Stepping on the gas

Market rules UK's land-use planning

Repeat and step it up

Budget 2023-24: What can it offer for the development of Indian cities?

Strengthening urban local bodies & capacities of citizens, communities key for sustainable development of Indian cities

Of Joshimath and Martin Ravallion: The sinking town shows all that is flawed in our poverty reduction discourse

Sustainable development is no longer a buzzword; it now questions the neoliberal economic development model, whose impacts are staring us in the …

UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering from fossil fuels amid global energy crisis

Calls for windfall tax to fund fair policies and sustainable energy solutions  

Digital water information system for efficient, sustainable management

Structured data sets are required to conduct adequate research, translate data into definite findings

India stopped counting poor; now the world in bind on how to achieve zero poverty by 2030

World Bank’s latest poverty report highlights how absence of poverty data in India — junked by the government last year — …

Accidents cause maximum deaths among young population, says WHO

Road accidents and non-communicable diseases emerge as major killers according to the World Health Statistics 2017 report

SDGs in the midst of global hope and fears

On September 25, the world will hope against hope as heads of more than 160 countries officially launch the goals

World must meet carbon targets by 2070: UN

In a business-as-usual scenario, global greenhouse gas emissions could rise way beyond safe limits

UNEP, Arab states sign agreement to protect environment

The two parties will enhance cooperation in areas such as climate change and green economy

Guardians for the future

World Future Council calls for an ombudsperson to secure the environment for future generations

Diary of a political carnival

UNCED saw the largest ever gathering of heads of government in history. Ceremony, glitter and pomp were played out against a backdrop of …

Only people's participation in eco-projects can combat corruption

Suresh P Prabhu looks back on his tenure as Union minister for environment and forests and speaks to Lian Chawii and Kazimuddin Ahmed on the …

"There is no transparency in the Indian paper industry"

N J Rao, professor, Institute of Paper Technology, University of Roorkee, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the three technical consultants of …

People in development

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Handmade paper industry flourishes in Latur

When you hear about Latur, you remember earthquakes, drought, and disaster. But making beauty out of ashes is what the Kalpakala Industry …

First comes chick

Kuroiler hens offer a poultry business model that can fight poverty, nutritional stress

True measure of growth

Bill Or Bull?

Why is India pushing for the enactment of a bill that does not protect agriculture?

Community forest management THE NEPALESE EXPERIENCE

Nepal government decided to hand over certain forest areas to rural communities.

Fish on the front burner

Marine species likely to top CITES meet agenda

Quest in vain?

How can CDM resolve the conflict between developed and developing country interests?

Push for neem-based fertilisers