Sage advice
Africa's researchers and scientists discuss their traditional knowledge and developmental skills for better sustainability
Mystery of the Missing People
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDIAN ARID ZONE (RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE Edited by R P Singh & Surendra Singh Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur Rs 650
Vertigo at the summit
The forthcoming World Summit for Social Development has already polarised North-South social imperatives
Rising from rubble
An African nation refuses international aid and sets up a highly ambitious agenda to stand on its own feet
A jungle out there!
Controversy dogged the issue of a forest convention at the meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Development
Return to haven
A couple decided to give up the city life and experiment with a sustainable, agrarian lifestyle. Their efforts are bearing fruit after 15 years …
Wake-up time
The government of India finally includes environmental assessment in the national economic survey
Water and society
A comparison to show the difference that social organisation makes to the state of rivers and the environment
The good news and the bad
Environment is going to be taught as a compulsory subject at the undergraduate level. But does anyone know how to go about it?
Livelihoods of 3 bln people living near river systems under threat: Study
Damming, sediment mining, water diversions and groundwater extraction inhibit efforts to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says report
In Odisha, a paradigm shift towards decentralised waste management
The success of the operation in Odisha has demonstrated that a decentralised system is the best way to manage waste
UNECA calls for transparent, comparable carbon pricing systems
Global carbon price of $50 per tonne can incentivise Africa to mobilise up to $30 billion per annum
How Uttarakhand’s pristine forests are being concretised for tourism
The mountain views and the beleaguered mountain wildlife may soon become memories of the past if better land use policies are not established
India’s transition to green economy can create more jobs
India can shift its economy from brown to green by assisting in the reduction of climate change risk
This is not CSR: 6 dimensions with 5 shades of risk perception for assessing
CSR is an evolving field that needs to keep evolving new ideas and understanding by all stakeholders to facilitate companies to fulfil their …
Buddhist principles can help India re-imagine its food systems
In the districts comprising the Buddhist circuit in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, a model farm can be established by integrating the indigenous …
What is the progress in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) post Covid-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out 6 years of progress on the SDGs globally; the escalating conflicts and climate breakdowns are only adding …
WHO announces 'sweeping reforms'
New mission plan for triple-billion target and SDGs, says UN's public health agency
How corruption encourages illegal fishing on Lake Victoria
By encouraging illegal fishing to continue, corruption is undermining the comanagement system implemented to encourage more sustainable practices
Family farming crucial to sustainable development goals
As smallholders face a broad range of barriers, extending all possible help to them is imperative
Poor social indicators must make Gujarat rethink its growth model
Shockingly, the state’s infant mortality rate is worse than Jharkhand; it also has the fourth lowest teacher student ratio in the country
Africa’s economic progress requires investment in people: ECA
According to the ECA, Africa’s growth story is underpinned by increased investment in infrastructure, rapid urbanisation and rising …
Africa development challenges are heavily under-researched
African leaders call for "critical interrogation" of the current challenges that the continent is facing
Zurich is world’s most sustainable city, according to a new index
100 global cities were ranked according to their performance on three parameters—people, planet and profit
Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of
More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years