Mekong's miseries

A new regional treaty to usher in dams on the Mekong river has drawn flak from environmental groups

Sustainability and the southern perspective

European environmentalists tackle Third World concerns of irresponsible overconsumption by northern countries

Lifting the barriers

Reproductive choice, gender equality and sustainable development are closely connected, say the latest report on the world's population

Hot air?

Agenda 21, formulated during the Rio Summit in June 1992, was touted as an earth-saving measure by the leaders of more than 100 participatory …

The good earth

SOIL CONSERVATION EXTENSION: FROM CONCEPTS TO ADOPTION· Edited by S Sombatpanit, M A Zobisch et al·Oxford and IBH Publishing …

Green illusios

Germany is swamped in a controversy about a study which says sustainable development can be achieved only when the consumption of resources is …

Clean and profitable

Pollution control methods are an investment that ensure long-term profits for the corporate sector

Solutions at a click

Computers pave the way for sustainable agricultural and rural development in five Pondicherry villages

Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study

Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report

SDG 7: World still off-track from achieving universal energy access to all, says UN report

High inflation, debt distress, policy inactions and lagging financial flows slowing access to electricity, clean cooking in developing economies

Business as usual or sustainable model: What is post-COVID-19 dilemma?

World leaders are at crossroads — and they need to take hard measures to push for a green economy 

The bumpy road to Rio+20

The meeting will review achievements and failures since the Earth Summit of 1992

How climate vulnerability in South Bihar takes a toll on its groundwater

Higher unpredictability in monsoon rainfall is evident from the 1990s onwards

Every third child in the world is poor: UN

Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world

Global population set to touch 9.7 billion in 2050: UN

India will be the most populous country in the world by 2022

India, UK link efforts

Are we ready for global unity?

Next time a report on people, please!

STATE OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION 1992 Publisher: UNFPA Price: Not stated

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