Contents
APPRAISAL 04
Sunita Narain: On the need for cooperation to combat the twin threats of climate
change and erosion of democracy
PERSPECTIVE 8
Anirudh Burman: On the Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Manas Ranjan Ray: On air pollution impacts on children
Jay C Shiv: On India's aspiration for economic growth and sustainable energy need
Gita Gopinath: On artificial intelligence
CHAPTER 1: STATE Of DEVELOPMENT 36
India's Sustainable Development Goals ranking
CHAPTER 2: CLIMATE CHANGE 42
World climate meltdown
India climate report
Oceans and climate change impacts
Climate change and health linkages
Early warning as the immediate adaptation measure
Who is impacted most by climate emergency
Measuring the risks
Design for disaster
COP 28 and the takeaways
CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL-FUTURE Of THE PLANET 136
How suitable will be the planet for habitation
Climate change will significantly impact staple food production
Global warming will define the future migration pattern
Climate change will make the planet water-stressed leading to waves of migration
The evolution of the super continent in distant future
CHAPTER 4: BIODIVERSITY 150
Extinction tracker
Co-benefits: Forest conservation and community participation
Migratory species and climate change
Analysis of the new forest conservation law
Global Biodiversity Framework Fund and the commitments
Project Tiger: last 50 years and the future
Are cheetahs at home?
Forest health and c limate change impacts
CHAPTER 5: RENEWABLE ENERGY 208
Wind power: The challenge of aging and obsolescence in wind turbines
Renewables' rural connect
The potential of pressmud as a source of energy
E-cooking and the challenge of making it mainstream
CHAPTER 6: IN FOCUS-C&D WASTE 246
India's C&D waste management challenge
CHAPTER 7: AGRICULTURE 258
Farm sector and greenhouse gas emission, mitigation and adaptation
State of non-chemical farming in India
MGNREGA and its role in drought proofing
Agriculture sector's ecological services
Odisha's Millets Mission
Climate change and pest invasions
Soil micronutrient deficiency and impacts on health
CHAPTER 8: WATER 312
Woterbodies census
Water sanctuaries
Art of easing water woes
Reviving dying lakes
Water wars
UN water conference
CHAPTER 9: IN FOCUS-INVASIVE SPECIES 336
Alien species hastening moss extinction
CHAPTER 10: HIMALAYAS 344
Climate change, disasters, and the Himalayan region
Glacier melting foster in Hindu Kush region, impacting water flow in rivers
Tracking disasters in the mountain region
Dams in the region need a review
Assessment of hydro-power policies for the mountain region
CHAPTER 11: MOBILITY 378
Transition to zero emission vehicles
Benefits of low emission zones in cities
India's three-wheeler segment needs to be electrified to cut emission
Recycling batteries makes both geopolitical and economical sense
CHAPTER 12: HEALTH 422
Antimicrobial resistance and now the world is tackling it
Need for research on human health impact of using Colistin
Efforts to educate children on antimicrobial use gaining grounds
Time for a policy push
Kerolo: Homegrown model
A new prescription
Why no new antibiotics for the lost 40 years
Diabetes in Indio rising
Diabetes increasingly impacting rural population, particularly tribal communities
Covid-19 in endemic era
CHAPTER 13: WASTE 470
Compost quality matters
Single-use plastics: The crisis
A legacy of waste
Global plastic treaty
Informal waste workers
Sanitary pods: A new waste challenge
CHAPTER 14: HABITAT 512
Worming resilient cities
Smart streetscoping
CHAPTER 15: IN COURT 524
Orders and rulings