Himalayas: the agenda for development and environment

We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge

Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management 

CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …

Whose homeland security?

Poor kids rarely get free treatment in private hospitals of Delhi: study

Quota for free treatment of economically weaker sections in private hospitals under-utilised; less than half of the children referred from …

Healthcare services for adivasis in a shambles

Pregnant, anaemic, adivasi women do not even get iron tablets

Plan spending on social sectors and a paradox in budgetary policies

Central government's social spending is just 2 per cent of GDP, yet it may reduce allocation for welfare sectors by citing inability of the …

Heading towards a cliff

As India elects new government, the 12th Five Year Plan may no longer be pro-poor

Cyclone Lehar may be as severe as Phailin

Cyclone wind speed may reach up to 200 km/hr on Thursday at time of landfall; heavy rains predicted from Wednesday evening

'Chinese banks invest in environment-unfriendly projects'

Food security bill forgoes nutrition security

The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?

Winged wonders: We should not resent bats, because we need them

The pandemic has magnified fear of bats, but their conservation is crucial to prevent such events from arising again

Maharashtra docs refuse to call off strike

Patients from rural areas throng city hospitals as health services come to a grinding halt

Nothing to bank on

The government’s much-hyped Direct Benefit Transfer programme has hit a roadblock. Banks have failed to meet the huge demand for opening …

Khandwa replaces municipal water with supply from PPP project

Madhya Pradesh town municipality blames state water resources department for stopping local municipal supply to provide water from Narmada PPP project

'Chhattisgarh's PPP model for diagnostic services flawed'

Team of experts deputed by Centre says state's plan could lead to denial of services to poor patients and filing of false claims

Major revamp of ICDS recommended

Inter-ministerial report calls for improving infrastructure and facilities at anganwadi centres

Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS

Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July 

Nagpur to fully privatise water supply from November 15

Consumer organisations demand public hearing

Soon, an early warning system for cyclones and floods

Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia was put in place soon after the 2004 tsunami hit the Indian …

Mumbai revives sea transport plan for daily commuters

Proposal to ferry commuters from Nariman Point to Borivali could not take off despite tenders being issued twice in the past

Inclusive budget for inclusive growth

Budgets should not just talk about GDP and sops. It should ensure that basic rights and necessities of people are met in an effective manner

1.2 million children in Karnataka are malnourished, state tells high court

Civil rights groups blame packaged food supplied to anganwadis 

Environmental crimes threaten global security, says UN

Illegal forestry and ivory products worth up to US $213 billion a year are helping fund terrorists, militants and criminals

Crowdsourcing technology could ensure safety of drinking water in rural India

Research group develops a simple test kit that combines science and mobile phones

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