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Gum Arabic. The report found that African countries exported raw gum arabic at an average price of $2.28 per kilogram but imported processed products at $6.50 per kilogram.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Global trade in biodiversity-based products reached $3.8 trillion in 2024, but developing regions struggle to capture higher export value because of limited processing capacity, trade barriers and cer ...
For forest-dependent communities, a forest is much more than a collection of trees.
Forests

Banjar’s forest rights can become a model for community-led development in Himachal Pradesh

Vishal Deep
6 min read
The real test of forest rights begins after recognition, and must lead to community-led forest governance
‘State of one planetary boundary critical in India, South Asia’
Climate Change

‘State of one planetary boundary critical in India, South Asia’

Jayanta Basu
2 min read
The world has breached seven of the nine planetary boundaries, states the latest “Planetary Health Check” report. Climate scientist Levke Caesar decodes the key findings of the assessment
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Gum Arabic. The report found that African countries exported raw gum arabic at an average price of $2.28 per kilogram but imported processed products at $6.50 per kilogram.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Africa and Latin America hold two-thirds of global biodiversity but account for just 14% of related exports: UNCTAD

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Residents of Bande village complain of health problems and ruined agriculture after mining activities started in Surjagarh
Mining

Writing on the wall: Gadchiroli's transformation comes at a cost

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
2 min read
Surat migrant workers demand eight-hour shifts and weekly holidays in ‘Gaon Chalo’ protest
Governance

Surat migrant workers demand eight-hour shifts and weekly holidays in ‘Gaon Chalo’ protest

By
Pushya Mitra
5 min read
The tobacco industry has for many decades lobbied governments to not raise tobacco taxes, or to roll them back. Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.
Health

How Big Tobacco’s political influence is growing

By
Christina Watts
5 min read
Aftermath of the Ahar Earthquake in 20212 in East Azerbaijan, Iran.
Natural Disasters

One in three people unable to act on disaster warnings despite receiving alerts: Report

By
Madhumita Paul
4 min read
Nagar Van Yojana: The challenge of maintaining India’s urban forests
Forests

Nagar Van Yojana: The challenge of maintaining India’s urban forests

By
Arkraj Biswas
6 min read
Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, hailstorm alerts for Delhi, Punjab and Haryana as Northeast monsoon approaches South India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Heavy rain, hailstorm alerts for Delhi, Punjab and Haryana as Northeast monsoon approaches South India

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
238 million Indians are multidimensionally poor; one-fifth of the population remains vulnerable due to basic deprivations
Economy

238 million Indians are multidimensionally poor; one-fifth of the population remains vulnerable due to basic deprivations

By
Richard Mahapatra
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2026)
Environment

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 13, 2026)

By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Menopause triggers sudden bodily changes, with hormonal shifts beginning over a decade earlier, study finds
Health

Menopause triggers sudden bodily changes, with hormonal shifts beginning over a decade earlier, study finds

By
Susan Chacko
4 min read
Zimbabwe plans for drought as super El Nino threatens 2026-27 rainy season
Africa

Zimbabwe plans for drought as super El Nino threatens 2026-27 rainy season

By
Madhumita Paul
2 min read
Cheruvayal Raman
Agriculture

Cheruvayal Raman, keeper of Wayanad’s vanishing rice heritage, dies at 74

By
K A Shaji
6 min read
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