Generation 2030 | Africa
A new report from UNICEF, Generation 2030 | Africa, shows how Africa, already the world’s second most populous continent with over 1 …
Climate smart agriculture
A look at how communities around the world are growing crops keeping in mind the sustainability factor
Top green start-ups of 2014 | From Mobile Solar Computer Classrooms to Novel Baobab Products
Every year, the SEED Awards select innovative start-ups working on social and environmental causes in the developing world. From solar-based …
Africa's water: the path to universal access
Since 1990, almost two billion people globally have gained access to improved sanitation, and 2.3 billion have gained access to drinking water …
Air Pollution Costs Europe US$ 1.6 Trillion
Dirty air costs Europe about a tenth of its GDP, with Germany, the UK and Italy among the hardest hit economically
Sinking Beauties
Sea levels that are rising as a result of climate change are biggest threat for most of the island states across the world. Out of these, 52 …
Agenda Unlimited
Across India, people have taken their destinies into their hands –improving their future. A compendium of such stories, reported over 12 years
First Food: A Taste of India's Biodiversity
This collection of around 100 recipes from different parts of the country brings to life the magic that takes place once biodiversity is combined …
Bhopal Gas Tragedy After 30 Years
This book describes the criminal negligence, incompetent governance and the apathy towards victims that have made Bhopal a continuing disaster. …
Developing country journalists on climate change reporting in their countries
Interviews with journalists from developing countries on the state of climate change reporting by their mainstream media.
68th World Health Assembly
WHO adopted the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance, but finance for implementation of big ideas was not forthcoming
‘Antibiotics are convenient only when they work effectively’
The goal is to treat bacterial infections. Every possible way should be made of making bacteria susceptible to antibiotics as it will help patients
Conflict of interest on tobacco control law is just one in many
Government holds shares in revenues of many tobacco companies, thus bringing tobacco control measures in direct conflict with its economic interests
What you should know about #SaveTheInternet
Following intense lobbying by telecom operators, TRAI has called for feedback from stakeholders before imposing an additional fee on Internet services
The sinking ship of the desert
The camel is perfectly suited to the region’s climate. It is a frugal water-drinker and grazes by browsing from one plant to another, allowing …
Delhi’s medicine baba
Omkar Nath Sharma, 77, is a walking medicine bank. The resident of Delhi is called “medicine baba” by many children. Sharma has made it his …
Hudhud aftermath
Cyclone, strong winds and intense rains cause extensive damage to coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha. Next worry, floods
Can the world meet its hunger reduction target?
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry, says recently-released UN State of Food Insecurity Report
Ebola outbreak
Are nations equipped to tackle the deadly virus that threatens to cross Africa's borders?
‘India needs to use its development programmes also to reduce burden of NCDs’
Shoba John is the programme director of HealthBridge Foundation of Canada, based in India. She talks to Vibha Varshney on how the burden of non-…
All you need to know about El Nino
El Niño is a local warming of surface waters which takes place in the entire equatorial zone of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and …
Cauvery river dispute
We track the many twists and turns in the Cauvery water dispute tale. The river still remains a bone of contention between Karnataka and Tamil …
Forest Survey Report 2021: India’s growing stock increases due to trees outside forests
Mango, neem, mahua and coconut are trees outside forests that contribute most to India’s growing stock
Look beyond protected areas for conservation of endangered hangul in Kashmir: study
The Kashmir red deer is the only surviving sub-species of red deer in the Indian sub-continent
IMD releases monsoon forecast for August and September
The rainfall is expected to be above normal across the country during August and September