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Environment Of Poverty

The world's poor population is getting concentrated in ecologically fragile areas

Defining Emotion

A new book challenges our assumptions about emotions

A Bite Of Goodness

Housing associations are setting up community refrigerators to reduce food wastage and feed the needy

On Active Mode

After faltering for three years, India's largest test drive for uranium contamination in groundwater shows signs of revival

First, Fast, But...

India's debut farm investment support scheme was rolled out in Telangana but a large section of the farming community has been left out

Not A Sweet Bargain

The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads

Business Above All

In the garb of streamlining green clearances, the Union government has sidelined communities and diluted environmental regulations over the past four years

Unwrap The E-commerce Waste

As India catches up on online shopping, we need regulations to minimise the waste that is generated from packaging the products

Swachh Bharat Mission Echoes Sterilisation Campaign Of 70s

A new book exposes the lacunae in the way India manages its waste and recommends changes in practices and attitudes toward waste. ROBIN JEFFREY and ASSA DORON,authors of the book, speak to SWATI SINGH SAMBYAL on the layered challenges of managing solid waste

Look Beyond The Loo

In fast-urbanising Africa, the governments must rework their usual toilet building strategies to ensure safe disposal of waste.

The Fast Track To Disaster

India's decision to start a patent prosecution highway for Japanese firms could open the tollgates to hasty approvals

Trial After Error

AGROCHEMICAL AND biotech giant Monsanto’s genetically modified cotton seed business is out of trouble in India; but only for the time being.

Fat Is More About How The Body Feels Than How It Actually Looks

It's more about how the body feels, than how it looks

Capital Conundrum

At the peak of Karnataka’s water crisis, the state’s deputy chief minister, G Parameshwara, made a desperate suggestion. He said the government was mulling over a moratorium on the construction of new residential complexes in Bengaluru for five years to tide over the water crisis. But are restrictions on construction or population an effective way to resolve the problem? Or are there simpler ways to strengthen water conservation? SUSHMITA SENGUPTA spoke to a range of experts

Whose Space Is It?

Governments have been exploring space for a while, but the influx of private players has altered the rules of the game. What are the laws that govern space today?

The Order Of Change

To resolve environmental problems, we need a change in mindset, empirical studies, implementation, monitoring and follow-ups, says Justice Madan B Lokur. Excerpts from his speech at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue recently organised by the Centre for Science and Environment.

Drought Aggravates Poverty

Study shows during drought years in Rajasthan, the vulnerability of rural households to poverty increases.

Rockstar Gourd

The humble gourd that sculpted the culture and traditions of rural India for ages is falling out of favour.

The Wise Debate

As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious.

Rise Of Lookalikes

Dairy units in India turn to cheaper alternatives; strike a blow to small farmers.

Sum And Substance Of Climate Diplomacy

Climate change negotiations must move from being a zero-sum game to a positive-sum game.

Zika's Unborn Victims

As India fights its first Zika outbreak, BANJOT KAUR travels to the virus-hit districts of VIDISHA and BHOPAL in MADHYA PRADESH and finds a grievously unprepared response system

You Can Be Sued For Your Posts

Copyright issues related to social media posts are a concern as platforms are shutting down accounts without notice

Cuffs To Suffocate

What has brought the government and the civil society at loggerheads?

Toxic Trail Of Paper

High rates of cancer, respiratory illnesses and loss of vision afflict residents of Punjab's Garhshankar block, who blame a 30-year-old paper mill

Evolving With Cancer

A Harvard oncologist takes Minti Jain, a cancer survivor, down memory lane as she finds moments of overlap.

Directly Auspicious

Direct delivery of benefits to the “right” people camouflaged with a political deadline was the core message of Union Budget 2019-20 RICHARD MAHAPATRA NEW DELHI

Hidden Enhancer

MANIPUR’S WILD CORIANDER, AWA PHADIGOM, ACTS AS A FLAVOURING AGENT IN MEAT AND VEGETABLE DISHES, BESIDES BEING USED AS A MEDICINE

Call Of The Local

RESTAURANTS ARE TURNING TO INDIGENOUS FOODS FOR LUCRATIVE BUSINESS

Leafy Greens like Mutthi Saag Are Ideal For The Poor

Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements