India’s biodiversity can help mitigate environmental threats

It is one of the 17 mega biodiversity rich countries and accounts for 7 to 8 per cent of the recorded species of the world

State of India’s Environment In Figures 2018 (eBook)

This annual compendium of environmental statistics covers diverse subjects ranging from air pollution to environmental crimes, and sanitation to …

Extreme weather deaths in Rajasthan and UP

Dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are a sign of the time to come when freak weather will intensify with the increase in global temperature

Exporting Pollution

While the world is rapid moving towards cleaner fuel, obsolete and outdated vehicle technologies continue to be shipped to developing countries …

Vitamin D deficiency: problem runs bone-deep

As many as 80 per cent of urban population and 70 per cent of rural population of India suffer from vitamin D deficiency

Born wild but caged for life

Wild animals are not born to be bred in captivity and spend their entire lives in an unnatural and stressful environment. From being hauled from …

'36% cities to face water crisis by 2050'

Robert Mcdonald, scientist at the US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy, talks to Sushmita Sengupta on water crisis in …

Shrinking source

More than half of the world's major aquifers, which store groundwater, are depleting faster than they can be replenished

The Trump Card

From calling climate change a ‘hoax’ to trashing scientists’ arguments on impact of global warming, Donald Trump has blatantly …

Taking politics out of River linking

After a decade, interlinking of rivers is back again on government agenda and public debate

Extent of contamination

Spending enormous money, creating awareness and building sewage treatment plants have not helped cleanse India's polluted river stretches. The …

Fixing cities' water crises could send our climate targets down the gurgler

Cities all over the world are facing growing challenges to provide clean water. And many of the fixes, such as desalination plants, have a huge …

Battery downfall for e-Rickshaw owners in India

The singular complaint of the E-rickshaw drivers is the battery. Most of the batteries die out in about 4-5 months. They have low range and need …

N. Raja of Toyota India on future of Electric Vehicles in India

N Raja, Deputy Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar talks about the roadmap for India to convert to electric and the bottlenecks. He says that …

They are people’s trees

Sacred groves have been revived, as in Manipur, or are emerging, as in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and eastern Maharashtra. Moreover, the root cause …

CLIMATE CHANGE NOW - The Story of Carbon Colonisation

We live in the age of climate change—heat waves, extreme weather events, increase in diseases induced by deforestation, floods and snowfall …

Climate change - For the young and curious

Earth is getting warmer. The climate is changing, faster than ever before. Why? What is the science behind this?

India's Health Burden

We are disappointed by the lack of ambition of the Modi government. It intends to invest only 2.5 per cent of its GDP into health care by 2025, …

Clean Ganga seems to be a distant dream

CAG report has put a question mark on the success of Modi government’s most ambitious programme

First Food: Business of Taste

We bring you more than 100 unique recipes from the villages and towns of India where these ingredients are turned into homely meals. Try recipes …

स्लम: आखिर कब सुधरेंगे हालात

भारत में जहां हर छठा शहरी नागरिक स्लम बस्तियों में रहने �…

State of India’s Environment 2019: In Figures (eBook)

This annual e-book is the end result of analysing tons of data on India’s environment and development, and using cutting edge tools to …

Stephen Hawking's last book has the answer to everything

This book 'Brief Answers to the Big Questions' takes on 10 questions that have perplexed humans

Frames of change - Heartening tales that define new India

The book chronicles 41 inspiring initiatives by people to bring about changes by innovating solutions to development challenges faced across the …

Anthropogenic pressures threaten Similipal-Satkosia wildlife corridor plan

The proposed corridor in Odisha can be connecting link for the survival of endangered species. But mining activities need to be eliminated