Mahatma Gandhi, public policy and COVID-19
The Gandhian talisman is important more than ever now in the times of pandemic to steer public policy for those who need it the most
Book review: Green laws matter
Indian Environmental Law examines a compendium of cases that interpret the constitution for environmental jurisprudence
Growth of good food must be nurtured
The 2019 edition of First Food: Business of Taste brings you the knowledge of livelihoods that connect to First Food
Why Eucalyptus?
Eucalyptus plantations must be raised, given the tree’s significant impact on wood availability, livelihood generation and carbon …
Leverage scrappage investments for bigger gains
An important step forward. Needs firmer commitments on incentives for green recovery
Need parking policy to entitle every citizen to dignified life, says Supreme Court
The apex court upholds parking rules as a clean air strategy and asks for its implementation
Population populism: UP bill should empower, not control people
Solution to population problem lies in ensuring socio-economic development by addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, …
‘Citizens must not just blame the government but criticise it’
Public policy expert Rajendra Pratap Gupta speaks about his new book
FSSAI commits to stricter labelling norms, but without a timeline
Experts stress on proper warning, regulations on advertisements
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets
Battery swapping for electric vehicles: 10 ways India can lead the change
Technologies used for battery swapping have not yet taken off in India and charging is preferred.
'Half of India without significant wealth'
Inequality hurts democracy, which is why governments need to intervene and regulate to fix this trend: Lucas Chancel, lead editor of World …
Why management students need to be sensitised on human, public policy issues
A well-designed study of public policy can equip students with understanding of issues confronting society, economy and nation
Petro to Electro: ‘Energy transition is happening, and it is unstoppable’
Down To Earth speaks to Gauri Singh from the International Renewable Energy Agency on the global transition to clean energy
India’s vehicles scrappage policy: A step forward but a missed opportunity
An important step forward, but falls short of becoming an instrument of green recovery
Bending backward for good food
We need to make the connection between what we eat and why we eat it. Because if we lose the knowledge and culture of our local cuisines then we …
Letting go of the colonial hangover should be the goal of the new forest policy
Forest department in India needs to reverse its role from being the owner and regulator of forests to becoming a facilitator in community-managed …
Measures to curb 'unethical profiteering' by private hospitals not working: Govt report
Patients and health groups asserted that the unethical practices of private hospitals are a direct outcome of the regulatory vacuum
Contours of coronavirus
Given near-certain shocks awaiting our world, it's time to rethink globalisation
Unhealthy affair: Book review - Make Health in India
An exhaustive analysis of the challenges India faces in the health sector
Antibiotic resistance: Spread across the world
Asia and Africa will account for 88.8 per cent of deaths from antimicrobial resistance
Will insects become an integral part of our diet again?
Tribal communities in 10 Indian states consume 303 insect species
The world needs transformative changes, else...
Humanity will miss Sustainable Development Goals, warns IPBES report
Rapid urbanisation: Where do urban poor stand?
Delhi is the sixth-largest metropolis in the world. And yet, a third of its residences are part of slums with no basic resources
How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers
The law requires express, explicit, unequivocal, free, specific and informed consent to personal data processing from the data subjects