Farmer to farmer learning in India
In countries such as India, extreme weather conditions caused by climate change pose a severe threat to food security. Fluctuating weather patterns have increasingly manifested […]
Month: May 2016
Teen Girls Create Apps To Tackle Gender Violence, Clean Water Access In India Slum
Teen girls in one of the largest slums in India are developing apps to tackle problems in their community. The Dharavi Diary project, started by […]
India to tax Mauritius investments for first time since 1983
India will start imposing capital gains tax on investments coming from Mauritius starting next year, after the two countries agreed to amend a three-decade old […]
19 thermal power plants in India violating environment guidelines
A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told […]
Overcome Challenges To Realise Economic Ties Potential
India needs to overcome “tremendous challenges” like religious, gender and caste-based discrimination along with hurdles in the energy and health sectors to realise the full […]
Study environmental impact of tobacco cultivation
During the review, experts informed the House panel that forests near tobacco cultivation areas are facing decline and loss of biodiversity. In several parts of […]
The Guardian Calls for action mount as six Indian cities hit top 10 of air pollution
Environmental campaigners in India have called for the government to implement a “stringent, time-bound” plan to curb air pollution in cities, as a new World […]
Environment ministry pulled up for unsatisfactory performance
A parliamentary panel has pulled up the environment ministry for unsatisfactory performance and low utilisation of allocated funds, saying that it should prepare long term […]
After big dams, river linking project to be disastrous for India
Magsaysay award winner, Rajendra Singh also called water man of India has cautioned against river linking project of the Centre. Talking to TOI on sidelines […]
Can democracy weather the new storms?
Back in about 400 BC, thinker Plato scoffed at the then prevailing democratic practice deriding it as a ‘mob rule’. Plato was never one for […]