Climate change

Water crisis

Water crisis

August 21, 2019

India is facing a severe stress on its water resources not just due to climate change but also several human factors, including an injudicious use of water and its pricing.

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U7+Alliance: A learning for G7

U7+Alliance: A learning for G7

August 5, 2019

The battle to tackle global challenges such as inequality or climate change is now also being fought by students. A group of almost 50 educational institutions have come together as U7+ Alliance to contribute to this battle.

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Smart citizens from smart campus

Smart citizens from smart campus

July 31, 2019

The national competition of ‘Clean and Smart Campus’ is a step towards preparing smart citizens out of students who are going to live in the smart cities and develop the country to smarter India and take it to the global level by practicing sustainable and effective methods t...

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Climate change and biodiversity

Climate change and biodiversity

June 26, 2019

Human greed threatens over a million species of life with extinction as rush for profits trumps preservation.

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Worsening state of water crisis in India

Worsening state of water crisis in India

June 22, 2019

With most of the cities in India facing acute water shortage, the government needs to come up with immediate measures and meticulous strategy to bring the country out of this problem.

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Citizen’s manifesto for Indian elections

Citizen’s manifesto for Indian elections

March 27, 2019

Elections should no longer be considered as the opportunity to elect the candidate of choice but the occasion of selecting the future that the citizen’s want.

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COP24 ends, many questions remain

COP24 ends, many questions remain

December 15, 2018

The ten-day long climate change summit COP24 started on high hopes in Katowice, Poland and worked towards reaching concrete solutions. But, environmentalists say this is not enough.

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Cop24: Developed nations likely to fall short of 2020 emission targets

Cop24: Developed nations likely to fall short of 2020 emission targets

December 8, 2018

A report issued by UN Environment said there is a considerable gap between countries’ current preparedness for climate change and the actual measures needed to get communities ready for a future of increasing climate risks.

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Cooling the Hot and Crowded World

Cooling the Hot and Crowded World

December 1, 2018

The rapid spread of air conditioning around the world, mainly to counter the scathing summers that are getting even blistering due to global warming, has now become the new norm, and risks pushing the planet into a vicious, downward spiral. The iron man and legendary leader Lee K...

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Suresh Prabhu

Suresh Prabhu

May 31, 2018

From integrating India with the global economy, to developing trade relationships with countries, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is making sure that every aspect of the sector is managed to its full capacity. Suresh Prabhu talks to Biz@India about the Indian economy, bil...

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A Bright Spot of International Cooperation

A Bright Spot of International Cooperation

May 31, 2018

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), an international partnership for promotion of solar power in the world, is essentially an Indo-French initiative and its first summit was held in New Delhi in March 2018 on the occasion of the state visit by the French President, reinforcin...

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Climate change caused 60,000 farmer suicides in India – Report

Climate change caused 60,000 farmer suicides in India – Report

August 2, 2017

The dark sides of climate change are attributed to nearly 60,000 Indian farmer suicides in India as per a recent research that noted the vulnerable sides of the rising temperature in the developing nations.

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