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Green promises for India’s polls, but no fresh ideaAs India heads to elections, both the governing party and the main opposition look at issues ranging from solar energy to pollution to climate adaptation. -
Asian voters want environmental action, but are politicians listening?It's election season in Asia. Thailand went to the polls last month, with India, Indonesia and the Philippines to follow. Eco-Business finds out whether sustainability is an election issue in the world's most populous region.
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Indian voters demand environmental clean-upA huge exercise in democracy starts on 11 April as 900 million Indian voters turn out, many seeking a cleaner environment. -
More than 11 million face eviction, displacement as India boomsLast year, authorities demolished at least 114 houses every day, evicting about 23 people every hour, according to a report, with slum clearance and city "beautification" the main drivers.
Opinion
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How a small community in the northeastern corner of India became the country's first green villageCarbon & Climate
How a small community in the northeastern corner of India became the country's first green village
– Khonoma village in the Indian state of Nagaland is spearheading community-led conservation in the nation, writes Anne Pinto-Rodrigues. -
Get women working for India’s economic development– Prabhjot R. Khan of ADB discusses why India has a low female labor force participation, despite the country’s strong economic growth in recent years. -
The invisible women and girls who make your clothes– Brands must begin to consider the workers at the bottom of their supply chains as employees of their companies if we are to rid the fashion industry of modern slavery.
Videos
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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Indian rapping about Unilever's mercury mess makes a hit– More than 3 million have watched Sofia Ashraf’s 'Kodaikanal Won't' - based on American singer Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' - which calls for Unilever to clean up a mercury-contaminated factory in India.
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Cut carbon and live well: Here's a calculator that proves we can do it– A new web platform called the Global Calculator allows individuals and organisations to check on the impact of one's lifestyle on the climate and what one can do to ensure the earth does not heat up beyond 2°C.
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