How close is Delhi to its electric vehicle adoption target
Of every 10 EVs registered, 5.6 are two-wheelers, 3.5 are e-rickshaws and 1 is a car
India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world: FAO
Half of people employed in forestry in the world are in India
Global Hunger Index: Why is India trailing?
India ranked 94 in global hunger index 2020 among 107 countries
Antibiotic resistance: A new dose
How the world is gearing up to fight antibiotic resistance
Budget 2023-24 live: Greening the economy is among top 7 priorities, says Nirmala Sitharaman in budget speech
Live updates from the budget speech February 1, 2023
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
The longer we do nothing about population growth, the worse it gets
COP28: Say climate crisis, think health crisis
COP28 will include the first dedicated 'Health Day'. It's due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis
The New Oil Rush: Nations scramble for minerals critical to clean energy
As a bitter battle ensues between China and the rest of the world to control rare earth minerals, can India secure its place in this new energy order?
Footpaths for pedestrians: Will these hurdles be cleared?
The Supreme Court recently ordered that all footpaths in Delhi be made free of any kind of encroachment. Here are a few ways residents have made …
Encouraging orphan drugs in India
India needs to formulate an atrractive law to spur development of drugs for rare diseases
Here is how demand aggregation can improve rooftop solar installation in India
Demand aggregation can address the main challenges to RTS deployment — low end-user awareness & increased consumer acquisition price …
Privacy vs pandemic: Govt tracking of mobile phones could be a potent weapon against COVID-19
Do we want governments to assemble a searchable database of locations of almost every citizen
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
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
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
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?
Renewable energy sources defeating coal, says report
Lenders prefer renewable energy over coal, especially in 2018: Centre for Financial Analysis Report Coal Vs Renewable
Need parking policy to entitle every citizen to dignified life, says Supreme Court
The apex court upholds parking rules as a clean air strategy and asks for its implementation
US Department of Energy announces breakthrough in nuclear fusion, sets path to clean energy source
Stepping stone to clean energy; Commercialisation of nuclear fusion technology still decades away
Telangana’s new forest conflict panels bring Centre-state land rights relation under scanner
FRA empowers Gram Sabhas and the committees headed by the sub collectors and the district collectors to determine and recognise the forest rights …
Mahatma Gandhi, public policy and COVID-19
The Gandhian talisman is important more than ever now in the times of pandemic to steer public policy for those who need it the most
Book review: Green laws matter
Indian Environmental Law examines a compendium of cases that interpret the constitution for environmental jurisprudence
Growth of good food must be nurtured
The 2019 edition of First Food: Business of Taste brings you the knowledge of livelihoods that connect to First Food
Population populism: UP bill should empower, not control people
Solution to population problem lies in ensuring socio-economic development by addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, …
Battery swapping for electric vehicles: 10 ways India can lead the change
Technologies used for battery swapping have not yet taken off in India and charging is preferred.
