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'We need ways to monitor soil health so that we don't discount the wealth beneath our feet'

India, Sept. 22 -- Soil is the next gold - this is as down-to-earth as it can be. This stepped-on material, which we take for granted, holds the key to so much we need to change in our world - from in... Read More


Himalayan blunders and beyond

India, Sept. 14 -- As I write this, over 1,300 lives are confirmed lost and many thousands are still missing in the floods in Nepal, as the mighty Himalayas came down as rubble. This is an enor-mous a... Read More


Plastic regime needs transparency

India, Sept. 1 -- India has recycled 17 million tonnes of plastic packaging waste since 2022, when the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime came into force, shows the latest Central Pollution... Read More


My unfinished agenda

India, Aug. 17 -- It's just over 20 years now. In August of 2005, we handed over the Tiger Task Force report to the then prime minister, Manmohan Singh. His government had asked me to chair this commi... Read More


Inclusion is sustainability

India, July 24 -- We stand at a cross-roads. Unsustainable growth is driving us towards climate catastrophe, while inequitable growth is fuelling increased poverty, increased marginalisation and incre... Read More