Lockdown improves the view, but will it change the vision?
The severe restrictions placed on the movements of people and goods in India and around…
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COVID, climate present the case to reshape the world’s food supply structures
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the 3-week lockdown in response to the global…
The COVID pandemic exposes water access inequalities
As I write this, more than 200,000 cases of coronavirus have been detected worldwide, and…
A tale of two crises
When the first cases of the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, started emerging from Wuhan, China,…
Ola, Uber and the sustainability challenge of new mobility
Hiring a taxi through a ride-hailing service could emit up to 70% more CO2 than…
The warm up to a chilling reality
It isn’t often that Antarctica records temperatures comparable with those seen in the tropics. Yet,…
Big Story: Will hydrogen for steel be an eyewash for India?
A new report on India’s steel industry warns that the sector’s CO2 emissions could quadruple…
100% FDI in coal: India deaf to the canary’s tune
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, last week announced that it would cut exposure to…
ISFR 2019: Behind the numbers, a clear and present danger
India’s total forest and tree cover registered a growth of 5,188 sqkm over the past…
2019: Another year on the dreaded climate curve
The second decade of the 21st century will draw to a close in less than…