Agroecological systems minimise contamination, enhancing traceability and ensuring safer food from production to consumption. ...
On World Food Safety Day 2025, it is now time to reframe food safety not as a siloed technical issue but as a macroeconomic priority. ...
Despite playing a central role in food systems, women lack secure land rights in more than half of all countries, posing serious implications for food and climate security. ...
Urban farming through treated wastewater offers a nature-based solution for reducing freshwater dependence, closing resource loops, and creating resilient communities. ...
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With plastic pollution set to triple by 2060, can the UN's treaty align its climate goals with economic interests and the principles of global equity? ...
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As plastic particles increasingly leach from oceans into human organs, a deeper understanding of the health impacts of plastic pollution is urgently needed ...
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India’s growing biomedical plastic waste stream remains largely excluded from circular economy planning, particularly in healthcare systems beyond hospitals ...
Young people are already driving change, but to sustain and scale it, Environmental Education needs to focus on the right mindsets, mentorship, and meaningful engagement. ...
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As cities grow into the epicentres of consumption and waste, reducing urban food waste through targeted policies, technology, and community action is essential to build sustainable, inclusive, and food-secure cities for the future ...
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The labour of the marginalised informal waste workers, whose caste, class and gender identities shape their exclusion, underpins waste management in India. Therefore, formalisation without social transformation would lead to unjust transitions. ...
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Addressing the growing challenge of EV battery waste through circular economy solutions is essential to ensure that India’s sustainability goals are met without creating new environmental burdens ...
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Effective plastic waste management hinges on strong municipal governance—global and Indian cities show both inspiring models and critical gaps. ...
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Mounting waste, shrinking solutions. India’s MSW systems are collapsing under poor planning, weak finance, and little local participation. ...
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India's circular economy can’t succeed on tech and policy alone—it must drive deep behavioural change and shift social norms around waste. ...
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The time to address e-waste is now. With the smart use of AI, emerging stakeholder alliances, and public awareness campaigns, India is on its way to tech-enabled circularity. ...
Despite growing policy focus, India’s urban response to plastic waste remains fragmented and reactive. A systemic shift toward circular cities is essential. ...
Women are key players in the circular economy but remain confined to low-value roles. Achieving a just transition requires gender equity in design, innovation, and leadership. ...
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Clearer recognition of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) can streamline funding and drive transformative climate resilience ...
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The introduction of a new taxonomy could potentially reduce the probability of stranded investments in natural gas ...
As EV sales rise, India’s inadequate e-2W after-sales ecosystem risks undermining policy gains—urgent support for skilling and servicing is key ...
As the US climate support wanes under Trump 2.0, India pivots—seeking new partners to safeguard its clean energy future and global climate leadership ...
US oil production is set to peak in 2027, with limited global competition and weakening demand growth raising concerns over future market stability and price volatility ...
A sustainable LiB ecosystem requires shifting from “waste management” to “design-for-reuse,” with batteries built for recyclability, second-life use, and smarter lifecycle management ...
Despite political fluctuations between the US and India, several areas of cooperation remain worth exploring ...
With climate-induced losses soaring, green finance must adapt by scaling investment, mitigating risks, and ensuring financial resilience in a warming world ...
Priya Noronha is a Research Intern at Observer Research Foundation ...
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Sreeparna Banerjee is an Associate Fellow in the Strategic Studies Programme. Her work focuses on the geopolitical and strategic affairs concerning two Southeast Asian countries, namely Myanmar and Thailand. Her primary focus is on the Rohingya issue within the Bay of ...
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