Ode to politics of consensus: Sheila Dikshit
It would be really unfortunate if we let the Sheila Dikshit way of politics go out of fashion
Waste trade: Is this right?
Waste is a resource for traders as they cannot afford to let it be burnt, but there is waste that cannot be recycled and has to be burnt
Thus begins our season of despair
There is now no weather pattern for scientists to follow, and we are exposed to nature’s dictates like never before
कोविड-19: इस बार लीपापोती से काम नहीं चलेगा
भारत अपनी जीडीपी का 1.28 प्रतिशत सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं पर खर्च करता है, जबकि चीन 3 प्रतिशत। ऐसे में अब हमें अपना एजेंडा बदलने ...
Water for fruits: Why Abohar and Ganganagar’s citrus revolution needs encouragement
We need to build wealth from prudent and wise use of natural resources. Use scare water for fruit economy instead of paddy
Ripe for a green economy
Forests are home, say women of Kodalpali, Sinduria and neighbouring villages in Odisha’s Nayagarh; they can build the economy of the future
Delhi Air Emergency: Capital bending the curve but more action needed
Delhi’s pollution levels should be reduced so that even when air speeds go down, cold air settles and episodes of high pollution strike, it …
Being humans: How do we look back at COVID-19 lockdown a year since
What has the disruption taught us? Has the lack of socialisation made us better humans or worse? What will the future be like when we have more …
Of pests and climate change
The locust attack in western India is not just another local phenomoenon. Eventually, it traces back to climate change
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
Joshimath, a well-engineered calamity
Sinking of the Himalayan town shows we have completely lost the ability to plan keeping in mind the ecological uniqueness of fragile areas
पेरिस समझौते के 5 साल: अब बड़े कदम उठाने की जरूरत
मौजूदा कार्बन उत्सर्जन के स्तर को देखते हुए 1.5 डिग्री के लक्ष्य को पूरा करने में साल 2030 तक दुनियाभर का कार्बन बजट खत्म ...
COVID-19: Let’s not paper over this time
As India restarts the economy, its top agenda should be public infrastructure and health services
Resource literacy of the poor
We must invest in economies of poor, build capacities so they can withstand & overcome calamity
Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Smoke and mirrors
Cleaning Delhi's air needs concerted and year-long action on all fronts; because it concerns our health; our right to breathe
An idea that lasted
CSE and DTE have continued the tradition of bringing out an annual report card on the environment for four decades; the latest edition has …
Single-use plastics: A make or break ban
Plastic items difficult to collect or recycle should be eliminated from use. This is where the current ban, however limited, fits in
Farmers need support, period
It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit farmers who grow our food
COVID-19: Headline management will not work
If the poor are hit today, the rich — who started this transmission in the first place in most cases — will be …
कोरोनावायरस और साफ पानी का महत्व
जिस वक्त हम सार्स-सीओवी-2 का सामना कर रहे हैं, पानी की उपलब्धता ही इस बात का निर्धारण करेगी कि हम इस लड़ाई को जीत ...
जलवायु परिवर्तन के नाम पर हो रहा कार्रवाई का ढकोसला
यह गौर करने वाली बात है कि जलवायु समझौतों में जिन तरकीबों की काफी प्रशंसा होती है, वे प्रायः पेचीदा समझौतों पर जाकर खत्म ...
CoP18, Doha: An assessment A Gateway that leads nowhere
For the past 20 years, the world has been haggling about who will cut greenhouse gas emissions and how much.
Environmental challenges: Desperate crises but also opportunity for inclusion
The Centre for Science and Environment has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2018. Here is the …
Restore flow, rivers are self-purifying
We need to go back to the drawing board of Jackie King, the South African who won the World Water Prize 2019
परंपरागत भोजन के रहस्य खोलती एक किताब
यह किताब आपको जीविकोपार्जन से जुड़े परंपरागत भोजन के बारे में बताएगी। यह किताब उस व्यापार के बारे में है, जो अदृश्य है और ...