India has to cover lot of ground to tackle antibiotic resistance: CSE
India’s action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has made limited progress and it must beef up efforts including a clear roadmap to stop overuse of antibiotics […]
Month: November 2018
India’s economy is booming. Now comes the hard part
By Harini V India’s economy is growing at an impressive pace, but its new wealth has not been evenly distributed. That’s a focus for Prime Minister […]
Let’s Admit It! There’s No Space For Environmental Concerns In India’s Political Agenda
By Rohit Kumar With 2019 Lok Sabha elections are around the corner all the political parties are gearing up to get the pulse of the […]
Kerala agriculture minister: Organic and natural farming will give farmers self reliance and climate resilience
By S. Gopikrishna Warrier In a wide-ranging interview to Mongabay-India, Kerala’s Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar said that after the floods of August 2018, Kerala’s agriculture […]
India needs to balance food production with climate goals
By Raghu Murtugudde If India wants to increase its food production without missing its climate targets, then it will need new science and technology solutions as […]
India: Ministry Of Health Releases First Patient’s Charter In The Country
On August 30, 2018, the Ministry of Health and Family welfare notified the first ‘Charter of Patient Rights’ (the ‘Draft Charter’) in the country which […]
One of India’s First Female Umpires, Gritty Mumbai Woman Smashes Gender Barriers!
By Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk As the inspiring Vrinda Rathi says, when everyone around knows that you mean business at the center of the field, your gender […]
There’s a new programme to tackle rural youth unemployment in India
The Agri-Entrepreneur (AE) Enterprise platform aims to optimize all processes, from the selection of an AE leading up to their day-to-day business activities and farmer […]
Sustainable development: SDGs are UN’s breakthrough, achieving them is people’s responsibility
By Ashok Pandey Three years into the breakthrough the UN achieved in 2015 by adopting 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), scientists have begun to find […]
India’s poor HCI ranking: A warning, not an insult
By JAYSHREE SENGUPTA The government seems to be in complete denial when presented with India’s ranking according to World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI) late last […]