How some of India’s businesses are leading on plastic pollution
India is the global host of World Environment Day, and the theme of the celebrations are be an ambitious challenge: beating plastic pollution.
It’s important to...
Half of Afghan children out of school, due to conflict, poverty, discrimination
Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children are missing out on school, due to on-going conflict, grinding poverty, and discrimination against girls, according to a new...
This entrepreneur introduced India to eco-friendly tableware
Single-use plastic products – things like water bottles, straws, polystyrene plates – have become a ubiquitous in our modern lives. Researchers estimate that 300...
How universities are revitalizing urban areas
In the middle of the country, between two coasts and the two metropolises of New York and Los Angeles, is the friendlier, more mild-mannered...
Canada leading the way on women’s inclusion and empowerment
Canada has made significant progress on gender equality in the last few years, developing institutions, policies, tools and accountability structures that position it as...
The Havurah of Chania
I entered the courtyard. Christoph, the Austrian intern, was there, sitting on a wooden chair, ready to light his cigarette. He was there because...
Maharashtra goes electric: beating pollution through e-mobility programme
The Indian state of Maharashtra is embracing electric mobility as the next step in sustainable transport, through leasing out electric vehicles and installing chargers...
Car-friendly BrasÃlia embraces walkers and cyclists
Built from scratch in the 1950s, the Brazilian capital of BrasÃlia was designed with the idea that all of its residents would be getting...
Single-use plastics: New EU rules to reduce marine litter
With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target...
India Raises Curtain on Historic World Environment Day
As global hosts to World Environment Day 2018, India today launched its official countdown to June 5 with a historic slate of activities ranging...