The United Nations sponsored Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by 193 member states came into effect in January 2016. India, being one of the member states, has set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog which is the nodal body responsible for facilitating and reporting on India’s progress …
The global ideological shift and the economic crises that we have recently faced combined together have almost side lined the pertinent topic of climate change. Commitments made by various nations for the Paris Climate Agreement fall short. The world political scenario is dominated by governments who only believe in incremental …
The Economic Survey of India 2016-17 tabled in the parliament last month has given a sharp focus to ‘distinctive Indian demography’. It shows that India’s working age population will continue to grow for another 2-3 decades, and perhaps the growth will peak by mid 2020s. More interestingly, it further shows …
2016 was the third year in a row that set the record for the highest global temperatures. A warming climate is a sign of many weather anomalies and extreme events. Increasing temperatures will cause dry areas to become drier. With increase in heat, evaporation will also increase making intensity of …