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What Are We Breathing?

New analysis shows an alarming increase in the early deaths from particulate and ozone pollution. India accounts for over a quarter of these deaths.

Two Steps Ahead

After becoming the first large state to achieve total sanitation, Himachal Pradesh is all geared up to manage its waste and ensure cleanliness. But tourist influx may derail its efforts.

Interim Relief

The Supreme Court's order to compensate endosulfan victims within three months is a welcome move, but India still needs to strengthen its pesticide management system to avoid a similar crisis in the future.

Lake Chad Forgotten Crisis

Ecological degradation in the Chad Basin has triggered Africa's latest humanitarian crisis. It's time, the basin countries looked beyond the excuse of insurgency.

A Phoenix of a Tribe

A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses

Immune to Drought

Jhabua continues to flourish and maintain its status as a model district while many others fail

Practical Matters

Despite growth in renewables, coal-based power will continue to fulfil a large share of India's power needs. Instead of resisting the new environmental norms, power plants would do well to clean up their act

Fields On Fire

The pattern of burning crop residue in India is changing. The practice is no longer limited to the post-monsoon crop of rice or the northern states of Punjab and HaryanaJITENDRA, SHREESHAN VENKATESH, ISHAN KUKRETI, KUNDAN PANDEY, DEEPANWITA NIYOGI and POLASH MUKERJEE travel to five states across the country to study the trend.

Muted Presence

India's participation at the recently concluded 22nd Conference of Parties was passive and lacked vision.

How Trump Happened!

Widespread anger stemming from the loss of trust in government decided the new presidency of the US.

Last Few Drops

Taps will run dry in the South African metropolis of Cape Town in two months. Hundreds of cities across the world are nearing a similar breakdown. Can they avoid a collapse?

Running Out

Nairobi started rationing water in 2016 and the crisis is likely to continue till 2026.

When Water Is No Longer Limitless

Day Zeroes are inevitable unless cities innovate, diversify supply sources and emphasise on the judicious use of water.

The Blue Boom

Indigo farming debuts in the hills of Uttarakhand as people find it ecologically and economically beneficial

It's Farmers Inc

Decades of agrarian distress and failure of cooperatives have made marginal farmers take charge and form companies. Will this ensure a fair deal to farmers?

Contrived Extinction

The colour bar in African conservation has come to occupy the centre of public perception, driven mostly by the social media

Cleaning A Dirty Patch

There has been a massive spike in constructing toilets in record time in Gonda district. But it remains to be seen whether it would lead to real gains in making the district open defecation free

Oil Grows On Trees

Tree-borne oilseeds can not only reduce India's import dependency for vegetable oils, but also provide livelihood to tribal communities

Popular, Prolific, Populist

November and December saw the passing away of three relentless champions of popular cause.

Untouched by Drought

Hiware Bazar that once learned from Ralegan Siddhi how to become water-secure can today teach it how to remain so.

Renewed Hope

Six hundred million people in Africa do not have access to electricity. But things are poised to change in the coming decades with a steady rise in investments in renewable energy.

`Bioregionalism Could Become a Global Movement'

French architect DIDIER PROST is an advocate of bioregionalism, which calls for a renewed focus on local people and knowledge to innovate for greener solutions. He speaks to RAJAT GHAI on how bioregional approaches can be adopted to solve India's environmental problems.

Good Luck Crane

Saving the black-necked cranes in India requires protecting its habitat.

Underdog Resilience

The downtrodden, destitute and the diseased are the lead protagonists in this collection of short stories.

Sow a New Deal

Farm loan waivers do bring respite to debt-ridden farmers. But is it the only solution?

WTO Trumped By America

WTO's recent ministerial meeting at Buenos Aires highlights the strain on the multilateral trading bloc from US unilateralism and its own `unfair' system.

Revered Yet Neglected

Protecting forests and groves for cultural and religious reasons is an ancient practice worldwide.

Nature's Timeless Abode

With a rich natural and cultural heritage, Meghalaya's Mawphlang sacred grove never ceases to surprise visitors.

On Verge Of Destruction

The tadadi port project in karnataka will deal a severe blow to the sacred mangroves.

The Death Of Darkness

Light pollution is playing havoc with age-old rhythms of life—of sleep, procreation, metabolism, migration and foraging.