yemen's food-basket, affecting farmer income and food security
Convenience in denial
Even as the impacts of extreme weather events become more visible, nearly half the world's population believes that climate change is not a very …
How to reduce the use of Air Conditioners: Ep4 New Vastu with Ashok B Lall
When air is hot and humid, our natural reaction is to turn on the air conditioner. ACs are a necessary evil that guzzle electricity produced by …
Five States: Too many concerns, too few commitments
The 2017 Assembly elections across five states—Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur-have brought to the surface the …
Environment Reader for Universities
The book is totally based on the UGC syllabus for environmental studies for undergraduates; and it comes to you from CSE, an NGO whose primary …
Living Skeletons
While prolonged drought and untimely floods destroyed crops, the emerging food crisis has often become a full-scale humanitarian disaster due to …