Green sports

Watchdog needed to monitor government agencies

An independent environmental commission has to monitor government agencies

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Jaisalmer's architectural wonders beat the heat

A device that turns away wild elephants

Recession is elsewhere

Africa must be priority if humanity is to conquer hunger; but it is only getting worse there

By 2030, Africa will be home to the largest number of undernourished people

India responsible for largest drop in open defecation since 2015: WASH report

The report also noted some progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6

Swachh Bharat Mission: The last push

Over 100 million toilets in five years took a lot of effort; the change is showing now

MDG final report highlights the success of strategic intervention

Human society has achieved several milestones on all eight goals: Report

Fruits of doing nothing

Two young farmers of Karnataka prosper by overcoming tiller instinct  

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Community enterprise unlimited

Amartya Sen right prize for the wrong work?

Sen's manner of addressing poverty issues has left many questions unanswered

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Banking on water

The Union government earmarks Rs 500 crore for augmentation of traditional water sources

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Eco-wisdom

Two Tamil Nadu Villages protect their natural wealth and prosper

Filtered effluents

Australian scientists have developed a new technique to treat industrial and farm effluents

The right to develop

A UNDP report links democracy with a better human development scenario

People's participation

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Jharkhand tribals build their own government homes

Seven point agenda for Rio meet on sustainable development

Differences remain between developed and developing countries

We’re way off track to meet sustainable energy goals

One of the key deterrents for the countries in the Global South is the lack of finance