Science For Just Solutions

If science-policy interfaces are to deliver just and effective solutions to climate change, they must involve indigenous peoples and local communities

7 mins read

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Does India care about TRIPS waiver anymore?

As WTO talks begin on a compromise deal worked out with India's participation, New Delhi remains enigmatically silent

5 mins read

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STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

The 50th anniversary celebration of the Stockholm conference should be about our common future, not the divisions of the past

4 mins read

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OCEANS ON SIMMER

The world's oceans will witness marine heatwaves, sea ice-free Arctic, severe cyclones

5 mins read

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MEASURING PROGRESS

Sustainability will command top priority when the world meets to review Stockholm; post-pandemic recovery must be inclusive

5 mins read

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Bichhri still sees red

Compensation, land restoration and access to potable water remain a dream even 35 years after rogue industries poisoned Bichhri's aquifers

3 mins read

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DECENTRALISATION OF POWER

Power generation and transmission models that are local and self-sustaining can increase access to energy in the future

5 mins read

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BENEFIT WITHHELD

Two decades ago India adopted a law that mandates sharing of benefits from commercial utilisation of biodiversity with local communities. What has kept the law from protecting the interest of people and the biodiversity? VIBHA VARSHNEY travels to bio-rich parts of India to find out

10+ mins read

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A grim outlook

Investing in restoration of degraded land makes economic sense, can see massive financial benefits

3 mins read

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Wheat Feels March Heat

Record-shattering temperatures in March and April reduce wheat yield across North India

4 mins read

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