Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

Invisible water, visible crisis

To become water-wise, people need granular data. Aquifers can be mapped within five years with smart, crowd-sourced, ground-up information, obtained with satellite data.

Push irrigation, not dams

We can add millions of hectares to irrigated land without building a single new dam. We just need to adopt a different method of managing the water already stored in them.

Ancient Indian Tradition of Agriculture and Food Sharing

We need to return to an agriculture that is completely devoid of the use of poisons and poisonous and poisoned plants, which is something we did for thousands of years.

Ladakh Diary: Changing Climate

“He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in all beings, and all beings in his own self.” - Buddha

A Subaltern View of Climate Change

For those earning more than Rs 30,000 pm to become sustainable their total emissions would have to be halved ...

Korra or Quinoa?

"Health concerns are attributed to poor nutrition in low income segments of the population, whereas the affluent need to address health issues arising from changing lifestyles and food habits"

A ray of hope for solar-powered agriculture

The government’s proposal to set up tail-end solar plants marks an improvement over solar pumps

How agnostic filmmaker Anand Patwardhan and guru Morari Bapu found common ground

The award-winning documentary director describes how he started a dialogue with the respected teller of tales from the Ramayan.

Harley Davidson and the art of lake maintenance

On every Sunday a group of citizens living around the Jakkur Lake assemble, discuss, carry out bird and reptile censuses, clean, and design and implement ways to manage the lake.