In this issue

It is well established that globally most pandemics have severely affected crowded urban settlements which are often the hub of significant economic activities, but yet they suffer from poor housing and basic Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. In this article, Mary Abraham and Nathaniel B Dkhar highlight that while washing hands and maintaining adequate hygiene has been advocated as the need of the hour, COVID-19 exerts the need to reassess the adequacy of the WASH infrastructure in slums and low-economic settlements. They rightly emphasize on the need for WASH infrastructure improvement to face pandemics in urban areas.

Water And Sanitation Stress Of Rural India Highlighted By COVID-19

In this article, Mayuri Phukan and Anagha Krishnan say that inequitable water access and distribution calls for systematic water resource management so that disparities could be properly addressed. With high levels of water stress, rural India has to prioritize the use of water for meeting drinking, cooking and washing requirements and implementation of WASH practices. India will also need to look at managing its water resources more effectively and bring about technical and policy changes to ensure its equitable access to combat pandemic situations in future.

4 mins

Ambitious Vision for Man-made Cellulosic Fibres - Promises Greater Resilience for Global Textile Industry

As COVID-19 continues to impact textile producers and buyers, a new report from international sustainability non-profits, Forum for the Future and Textile Exchange, highlights the huge potential of man-made cellulosic fibres (MMCF)—including viscose, modal and lyocell—to create a more sustainable future, and outlines an ambitious sector-wide vision that could revolutionize the textile and apparel industry, with implications for a wide variety of other industries from health to personal care.

4 mins

Realigning Sustainability in the Post-pandemic World

Towards a Sustainable Planet

6 mins

“Conservation is About Knowing Our Place in the World”

In a freewheeling video chat, the multi-faceted conservation biologist Neha Sinha opens up to Meghaa Aggarwal for TerraGreen.

6 mins

Forests, Beyond Just Trees

We have been taught to look at forests through the glasses of revenue generation; to frame policies which are just tree centric, since exploitation of trees is quite easy. Understanding that forest is a natural self-sustaining system and trees are just a component of it has now become a must. If the sustainability of the forest is disturbed we don’t have enough of knowledge to redeem

9 mins

Impact Of Covid-19 On The Solar Industry In India

India’s solar power sector, like other sectors, is struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, Anita Khuller discusses the challenges that the nationwide lockdown, as a consequence of the coronavirus outbreak, has imposed on the operations of the country’s solar market, power distribution companies, and the overall economy.

7 mins

Coronavirus - Delving Into The Basics

In this article, Dr Pradeep Kumar Mukherjee discusses some interesting features of coronavirus and throws light on its extremely infectious and deadly nature, while being optimistic that eventually it will be tamed.

4 mins

Helping Brainz

An Innovative Way to Reach Out to the Neediest!

3 mins

Lockdown Diary With Nature

In this article, Dr Surya Prakash shares the wonderful experience he had with nature at the JNU campus during the complete lockdown period in Delhi-NCR.

4 mins

Cows - Benevolent and Intelligent Beings

Maneka Sanjay Gandhi says that cows are highly intelligent, social, and compassionate creatures who can be friends for life with human beings. Every animal needs the congenial company of its own species and a cow needs to be allowed to enjoy her ‘rights’ in her own way and not according to a human timetable.

4 mins

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