India must focus on sustainable urbanisation, green industrialisation, and inclusion of the rural economy. India is now the world’s fastest growing major economy. This is worth celebrating although there is a long road to catch up. In nominal terms, the US economy is still seven times as large as India’s. China’s GDP was 140% larger …
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A recent first of its kind study provides the first scientific targets for a healthy diet from a sustainable food production system that operates within planetary boundaries for food. Compared with current diets, global adoption of the new recommendations by 2050 will require global consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar to decrease …
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A study published in January 2019 shows that the brightness from outdoor lights is on a steady rise in various parts of India over a 20 year period. New Delhi, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, which were already experiencing high levels of outdoor brightness,showed a further increase from 1993 to 2013. West Bengal, Gujarat …
Countering the impact of traditional logistics practices, Green logistics attempts to measure and minimize the ecological impacts of logistics activities. It encompasses a wide variety of sub- sectors viz. warehousing, transportations, packaging, distribution and disposal. Initially, the term ‘Green’ was just a catchword for organizations and individuals to highlight their methodologies to protect the environment. …
Women across India have come together under the banner of a non-partisan platform called Shakti – Political Power to Women. Hotel Chalukya in Bangalore was abuzz with activity on December 8 with women of all ages busily preparing for the launch of a non-partisan platform for greater gender equality in politics. The group’s express aim …
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