Drug resistance finds mention in new National Health Policy
India does not have robust data on antibiotic resistance, but the available records show that the issue needs immediate response
'It really riles me to see developing countries pushed into a corner'
Tough-talking Malaysian negotiator Wen Lian Ting explains why the North's stand on forests is morally unjust and politically untenable
Meat industry has always opposed and influenced dietary guidelines in US
Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, speaks on sustainable diet and interference of meat and sugar industry in food policy …
W(h)ither Indian science?
High-profile science need not be the cornerstone of Indian science policy. What is required is to give more thrust to existing methodologies and …
Celebrating WSF 2004
When 80,000 people talk it makes noise. So it wasn't unusual for the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) in Mumbai to be snidely called a huge '…
"Even conventional sources of energy initially required government support"
Rakesh Bakshi, managing director, Vestas RRB India Limited, an Indo-Danish joint venture manufacturing wind electric generators, talks to …
Switzerland votes for phasing out nuclear power, switching to renewable energy
The new energy policy prohibits construction of new nuclear power plants and promotes the use of renewable energy sources and energy conservation
Hands off Alaska
The US, it is widely believed, can go to great lengths to lay its hands on oil -- whether this means having to unleash a full-fledged war on …
Trade in good food can end global hunger: report
Food regulation should be such that that healthy food is protected, not just food in general, says a new report
India's population: Every addition to the optimum level is a burden on the state
Message should go to people that if they think in the interest of the state, the state will take care of them as well
Will behavioural economics change state policy?
Will behavioural economics shape public policy now that one of its advocates has won the Nobel Prize?
Global Challenges in Water Governance: Environments, Economies, Societies
Provides an accessible overview of the changes in discourse surrounding global water governance
Centre starts reviewing National Mineral Policy following Supreme Court directions
The apex court directed revision of the policy for better mining practices and regulation
Act of omission
The government's latest commission on water may end up churning out myopic, big-dam-centred policies
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
Fishery degradation in Pakistan: A poverty-environment nexus?
The number of fishing vessels in Pakistani coastal waters has been steadily increasing but the fish catches steadily decreasing. Press reports …
Energy market glitch
Why new renewable energy trading policy could be a win-lose rather than a win-win instrument
Wind power: up, up and down
Poorly implemented governmental policies are preventing the full exploitation of wind power which could supplement as much as 25 per cent of the …
National Education Policy 2020: What is needed is a new kind of thinking
New educational institutions will not thrive in an old culture. They need an environment of trust and freedom
Gasping for GAS
In the absence of a government policy on the use liquefied petroleum gas for automobiles, the illegal market is flourishing where safety norms …
Timeline of an unwarranted act: How India has legislated on forests
Does independent India's first amendment to the Indian Forest Act reflect the changes in forest policy?
Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable
New energy conundrum
As countries reconcile their energy supply options with climate change, will they reinvent the fossil fuel-based system or reinvest in it?
The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor
Global food system issues can be traced to colonial history. It's time food production became more sustainable so that it meets the needs of …
Investors, insurers ask G20 economies to stop fossil fuel subsidies
The G20 governments were urged to establish a deadline for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies for a steady decline in greenhouse gas emissions