Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

Small but significant changes for gender-inclusive cities

Ideas and toolkits for designing gender-inclusive cities are aplenty; it is for planners and governments to act.

India’s palm oil plans wreak havoc on the ground

Government policy would benefit from encouraging local and ecologically-appropriate oil-bearing crops rather than massively supporting oil palm.

The US took decades to act against these toxic chemicals. India should not wait

“From dump sites to groundwater, cookware to wastewater, these persistent chemicals have infiltrated every facet of the surroundings,” an IIT Madras study stated.

Farmer leaders from 18 states resolve to oppose GM crops

"We need is a biosafety policy, not a policy on GM crops," said farmer leaders Kavita Kuruganti and KT Gangadhar

Approaching Life Sustainably: Through the process lens

Let’s not shy away from understanding the full story behind what we consume.

IMMERSED IN LEGAL WATERS

Opposing Perspectives on the CPCB Revised Immersion Guidelines and the legal search for a balanced view.

Look beyond the looks: To strategize and promote native trees in urban India

Conservation of species is possible in the cities too only if we are careful enough in doing the science and then reaching out to the government bodies and corporate houses to inform that science.

Water and Elections: Vikalp Sangam Sets an Alternative Agenda for Water

Extensive consultations should be held on rights of rivers among all stakeholders to draft a Rights of Rivers Act

The Election Horizon and The Rainbow

The rainbow has been a symbol of the queer community. It is natural and beautiful but it is also rare. Can we see the rainbow in India’s national election horizon?