Sustainable Development

Asia?s Investment Bank: A New Chapter In Sustainable Development

Development banks can help achieve much needed infrastructure development in Asia, but experts from the World Resources Institute caution that development must not come at the...

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Surgical Anesthesia May Act As Greenhouse Gases, Contributing To Global Warming

Releases of anesthetic gases are beginning to accumulate in the earth’s atmosphere in increasing amounts, contributing on a small scale to climate change. According to a...

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The Real Value Of Investing In Sustainability

Marina Bay Sands, which owns Singapore’s largest hotel by number of rooms, has sustainability ingrained in employees since day one. Its efforts at reducing waste and ene...

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Health sustainable development goal must tackle inequity head on to succeed

Last month’s intergovernmental negotiations in New York put the spotlight back on the proposed sustainable development goals (SDGs) and how to measure their impact.It ki...

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China?s Pollution Assault Boosting Solar, Electric Vehicles

Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) has won the ‘Innovation for India Awards 2014’, under Business Category, for developing tamper evident and defraud electricit...

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Cellphones for Women in Developing Nations Aid Ascent From Poverty

Here is what life is like for a woman with no bank account in a developing country. She keeps her savings hidden — in pots, under mattresses, in fields. She constantly w...

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KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Adopt Zero Deforestation Policy For Palm Oil

Yum! Brands, the company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, on Thursday announced a zero deforestation policy for its palm oil sourcing. The move came after aggressive ca...

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Delhi’s Waste-To-Energy Plants ‘Toxic, Costly, Inefficient’

Waste-to-energy incineration plants may not help Delhi deal with its massive trash problem. They may instead end up adding to its air pollution and cost the government a subst...

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Why The Sustainable Development Goals Matter

Following the progress made under the Millennium Development Goals, which guided global development efforts in the years 2000-2015, the world’s governments are currently...

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Religious Leaders Launch Unique Initiative For Food Sustainability

A world-first initiative on food sustainability bringing together representatives of the world’s major religious faiths, Indigenous leaders, sustainability activists and...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEBRITIES AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY

From Mystique to Masses: How Modern Media Transformed Stardom into Spectacle. Monojit La...

November 26 2024

POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024