Action at Rio

The world gathers to mark 20 years of the first Earth Summit

Glimpses of Peoples' Summit at Rio

Will Rio+20 change the way the world is growing?

Ghost of climate change haunts Rio

Rio+20 postponed. Date clashed with Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee

54 Commonwealth head of states would have had to choose between the two events

A promising pathway

Rio+20, green economy and India

Beyond Rio+20

Rio: not plus or minus, just 20

Updates From Rio

The bumpy road to Rio+20

The meeting will review achievements and failures since the Earth Summit of 1992

Guardians for the future

World Future Council calls for an ombudsperson to secure the environment for future generations

The future we do not want

World leaders attending Rio+20 did nothing to tackle the interlinked crises of economy and ecology, says Sunita Narain after attending the …

Rio draft text revives common but differentiated responsibility

Calls for doing away with green protectionism through trade barriers while dealing with environmental matters

The Rio+20 challenge

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication are the two themes of the summit, but consensus eludes on both …

Attractive cigarette packs may go up in smoke

India might follow in Australia’s footsteps to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products

Basel Convention: Tenth Conference of Parties begins Monday

Meeting may end up defeating the very purpose of the international treaty on hazardous waste says SAVVY SOUMYA MISRA 

Nations discuss ban on toxic exports

Ban Amendment seeks to curb export of hazardous waste by rich countries to the poor, but has not been brought into force since 1994

Future compromised

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