Profit from the poor

Fifty-four suicides in Andhra Pradesh have blown the lid off the social posturing by microfinance companies. Before the news of the deaths sank …

Cancun clinches deal—for polluters

Cancun has restored the sanctity of multilateral negotiations under the UN climate convention. People had lost faith in it by the end of the …

Treasure in troubled land

International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …

Future compromised

The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came …

Climate justice demands that developing countries get their fair share of carbon space

India Prime Minister Narender Modi was direct about  putting forward the demands of developing countries at COP 21

Can monetising camel products revive Rajasthan’s state animal?

Increased modernisation in the desert state such as roads and tractors has reduced the economic importance of camels

बंजर होता भारत -3: आठ साल में खेती लायक नहीं रही 5200 हेक्टेयर जमीन

धरती के बंजरपन को रोकने के लिए 196 देशों के प्रतिनिधि विचार विमर्श कर रहे हैं। भारत में बंजरपन की स्थिति क्या है, डाउन ...

बंजर होता भारत -7: खूबसूरत गोवा भी चपेट में आया

गोवा के अधिकांश राजनेताओं ने जमीन के बड़े-बड़े पट्टे खरीदे हैं, ताकि उन्हें रियल एस्टेट और पर्यटन के लिए विकसित किया जा सके

Utter chaos

Faulty and ad hoc urban planning has plunged Indian cities into a vicious transport mess. CSE explains the problem with its study on Alaknanda in …

Desertification in India: Soiled Dhule land is shallow, unfit for plantation

This Maharashtra district, one of India’s land degradation hotspots, struggles with soil erosion coupled with low forest cover, illegal …

Week one in COP21 over, will week two deliver?

Even though there is very little agreement at the Paris climate summit, there is still hope, say negotiators  

Curse of the horn

Soaring prices of rhino horns have led to a new spurt of poaching in the Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Once heralded as a conservation success …

Natural highways

The aviation sector is struggling for survival, while roadways and railways are bleeding the treasury dry. Inland navigation is economical and …

"Lessons in waste disposal from Lahore"

Ata-Ul-Haq is CEO of Green Technology Environmental Corporation, which set up Pakistan's first mega composting plant in Lahore in 2006. He …

Time for an overhaul

Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …

Developed countries want Paris Climate Change treaty to be outside the convention

This will help to break the differentiation between developed and developing countries

Warsaw Climate Talks into Extra Time

Bolivia and Nararu representing AOSIS, supports Fiji and G77+China.

Desertification in India: Canal, tubewells make saline Jaisalmer green

Increasing agricultural activity reversed soil erosion in the district

'Supreme Court could have saved India's beaches'

Chikungunya virus gets deadlier

What a bright idea!

Organised waste collection in Pune has boosted segregation at the source

A language that only Great Andamanese speak

Sodium vapour or fluorescent lights?

Tulsi helps tablets disintegrate faster

Congestion in the skies is costing India dearly