Indians need more opportunities, not cash transfers that drive up wages, lower incentives to work and hurt small businesses. This is the end of election season in India. Parties have announced many schemes. Although the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is projected to win, the results may not be a foregone conclusion. To win public support, the …
To Fight Poverty, India Must Create Income-Generation Opportunities Read More »
With extensive use of chemical fertilisers, there is a significant increase in the salinity of soil as well as water making it difficult for plants and other living organisms to survive. Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that grow in waters with high salinity, such as in mangrove swamps, marshes, seashores and saline semi-deserts. Only two% of the plant …
Initiatives for Protection and Propagation of Halophytes Read More »
With almost four years completed since the United Nations adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we face a narrowing window of opportunity to mobilize the disruptive solutions and ambitious partnerships needed to bend the curve and improve the lives of billions within that timeframe, or indeed sooner. Nowhere is a sense of urgency greater …
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If you bring a tote bag to the grocery store, you’re not necessarily saving the planet. When you visit the supermarket, is it better for the planet to carry home your groceries in a paper, plastic or reusable tote bag? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Plastic bags are cheap and convenient, …
Are Plastic, Paper Or Reusable Bags Better For The Environment? Read More »
Despite refugees and international migrants making more media headlines, internally displaced people (IDPs) represent the majority of the world’s forcibly displaced. A new report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reveals that the number of people displaced within their own countries by conflict and violence is the highest it has ever been: 41.3 million people, as of …
The number of internally displaced people is at a record high. Here’s why Read More »
