Green issues plaguing rural West Bengal missing in Panchayat election campaigns, say activists
Low groundwater levels, cutting of trees and poor waste management not being addressed; political parties pass blame in response
Water in the age of coronavirus
As we confront the new global enemy SARS-COV-2, the availability of water will be a crucial determinant for a successful outcome in this war
Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report
The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission
Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report
Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries
COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics
Decentralised infrastructure and services provide a range of benefits for all stakeholders
It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste
The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …
An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses
The food most associated with biodiversity loss also tends to also be connected to unhealthy diets across the globe
What COVID-19 can mean for SDG-11, sustainable cities and communities in India
As urban vulnerabilities are amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of sustainable cities in Sustainable Development Goals needs to be …
Union Budget 2019-20: Power access still in focus, what about solar rooftop?
Here’s taking stock of what the Union Budget 2019 had for renewable energy and access to energy
Can COVID-19 inspire a new way of planning African cities?
Colonial use of planning for cultural and structural isolation, as well as for socio-economic and spatial segregation, limited Africa’s …
Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies’ decarbonisation efforts – here’s why
Proposed decarbonisation measures buy large companies are often impractical for smaller farms, expensive or lack buy-in from farmers
Indian villages are 100% electrified, but what’s next?
Government must introduce policies that focus on utility of quality electricity than just connections
Simply Put: The thirsty crow
What’s behind the collapse in the price of nickel and how can the industry survive?
Last Friday his government added nickel to the official Critical Minerals List
Climate change, war disrupting global trade in 3 key sea lanes of Black Sea, Red Sea & Panama Canal: UNCTAD
UN body warns that prolonged interruptions, particularly in container shipping, poses a direct threat to global supply chains
Bengaluru water crisis: Is the southern metropolis heading towards Day Zero?
City founded by Kempe Gowda following same pattern as Cape Town in 2018
Quest for water: Tribals in Gujarat village use traditional methods to end shortage
Some househoulds have started reusing grey water and maintaining kitchen gardens
Empowered by water: Women’s quality of life improves with household access to water supply
Women can save time to find avenues of additional income
75 years of people’s power: Lalsot in Rajasthan is helping rural areas to treat their faecal sludge
This is an example of the informal use of urban facilities to treat rural faecal sludge
How COVID-19 measures have affected food safety in East Africa
Livestock and cereal farmers faced a drastic loss of demand
Climate change and water: Upside down
Redesign the water sequence to bring equity in supply
Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
Those living in sub-Saharan Africa would be the hardest hit
Water management practices dismal in states: Niti Aayog
Gujarat, Andhra, MP, Himachal keeps up tight water management
Live storage in India’s reservoirs increases by over 11% this week
Some 10 states had less-than-normal storage (the average for the last 10 years).