In Parliament on August 9, 2016
Here is a round-up of debates on environmental and developmental issues that took place during the Parliament (Monsoon) Session
From drought to deluge: impact of monsoon flooding across Asia
China declared 2016 monsoon floods as the second-costliest on record. Heavy monsoon rains after two straight years of drought also caught India …
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity — how to balance the two
In Africa, 75% of agricultural growth comes from farmland expansion into forests and savannas, leading to habitat loss & fragmentation
In pictures: UNESCO’s global geoparks get 18 new sites
UNESCO is adding 18 sites to its global geoparks network, bringing the total number up to 195 in 48 countries. Two UNESCO Member States have …
What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
The more we explore and sample the depths of the oceans, the more likely we’ll be to discover more lost continents
Body Burden: Antibiotic Resistance - State of India’s Health
Body Burden is a theme-based, biannual report. This year’s theme is antibiotic resistance. The book will look at the state of antibiotic …
State of India’s Environment 2020
The State of India's Environment 2020 is the country's most credible annual statement on the state of affairs in environment and …
Climate change is forcing butterflies and moths to adapt – but some species can’t
Only by arming ourselves with an understanding of why butterfly numbers are down can we hope to halt or reverse the decline
Health Can’t Move The Needle At UN Climate Summit All Alone
An interview with Daniel Kass, senior vice president at Vital Strategies and former Deputy Commissioner of Health for New York City
बंजर होती धरती का दर्द
भारत में जहां धरती को मां का दर्जा दिया जाता है, वहीं लाख…
Vitamin D deficiency: problem runs bone-deep
As many as 80 per cent of urban population and 70 per cent of rural population of India suffer from vitamin D deficiency
Born wild but caged for life
Wild animals are not born to be bred in captivity and spend their entire lives in an unnatural and stressful environment. From being hauled from …
'36% cities to face water crisis by 2050'
Robert Mcdonald, scientist at the US-based environmental organisation The Nature Conservancy, talks to Sushmita Sengupta on water crisis in …
Shrinking source
More than half of the world's major aquifers, which store groundwater, are depleting faster than they can be replenished
The Trump Card
From calling climate change a ‘hoax’ to trashing scientists’ arguments on impact of global warming, Donald Trump has blatantly …
Taking politics out of River linking
After a decade, interlinking of rivers is back again on government agenda and public debate
Extent of contamination
Spending enormous money, creating awareness and building sewage treatment plants have not helped cleanse India's polluted river stretches. The …
Fixing cities' water crises could send our climate targets down the gurgler
Cities all over the world are facing growing challenges to provide clean water. And many of the fixes, such as desalination plants, have a huge …
Battery downfall for e-Rickshaw owners in India
The singular complaint of the E-rickshaw drivers is the battery. Most of the batteries die out in about 4-5 months. They have low range and need …
N. Raja of Toyota India on future of Electric Vehicles in India
N Raja, Deputy Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar talks about the roadmap for India to convert to electric and the bottlenecks. He says that …
They are people’s trees
Sacred groves have been revived, as in Manipur, or are emerging, as in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and eastern Maharashtra. Moreover, the root cause …
CLIMATE CHANGE NOW - The Story of Carbon Colonisation
We live in the age of climate change—heat waves, extreme weather events, increase in diseases induced by deforestation, floods and snowfall …
Climate change - For the young and curious
Earth is getting warmer. The climate is changing, faster than ever before. Why? What is the science behind this?
India's Health Burden
We are disappointed by the lack of ambition of the Modi government. It intends to invest only 2.5 per cent of its GDP into health care by 2025, …
Clean Ganga seems to be a distant dream
CAG report has put a question mark on the success of Modi government’s most ambitious programme