Atlas shows link between Africa’s mountains and development

The Africa Mountain Atlas uses hundreds of before and after photographs, detailed maps and satellite data from 53 nations to highlight the …

GDP-driven growth is not sustainable, says UN report

Inclusive Wealth Report asks countries to reorient their economic policy planning and evaluation away from GDP targetting

Western Ghats get World Heritage Site tag

It is recognised as one of the world’s eight hottest hot spots of biological diversity

Hotels, golf course to come up at the Victorial Falls Heritage site

Tourism threatens Galapagos Islands

Sundarbans oil spill: who will clean the mess?

Though UN team members who visited the World Heritage Site reported limited immediate impact, experts say extent of damage will emerge five years on

How Valley of Flowers got World Heritage Site tag

The tag will bring higher visibility and increased tourism to the area

Non-monetary indicator of poverty

Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators

Heritage valley in danger

The Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand, a World Heritage Site, may have been damaged in the recent floods in the state. A look at what makes this …

Beauty and bounty

...And ancient wisdom prevails

The Valencia water tribunal has stood strong for a thousand years; will modern-day pressures crush its influence?

Local citrus goes global

Short-circuiting discrimination or perpetuating them?

Nutrition programmes for Dalits need institutions to deliver and a vigilant citizenry to monitor implementation