Contents
Perspective 6
Revolt of the rich and the poor
5 hits and 5 misses of 2018
Water and sanitation 16
Water scarcity
Groundwater pollution
Drinking water availability
Status of Swachh Bharat Mission
Menstrual hygiene and waste management
DATA: Water pollution
Waste 62
Informal economy of waste
Plastics
E-waste challenge
Hygiene products
DATA: Protests against dumping
Health 170
Deaths due to pollution
India's disease burden•• •
Health insurance
DATA: Health Infrastructure
Air pollution 186
Air pollution in India
Story of Delhi's smog
Making vehicles pollution free
Pollution from thermal power stations
DATA: Deaths due to air pollution
In focus: commons 216
State of village common resources
Fisheries and local communities
Land co operatives in Punjab
DATA: Land fragmentation
Forest and wildlife 90
National Forest Policy
Forest Rights Act
Wildlife census
Minor forest produce
DATA: Forest fires
In focus: election 120
First-time voter of 21st century
Why women vote more
Agriculture and election
DATA: Rise of women voters
Climate change 142
2018: extreme weather events
New IPCC report
Implementation of Paris Agreement
Consumption: India v USA
DATA : Climate during 1901-2017
Urbanisation 236
Regulating air conditioners
Indian cities and climate change
Measuring comfort level
DATA: Ease of living index
Renewable energy 258
State of renewable energy
Challenge for solar power
Performance of Ujjwala scheme
DATA : Job creation in renewable sector
Agriculture 274
Agrarian crisis and inequality
WTO and India's farm subsidies
Natural farming and concerns
Agriculture and elections
DATA: Land holdings in India