Geneva’s Plastic Pact: A Defining Moment in the Global Fight Against Plastic Polluti
Geneva, August 2025. Inside the stately corridors of the Palais des Nations, the world is attempting what may be its most consequential environmental intervention since the Paris Agreement. From August 5 to 14, delegates from across the globe convened for the final session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), aiming to finalize a legally […]
Land (only) to the tiller? Story of tens of thousands of women farmers across the Globe PART 2
In India, around 43% of cultivators and 63.9% of agricultural labourers are women (Periodic labour force survey 2022-23), but the land holdings by women are only 10.37% (Agriculture Census 2010-11). Despite their substantial contribution to agriculture, a significant number of women farmers face challenges in accessing and owning agricultural land. Women from marginalised backgrounds are […]
How to Stop Hating and Start Loving
A Fun, Fact-Based Guide to Letting Go of Resentment Hate is a spicy emotion, isn’t it? It’s like the jalapeño of feelings—hot, intense, and capable of leaving a lingering burn. Born from resentment and festering in the shadowy corners of our minds, hate is one of the first emotions humans recognized, shaping societies from prehistoric […]
Land (only) to the tiller? Story of tens of thousands of women farmers across the Globe PART 1
It is just before the Kharif season (autumn crop in South Asia). Shoba visited her maternal home to stay for a couple of days because once the sowing season starts, she will be occupied for at least a month working in the fields and won’t be able to spend time with family, the same with […]
The Empowerment Index: A New Compass for Our Global Future
In a world saturated with metrics, GDP, literacy rates, and unemployment figures, we often forget to ask a far deeper, more human question: Are people truly empowered? Yemi Babington-Ashaye’s TED Talk, “Where Would You Like to Land?,” strikes at this very nerve with a concept that could redefine governance and development in the 21st century: […]
How to Launch a Thriving Community Garden on a Budget: Your Guide to Growing Green and Building Bonds
Disaster Management in Nepal: The Need for a Systematic and Coordinated Approach
Disaster Management in Nepal: The Need for a Systematic and Coordinated Approach The recent three days of continuous rainfall across Nepal, particularly in the capital, exposed severe vulnerabilities in disaster management. Despite the capital city’s resources, it faced extensive damage, loss of life, and displacement, with many missing due to flooding. The situation mirrored past […]
Of Earth and Us: Reckoning With the Cost of Progress
There are truths so profound, so urgent, that they whisper through the rustling leaves, echo in the melting glaciers, and cry out in the parched soil beneath our feet. One such truth stares us in the face today: our climate is changing drastically, undeniably, and, in many ways, irreversibly. This isn’t merely about weather patterns […]
From Purpose to Possibility: My #UPGSustainability Leadership Experience
There are moments in life that change your trajectory, not by chance, but by immersing yourself in something bigger than yourself. For me, and hundreds of changemakers around the world, being part of the UPG Sustainability Leadership Program Class of 2025 was that moment. It wasn’t just a fellowship; it was an invitation to rise, […]
The Climate Crisis and Food Security: How the World is Preparing for the Worst
Picture this: In the silence of a parched field in northern Kenya, once thriving with lush maize and millet, the climate crisis speaks louder than ever. It speaks loudest in the cracked earth, the dying livestock, and the empty granaries. But the ripple of this crisis extends far beyond any single region. Running from the […]