Battle for Niyamgiri

International Day for Biological Diversity

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Villagers block garbage route

Pay tax to get water

Count Your Carbon Footprints

If you are a resident of Hong Kong, or for that matter, Abu Dhabi or Doha, you have to admit that you have a much larger carbon footprint than …

Displaced by Disasters

In 2016, one person every second was forced to flee their home. Most of the disaster-related displacements recorded in 2016 were linked to …

Episode 1 New Vastu with Ashok B Lall: How to shade your windows for a cool home

The window is your immediate connection to Su-Urja or good energy. It is the source of daylight, it is the source of fresh air and the breeze …

Killer roads

India is committed to reduce the number of road accidents and fatalities by 50 per cent by 2020. However, road safety levels have taken a serious …

Extreme Is The New Normal

The world has seen 16 record-breaking hottest years since 2000. In fact, global surface temperatures are already rising about 20 times faster …

Debate: Should Indian government put a comprehensive ban on commercial surrogacy?

The surrogacy market in India is worth over US $2 billion. India is now planning to regulate this trade. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, …

State of India’s Environment 2020: In Figures (e-book)

The 2020 "In Figures" annual eBook is ready... It has tons of data on India’s environment and development to get a better understanding of …

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity — how to balance the two

In Africa, 75% of agricultural growth comes from farmland expansion into forests and savannas, leading to habitat loss & fragmentation

In pictures: UNESCO’s global geoparks get 18 new sites

UNESCO is adding 18 sites to its global geoparks network, bringing the total number up to 195 in 48 countries. Two UNESCO Member States have …

India launches National Quantum Mission with a budget of over Rs 6,000 crore

Quantum technology can also find applications in medicine, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, security, employment generation & navigation  

In photos: Forest fires ruined over 67,000 ha of Odisha’s forest cover in 5 years

According to Odisha’s forest minister, over 0.173 million forest fires were reported in the state in half a decade

COVID-19 lockdown: A ventilator for rivers

Of 36 monitoring units placed in the Ganga, water quality at 27 points was found suitable for bathing and propagation of wildlife and fisheries …

The cleanest cities of India: The transgender community and women keep Paradeep clean

Paradeep has set up a socio-economic model that not only integrates the marginalised but also generates enough revenue to make itself self-…

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

Politicisation of rights

What impedes the Forest Rights Act, 2006, from being implemented in the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal?

Into the deep space

NASA's New Horizons mission has broken all records of space exploration by exploring deep space objects beyond Pluto, such as Ultima Thule. Here'…

The hot debate

There was bullying again at COP24. Developed countries joined hands for a weak and unbalanced rulebook that lacks equity, as developing nations …

Losing our stripes: A success story gone wrong?

With 414 tiger deaths in four years (2015-18), India records highest toll between two censuses. Almost half of tiger deaths in the last three …

How deep is Indian agrarian crisis that farmers had to knock the doors of New Delhi

Thousands of farmers from all over the country took to the streets of the national capital as part of the Kisan Mukti manch, seeking a …