nuclear power reactor

India’s nuclear power ambitions confront the limits of execution

India needs licensed nuclear power reactor designs, firm orders and credible costs to turn its 100 GW target into generating capacity. Read more »
Slum demolitions in Nepal

Nepal’s slum demolitions spark human rights outcry

Slum demolitions in Nepal have displaced thousands, turning a promise of land reform into a human rights crisis. Read more »
Delhi air pollution plan

Delhi air pollution plan may still fall short

Delhi air pollution plan 2026 acts before GRAP, but weak PUCC checks, dust control and regional coordination could blunt its impact. #Airpollution #GRAP Read more »
human knowledge AI regulation

AI needs a knowledge dividend for the human work it uses

AI rules cover safety and copyright, but not the financing of the knowledge system that trains commercial models. Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights

Heatwaves not just an environmental issue, but also a labour rights issue

The government advises employers to provide water and rest during heatwaves, but workers still lack binding protection from extreme heat and wage cover. #heatwave #labour Read more »
climate change and migration

Climate change is redefining home, and who counts as a refugee

Climate change is increasingly driving displacement, raising urgent questions about development models that foster unequal growth while exacerbating ecological risk. Read more »
Heatwave, labour rights, India’s urban policy

India’s urban policy neglects small towns

India’s urban policy needs overhaul as future will not be settled in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Most of the country’s towns are small and urban policy ignores them. #urbanpolicy Read more »
India’s road safety data

India’s road safety data stops at the point of injury

The National Road Safety Board should add rehabilitation, return to work and household loss to India’s road-safety record. #roadsafety Read more »
UK-India pharma corridor

UK-India pharma corridor links British research with Indian scale

A UK-India pharma corridor can connect British drug discovery with Indian production, but regulatory approval and reliable supply remain decisive. #UK #pharma Read more »
erratic monsoon rainfall

India’s monsoon deluge reflects intensifying global climate emergency…

From monsoon floods to heatwaves, cascading climate disasters expose mounting vulnerabilities demanding coordinated scientific and policy responses. Read more »