And miles to go before we meet
The North-South divide is not a fabrication: for three-fourths of the world, it is a fact of daily existence. Ignoring it will not make it …
The year of ecobabble
Despite numerous proclamations of eco-friendliness and a deluge of treaties, not much was done in 1993 to make fuelwood and clean water easily …
Cycle of change
A new development programme in Palamau in Bihar, a rich land with poor people, can set the pace for a reversal of fortune
Reform begins in the factory
scores of books have been penned on sustainable development, but David Wallace's study provides a short and critical appraisal of global …
For better living
To clear the persistent ambiguity governing the concept of sustainable development of urban centres, attention must be paid to present and future …
Reshaping the future
STEERING BUSINESS TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY·Fritjof Capra and Gunter Pauli (Ed.)· United Nations University Press, Tokyo·1995&…
Everybody wants to be green
Politicians and businessmen appear concerned about the environment these days. Their speeches and interviews are laced with expressions like '…
GeeliMitti: Busting the myths about mud houses
Mud houses can outlive cement houses by a century
WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030
Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030
Seize the freshness
Kerala self-help groups make medicinal oil, chutney powder from flesh of coconut
Flower talk
THE GAME OF THE ROSE Niala Maharaj and Gaston Dorren International Books $17.99
Accounting green doles
MAINSTREAMING THE ENVIRONMENT: FISCAL 1995 The World Bank Group . Unpriced
COSTA RICA
Citizen clean
Every individual has a right to live in a clean environment, says the UN
Responsive to responsibility
South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world — and that doesn’t bode well for its economy
The older people population is projected to be 20% of the country by 2025 and could reach an unprecedented and astoundingly high 46% in 2067
Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Researchers and environmentalists consider synthetic biology or synbio as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem
COVID 19, Russia vs Ukraine pushed back universal energy access goalpost
Renewable energy only source to grow through pandemic; Africa lags most
More and more people willing to pay extra for products that help conserve natural resources
The sentiment was stronger in developing countries, especially China, India, Colombia, Chile and Peru
Working with waste pickers crucial for post-COVID-19 economic recovery: Report
Governments can transition to a zero-waste future by forging partnerships with informal recyclers, notes report
NITI Ayog's SDG report flags huge worries about hunger, poverty in India
Poor show by 25 states on food security and malnutrition Sustainable Development Index 2019
Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture
Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation
Supporting local food systems can prevent conflict
Conflict is one of the main driving factors of hunger; strengthening sustaianble agriculture can promote peace, says the UN Food and Agricultural …
Environment: A People's Perspective
Justice is a central component of the conceptual transition from human development to sustainable human development and a similar concern for …
An identity crisis for the South
The developing world needs to define what the South represents, for otherwise it risks its legitimacy as a negotiating bloc