Sustainable Development

5 ways to accelerate global health in 2014

Future gazing is tempting. In 2013, the global health community talked a lot about the future. We debated what would happen in 2015 and beyond — about how we would secur...

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YES BANK and TERI sign MoU to Promote Sustainable Development in India

Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector Bank, and TERI BCSD, an independent CEO-led industry body main streaming sus...

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The struggle behind building a company with 99% of the team deaf

People of action are often reticent about speaking to the media about their achievements for fear of their words being manipulated. Such was the case with Dhruv Lark of Miracl...

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Water Wheel to ease burden on women

Girls and women carrying plastic jerry cans of water on their heads is a common sight in rural areas of poor countries. The WaterWheel eases that burden by storing water in a ...

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Women Farmers in Chile to Teach the Region Agroecology

SANTIAGO, Jan 04 (IPS) – An organisation that brings together some 10,000 peasant and indigenous women from Chile is launching anagroecology institute for women campesin...

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Sustainable development now part of cement makers? SOP

The country’s major cement producers are leading the way in making sustainable development measures an integral part of their standard operating procedures (SOP). As mar...

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New centre to help African countries use mining revenues for sustainable development

With the joint efforts of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and partners, a new centre has been set up to advise and support mineral-rich African countries in us...

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Food security, water and climate change

So much—good and not-so-good—happened last year on a local, regional, national and international level when it comes to sustainability issues. An attempt to be com...

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The Year the World Bank Fused Sustainable Development with Its Goals for the Future

The World Bank Group set two ambitious goals in 2013, and in the process made clear that one concept will underlie its actions toward both: sustainability.“Ending extrem...

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UK gives £12.5m aid for South Sudan refugees

The government has announced a £12.5m aid package for families fleeing the violence in South Sudan. At least 180,000 people have been forced from their h...

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PRESERVING JAMSHEDPUR'S LIVING LEGACY

The Parsis of Jamshedpur: Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the rich legacy of Jamshedpur...

June 22 2026

THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TABLE

As debates around immigration, citizenship and belonging intensify worldwide, Vinta Nand...

June 21 2026

AI, CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE UNITE

From AI-powered filmmaking education and innovative talent recruitment to empathy-driven...

June 20 2026