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The report revealed that of nearly 1,000 social protection measures introduced by governments across 171 countries, only 18 per cent focused on women’s economic security.
Governance

Two billion women lack social protection, UN Women report finds

Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Sub-Saharan Africa and fragile regions worst affected as women remain vulnerable to poverty
Damagundam Reserve Forest
Forests

Activists and locals rally against Navy radar station in Telangana’s Damagundam forest

Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Environmentalists demand relocation of project over concerns for state’s water supply, deforestation
International alliance discusses Africa’s renewable energy priorities, investment needs
Africa

International alliance discusses Africa’s renewable energy priorities, investment needs

Mekonnen Teshome
4 min read
Africa holds less than 3% of global renewable energy jobs and electrification rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain inadequate, with over 600 million people still lacking access to electricity
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The report revealed that of nearly 1,000 social protection measures introduced by governments across 171 countries, only 18 per cent focused on women’s economic security.
Governance
Two billion women lack social protection, UN Women report finds
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Damagundam Reserve Forest
Forests
Activists and locals rally against Navy radar station in Telangana’s Damagundam forest
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
International alliance discusses Africa’s renewable energy priorities, investment needs
Africa
International alliance discusses Africa’s renewable energy priorities, investment needs
By
Mekonnen Teshome
4 min read
Climate change is potentially increasing emissions from flooded areas while reducing the Amazon’s capacity to absorb the gas in upland forests
Climate Change
Climate change threatens to alter methane emissions in the Amazon, study reveals
By
Nandita Banerji
3 min read
Tamil Nadu rains due to depression, onset of Northeast and withdrawal of Southwest monsoon
Climate Change
Tamil Nadu rains due to depression, onset of Northeast and withdrawal of Southwest monsoon
By
Akshit Sangomla
2 min read
What did the Tsavo lions shot by John Henry Patterson eat besides humans? New study sheds light, with a few surprises
Africa
What did the Tsavo lions shot by John Henry Patterson eat besides humans? New study sheds light, with a few surprises
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Adivasis on margins: Development fails to bridge gap along Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border
Governance
Adivasis on margins: Development fails to bridge gap along Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra border
By
M Raghuram
4 min read
‘Cultivators’, ‘Curious sect’: How the British viewed the Bishnoi
Environment
‘Cultivators’, ‘Curious sect’: How the British viewed the Bishnoi
By
Rajat Ghai
3 min read
Close up of a man hand tearing a packet of chewing tobacco or Gutka
Health
Cancer cases and deaths to sharply rise between 2022 and 2045 in India: ICMR study on BRICS countries
By
Rajat Ghai
2 min read
Ganges river dolphin and a boat carrying people crossing the Ganga
Wildlife & Biodiversity
India will soon get a clear picture of its Ganges and Indus river dolphins: Centre
By
Vivek Mishra
3 min read
Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2
Climate Change
Carbon sink broken? Last year, trees and land barely absorbed any CO2
By
DTE Staff
2 min read
A female cheetah in the scrub forests of Kuno landscape
Wildlife & Biodiversity
After a year of captivity in Kuno, cheetahs Agni and Vaayu set for limited release in Gandhi Sagar sanctuary
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
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