COVID-19: Odisha ambulance service to pregnant women’s rescue
The service has helped at least 92 pregnant women from state’s Kandhamal district since March 24, 2020
Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages
Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre
Two more Pune rivers set to get makeovers
Questions arise if this will only be a cosmetic makeover or one that will affect the rivers’ ecological system and services
India's only coastal protection system is being overhauled for economic interests
The recently released Draft Coastal Regulatory Zone, 2018, intends to replace the existing framework and further dilutes regulatory mechanisms …
Climate change could deal a blow to carbon storage capacity of forests: study
While temperature rise will affect growth of some tree species, large-scale wildfires due to drier conditions will lead to release of larger …
Voting in the global marketplace
Sustainable public procurement is about governments using their large spending power to send a signal to markets that they are interested in …
“Cooperative is not for profit but for benefit”
Arshad Ajmal, mentor and the first chairperson of Al-khair Co-operative Credit Society Ltd, is now working on replicating the model in different …
Forests can keep our planet cool
Improving our forests and farm practices offers a low-risk path for climate mitigation, while securing the lives of traditional communities
More than half the world's population does not receive essential health care services
Under such circumstances, achieving universal health coverage by 2030 seems like an ambitious target
How drone, mobile-based platform bridging health care gap in Africa
Innovations are happening in the planet's remotest places hosting the poorest, and they aim to solve Africa’s biggest challenge of giving …
`A major ecosystem change is on its way'
Adriana Dutkiewicz, senior lecturer at the University of Sydney, was the lead researcher of the team that mapped the ocean floor. She spoke to …
Forest conservation receives government recognition
The 14th Finance Commission of India has reinforced the idea of incentivising states for keeping areas under forests
Millions of labourers to be affected by brick producers’ strike over hike in GST, coal rates
Uttar Pradesh manufacturers to cease production for a year; Coal rates doubled from last year, GST goes up to 12% from 5%
Introducing Gross Environment Product in Uttarakhand: A jargon or reality?
The Uttarakhand government should introduce a well-defined concept of ecosystem services; planting a new term raises doubts on its objectives
Beyond conservation, why our natural ecosystems need restoration
Significant strides have been made in both the science and practice of restoration over the last three decades, with specialisation across …
Global Coalition for Biodiversity launched on World Wildlife Day
The coalition will be made up of zoos, aquariums, national parks, museums, botanical gardens from around the world
Fortified rice scheme to create Rs 3,000-crore market for just five big firms
The Centre’s decision to provide only fortified food items under government schemes rekindles the debate on whether fortification helps …
Talks on global plan to protect biodiversity begin in Nairobi
The meet is the first step towards adopting a new global framework on biodiversity post 2020
Budget for children: The story doesn’t change
Crucially missing in the budget is a response from the government in the area of Child Protection
Who will protect wildlife from the conservationists?
The environment ministry’s decisions on wildlife protection contradict the pledge for conservation
Green investment banks can unlock private finance for green infrastructure: Report
Centralised expertise in an independent institution can be an effective for drawing larger inflows of private capital
Health must be fast-tracked for 2030
The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030
Invasive alien species lead to extinctions of plants & animals across Earth, IPBES report points out
Though it is possible to eradicate and control these species, it might not happen by 2030
Millets should be mainstreamed for better nutritional outcomes in children
Civil society organisations can play an enabling role in helping the government to combat malnutrition by introducing millets in ICDS
Sustainable use of wild species can meet needs of billions: IPBES 9 report
The global assessment stressed that the sustainable use of wild species needed constant negotiation and adaptive management
