Getting Greener

Paying a high price

Forty thousand dams have rendered 60 million people homeless the worldover

Alter the WTO

For the sake of Africa and their allies

Forest code

Bhutan unveils new plan

Money is never 'for nothing'

Handloom is haute

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize

Kéré’s work is a magnificent example of the potential of architecture to provide a better future 

The paradox of nature and balanced accounts

Western institutions and the United Nations are keen protagonists of natural resource accounting but it may still not be a useful policy tool for …

"We need to take the development path"

Herman E Daly asks, "What good is a sawmill without a forest?" That sure is an unconventional question coming from an American …

Buddhist principles can help India re-imagine its food systems

In the districts comprising the Buddhist circuit in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, a model farm can be established by integrating the indigenous …

What is the progress in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) post Covid-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out 6 years of progress on the SDGs globally; the escalating conflicts and climate breakdowns are only adding …

UNECA calls for transparent, comparable carbon pricing systems

Global carbon price of $50 per tonne can incentivise Africa to mobilise up to $30 billion per annum

How Uttarakhand’s pristine forests are being concretised for tourism

The mountain views and the beleaguered mountain wildlife may soon become memories of the past if better land use policies are not established

India’s transition to green economy can create more jobs

India can shift its economy from brown to green by assisting in the reduction of climate change risk

In Odisha, a paradigm shift towards decentralised waste management

The success of the operation in Odisha has demonstrated that a decentralised system is the best way to manage waste

This is not CSR: 6 dimensions with 5 shades of risk perception for assessing

CSR is an evolving field that needs to keep evolving new ideas and understanding by all stakeholders to facilitate companies to fulfil their …

WHO announces 'sweeping reforms'

New mission plan for triple-billion target and SDGs, says UN's public health agency

How corruption encourages illegal fishing on Lake Victoria

By encouraging illegal fishing to continue, corruption is undermining the comanagement system implemented to encourage more sustainable practices

Family farming crucial to sustainable development goals

As smallholders face a broad range of barriers, extending all possible help to them is imperative

Poor social indicators must make Gujarat rethink its growth model

Shockingly, the state’s infant mortality rate is worse than Jharkhand; it also has the fourth lowest teacher student ratio in the country

Africa’s economic progress requires investment in people: ECA

According to the ECA, Africa’s growth story is underpinned by increased investment in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and rising …

Africa development challenges are heavily under-researched

African leaders call for "critical interrogation" of the current challenges that the continent is facing

Zurich is world’s most sustainable city, according to a new index

100 global cities were ranked according to their performance on three parameters—people, planet and profit

Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of

More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years

Realising the virtues of organic farming

Several organisations, at home and abroad, are promoting organic farming as a method of food production that is both ecologically and socially …