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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.