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No, palm oil is not responsible for 40% of global deforestation
A little over a month ago, Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry sought to extend a moratori...
Beyond Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico, Latin America’s innovation potential is largely untapped
Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico were Latin America’s big winners in the 2017 edition of the Global Inno...
Mumbai floods: what happens when cities sacrifice ecology for development
As the storm that was hurricane Harvey deluged the areas around Houston, Texas, large parts of north...
‘Cow economics’ are killing India’s working class
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian parliament for the first time in June 2014, h...
As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
More than 90,000 Rohingyas, victims of a new surge of violence in Myanmar, are fleeing the country a...
Are robots taking over the world’s finance jobs?
The year is 2030. You’re in a business school lecture hall, where just a handful of students are att...
India at 70: after the celebrations, single
Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech not only marked India’s ind...
Are NGOs responsible for the migration crisis in the Mediterranean?
2016 was an extraordinarily deadly year for migrants: 5,000 people perished in the Mediterranean Sea...
Caning of gay men in Aceh: not necessarily the exception to Indonesian rule
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Isl...
When will the democracy deliver ‘car
At the dawn of the 21st century, planners around the world will consider a new agenda for cities. Th...