Sustainability

8 million tonnes of plastic waste dumped into world's oceans in 2010: Study

Groundwater, though replenishable, is ultimately a finite resource. Excessive withdrawal leads to depletion of the water stored underground, resulting in serious social, economical and environmental consequences.

Should the next Union Budget go all-in on climate change? Should clean energy, state incentives, mitigation and adaptation all emerge as priorities? How will the administration deal with extreme weather events that become more common with climate change?

Karnataka sets up firm to mitigate mining impacts

Bihar's government offices to soon become free of plastic bottles

Sustainable management of groundwater continues to be ignored in India although its hydrogeological and socieconomic aspects continue to be studied extensively. Despite recognition of its importance at the policy level, no clear plan of action exists for groundwater management in India. 

Government to launch nationwide monitoring of toilet use, not construction

Fishermen unhappy with Centre's revised guidelines for deep sea fishing

Social sector likely to get less funds in Union Budget 2015-16

In the article titled 'A hundred days closer to ecological and social suicide' published in the Economic and Political Weekly, the author argues that the recent changes in the government do not seem to have helped in changing the environmental policies of the country. Rather, they reflect regressive actions that could lead to a large-scale assault on rules, laws