Guggal faces sticky end
Ayurveda prescribes it for heart ailments; no data available on surviving plants
Machiavellian moves
Rajasthan's decision to bar illiterate people from contesting elections to panchayats is one more example of a state government dominating …
Pilgrims discounted
Uttarakhand is still vulnerable to a disaster like last year's because of unregulated tourism
Where are rural courts?
The Gram Nyayalaya Act was passed in 2008 to make the judicial process participatory, inexpensive and accessible to rural India. But rural courts …
Ready for only tourists
Uttarakhand government has carried out rehabilitation projects only in tourist circles and ignored other areas that were hit by floods last year
Contours of inequality
Global estimates of the unmet energy needs in India have been available for some time. These only indicate whether the shoe pinches, if at all. …
Outsiders in their own land
Gujarat government eyes limestone underneath land cultivated by Sikh farmers, curbs their ownership rights
Devastated still
Months after disaster struck Uttarakhand, government has done little to improve people’s lives
Profitable exit
Reliance abandons the first public-private partnership in Metro transport. Time to revise rules
A thin green coating
No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives
Faulty formula
New drug pricing policy proposes bringing all essential medicines under price control, but makes them expensive
Giant snail invasion
People in Kerala village spend nights battling large snails that devour plants and nibble at walls
Tram to oblivion
Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …
Twice Unlucky
In 1962, it was the Indo-Chinese war. Now it is the creation of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Once again, the Bhotiyas, who inhabit the …
Plastic Unlimited
New rules to restrict the use of plastic in India may end up promoting the polymer industry
Seeking Reliance
The Andhra Pradesh government is giving forests that sustain tribal communities to the Reliance group of industries for plantations. That, too, …
Battling climate change
Technologies exist to arrest global warming. But the political will to implement them is missing
Annual investments of $260 billion required to halve agrifood emissions by 2030, achieve Net Zero by 2050: World Bank
New report claims twice the amount spend on agricultural subsidies; suggests India replace diesel irrigation pumps with solar
Simply Put: Vladimir’s deterrent
Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity vulnerable to future pandemics
If governments are serious about pandemic preparedness, they must support bold measures to conserve the effectiveness of antimicrobials within …
Feeling down? Visiting canals or rivers can boost your mood
Visits to rivers and canals should be included in social prescribing programmes to manage mental health issues
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Two crucial lessons for AMR on irrational antimicrobial use during COVID-19
Antibiotic misuse was more in strained healthcare systems such as India during COVID-19 than in high-income countries
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Recent initiatives of DSPRUD towards AMR containment
DSPRUD, a non-government organisation since 1996, has been working at various levels and contributing from policy to the grass root level with …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Some possible solutions to reduce antibiotic dependence in aquaculture
Antimicrobial resistance is a multi-driver problem and only a multi-thronged approach can be helpful in tackling this scourge
‘Climate wrecker’ US pushes its regressive agenda at IPCC talks
The US' comments are misrepresentation of facts and an attempt at pushing its domestic anti-climate policies