India needs climate-resilient sanitation tech
India needs to integrate climate-resilient sanitation technologies with relevant national policies, says Girija K.Bharat.
View ArticleGM crops: No gain for small farmers
Small farmers, who constitute the majority of South Asian farmers do not benefit from GM crops, says Pervaiz Amir.
View ArticleTwo cheers for Indus Waters Treaty
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan needs technology and knowledge updates, says Ramaswamy R. Iyer.
View ArticleReimagining the Indus Waters Treaty
Shoring up the Indus Waters Treaty can help India and Pakistan better manage shared water resources, says Shafqat Kakakhel.
View ArticleIndia's options after US-China climate pledge
The US-China announcement at COP 20 and the EU commitment on emissions scuttle equity, say Manish K. Shrivastava and Atul Kumar.
View ArticleDevelopment issues in Asian Tsunami’s wake
Disaster management has improved after the Asian Tsunami, but economic development has brought in new risks, says P. G. Dhar Chakrabarti.
View ArticleIndia can meet Sustainable Development Goals
India’s development agenda is in line with the SDGs, but integration of schemes and funding are key, says Mili Majumdar.
View ArticlePakistan has non-nuclear energy options
Tokyo escaped because the wind blew away the radioactive clouds. But will Karachi be as lucky, asks Pervez Hoodbhoy.
View ArticleWhy South Asia needs a non-nuclear future
Risky nuclear energy can be replaced by safer and cheaper options in South Asia, writes Pervez Hoodbhoy.
View ArticleIs nuclear the answer to India’s energy crisis?
For India, nuclear energy is costly, unsustainable, unsafe, and no help with climate change, argues M. V. Ramana.
View Article‘India needs the nuclear energy option’
The dangers of producing nuclear energy must be statistically quantified and not based on anecdotal evidence, writes R. Rajaraman.
View ArticleThree ways to strengthen IPCC reports
Regional hubs, truly global science and a smoother process would improve climate reports, says Purnamita Dasgupta.
View ArticleUN law can help India and China share Himalayan waters
UN laws on watercourses can serve as reference for an Indo-China agreement on sharing Himalayan waters, say S.K. Sarkar and M. P. Ram Mohan.
View ArticleSouth Asian solidarity fails Nepal
South Asian countries could have jointly responded to the humanitarian crisis following the Nepal quakes says P.G. Dhar Chakrabarti
View ArticleSustainable development and de-growth
To meet the global low carbon growth agenda countries would need to rely heavily on natural resources, argue Swati Agarwal and Mihir Mathur.
View ArticlePakistan needs a fresh disaster mitigation strategy
The rural economy takes a huge hit from frequent floods that can be better managed, says Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar.
View ArticleIndia’s INDC goals require investments
India needs early investments in energy efficiency and non-fossil power to achieve INDC goals, says Manish Kumar Shrivastava.
View ArticleParis Agreement brings hope of green investments
The Paris Agreement will compel governments and industry to adopt sustainable ways to execute their business, says Ashutosh Senger.
View ArticlePakistan’s SDG success hinges on media gender shift
The male-dominated sector must broaden its vision to spark debate about women and development, says Tasneem Ahmar.
View ArticleIndia’s informal doctors are assets not crooks
They should be trained and their impact evaluated to see if it improves care for poor people, says Jishnu Das.
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