MENA’S EARTH MANAGEMENT ROADMAP
The United Nations (UN 2030) Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are considered a bless to humanity. These goals are diversified to address the different aspirations applied to all countries. Decision …
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Sustainability development: Popular participation is a must
The essence of sustainable development lies in three core principles: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and social sustainability. But after nearly four decades since the first world climate conference, has sustainability …
Day zero: Beyond the last drop
What happened when Chennai – a bustling metropolitan city in India ran out of water? Yes, Chennai was recently hit by the dreaded Zero Day. The author reports from ground …
No carbon in the Kingdom of Happiness
Bhutan, also known as Druk Yul – Land of Thunder Dragon, has built sustainability in its national culture. Billed as the happiest country in the world, what is the secret …
GETTING YOUR ORGANIZATION TO BE A FORCE FOR GOOD
When Cyclone Fani left a trail of destruction in the eastern part of India earlier this year, apart from government bodies involved, a host of companies came forward to contribute …
UNLIMITED FOOD FOR EDUCATION Interview of Shridhar Venkat, CEO of The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Marginalia: The Akshaya Patra Foundation was started 19 years ago. What has been the inspiration behind starting Akshaya Patra? How did a thought become a movement? Shridhar: We started our …