It's the end of a decade and the start of a new dawn, we hope. In the decade we leave behind — 2010-2019 — the world, it would seem, has unravelled; come apart; our leaders are diminished; our economies are in trouble; and, there is conflict and strife everywhere we look. In this decade, we have realised that climate change is not in the distant future. It is happening and its impact will only grow. Every year in this decade has broken a new record — the highest heat and the most extreme weather. But it is not just about weather. It is about how people in the world view their present and think about their future.
We know that the young are restless — maybe more than in any past decade. In the richer world, young people are alarmed and insecure because they don’t know how they will survive this increasingly warming world. But the young are also worried about their jobs — their rich economies are now even shedding skilled labour.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) sounds good, but that’s because it is still futuristic. It will take over the world, and the problem is that when it does, it will go viral so fast and out of control that nobody will be able to control or regulate it. It’s like a mutant, with a life of its own. This generation is the creature of the internet and social media. But they know that however amazing this tool is, however much it defines them, it also has huge downsides — from fake news to weakening of democracy...
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Guidelines and Standards for compost in Zanzibar
Moving towards a zero-waste model
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First Food: Business of Taste
On good food, nature, nutrition and livelihoods
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Modern Times, Ancient Excuses
On the state of US emissions and consumption
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State of India’s Environment 2020
India’s most credible annual statement on the state of affairs in environment and development
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Body Burden: Antibiotic Resistance
State of India’s Health
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