sustainability

Naulas have been used to collect and store water in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region for centuries. With urbanisation and declining groundwater, this is changing.

Our discarded clothes often become polluting waste. From recovery to recycling, here's how circularity can improve textile waste management.

Using insights from existing IDR articles, we answer four key questions on the impact of climate change on crops, food security, and smallholder livelihoods.

In Assam’s Jorhat district, a farmer has transformed his backyard into a forest to protect kopou, the state flower, as deforestation threatens its survival.

In rural Nagaland, silk weavers have struck a deal with women in a neighbouring village to exchange castor leaves for silkworms, a prized local delicacy.

A closer look at the gaps in climate education today and how we can strengthen what and how we teach.

In Kohima district's Khonoma village, an alder-based jhum system improves soil quality while providing locals with daily-use resources.

Three perspectives, one conversation. A developer, an investor, and a development professional unpack what it would take to make renewable energy truly people-centric.

In India, computer and mobile repair shops have long extended device lifespans, yet they remain overlooked in e-waste management plans.

Deforestation threatens the Kashmiri willow bat industry, leaving artisans struggling to sustain their craft despite rising global demand.