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[Commentary] Conserving old ways in a new world

Arathi Menon 2 Oct 2024
An electric scooter manufacturing unit in India. With rapid growth, urbanisation, and environmental challenges such as air and water pollution, India’s green technology market is attracting major international interest. Image by Gnoeee via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Amid the global green goods boom, India is yet to jump on the bandwagon

Kundan Pandey 20 Sep 2024

[Book review] Chronicle of an ‘ecocide’ foretold

T R Shankar Raman 19 Aug 2024
Labourers spraying pesticides in soyabean crop in the field of Mukesh Meena, a farmer from Bhandely village in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district. Image courtesy of Mukesh Meena.

High costs, mixed results challenge nano urea use in farming

Kundan Pandey 13 Aug 2024

[Commentary] Moving towards post-growth economics

C.P. Rajendran 30 Jul 2024
Delhi Meerut Expressway, connecting Delhi with Meerut via Dasna in Ghaziabad, India. The RBI draft framework outlines guidelines for lenders providing project finance in infrastructure, non-infrastructure, and commercial real estate sectors. Image by Banswalhemant via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

[Commentary] Why RBI’s financial governance should address social and environmental concerns

Amitanshu Verma 24 Jul 2024

Just transition policy should focus on social infrastructure, apart from alternative jobs: report

Simrin Sirur 23 Jul 2024

Lives of thousands of families hang in the balance as the water level of Sardar Sarovar dam is altered

Rahul Singh 9 Jul 2024

India experiments with parametric insurance to mitigate costs of disasters

Simrin Sirur 20 Jun 2024
Red-headed vulture eating prey. Photo by Timothy A Gonsalves/Wikimedia Commons.

Measuring the scavenging value of vultures

Simrin Sirur 25 Apr 2024
A shopping mall in India

Study highlights difference in environmental footprints between economic strata in India

Manu Moudgil 24 Apr 2024

Pricey guests: Urban invasive species cost the world billions every year

T. V. Padma 8 Apr 2024

Green Credit Scheme’s ‘methodology’ doesn’t inspire confidence among experts

Simrin Sirur 19 Mar 2024
Artist Bhajju Shyam paints himself immersed in nature, playing the Bana and singing traditional songs. Photo by Manish Chandra Mishra/Mongabay

Converting folklores to fine art

Manish Chandra Mishra 12 Mar 2024

[Book review] Environment and economics: linkages that could make or break our post-pandemic world

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 2 Jan 2024

Reviving anyat millet to reconnect a community with its culinary roots

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 18 Dec 2023

[Interview] Climate change talks do not take nature into consideration in its economics: Partha Dasgupta

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 5 Dec 2023

FAO estimates $12.7 trillion worth hidden costs in the journey of food from farm to table

Kundan Pandey 29 Nov 2023
Abhijit Das

[Interview] Unpacking WTO’s involvement in trade and environment negotiation at COP28 with Abhijit Das

Kundan Pandey 28 Nov 2023

Navigating trade and the role of WTO at COP28

Kundan Pandey 24 Nov 2023