Can Nigeria kill the fuel subsidy?

With nearly 5,000% increase in expenditure on petrol import subsidy, IMF and World Bank call for funds for education and health sectors

World doesn't have enough oncologists to treat rising cancer patients in Africa

The continent currently has 3,913 cancer specialists but 50% more will be needed to treat more than 2 lakh new cancer cases

World breached safe atmospheric CO2 levels 33 years ago

Global consumption of fossil fuels, the primary source of CO2 emissions, has gone up by 78 per cent in last three decades

400 साल में बेहद ताकतवर हुआ अल-नीनो, अच्छे मानसून का है दुश्मन

जहां एक ओर अल नीनो अधिक शक्तिशाली हो रहे हैं, वहीं साथ ह…

El Niños are stronger now, reveals 400-year record

This research will help in predicting further trends towards extreme weather in the future and plan better

दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने गंगा के मैदानी भागों में बासमती धान की पैदावार पर लगी रोक हटाई 

मध्य प्रदेश सरकार को दस वर्षों की मशक्कत के बाद बासमती ध�…

How important are climate issues in South African elections

When climate adaptation is not the mainstream political agenda, driving the South Africa’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy will …

Extreme climate can halve crop yields: Study

Global research quantifies impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeans

How to strengthen the National Occupational Safety and Health systems

The National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at the Workplace announced in 2009 had proposed several actions at the national and state …

New global benchmark for famine declarations

The ‘Famine Likely’ classification will be applicable in locations with insufficient evidence, but where available information …

South Africa’s per capita health spending flatlining since 2012: Report

While the health budget has risen at an average rate of 2.5 per cent per year, it has not translated into equitable access

World Malaria Day: How Africa plans to fight the disease

Malawi becomes the first African nation to roll out landmark vaccine, Ghana and Kenya to join the league soon; Uganda adopts a new mass action …

पिछड़े जिलों में पिछड़ गई प्रधानमंत्री कौशल विकास योजना

स्टेट ऑफ इंडिया एनवायरनमेंट 2019 रिपोर्ट में खुलासा, 112 में…

Selective abortions killed 22.5 million female foetuses in China, India

Abortions lead to gender ratio distortions in 12 Asian and European countries

Despite flagship schemes, financial inclusion and skill development 'failed'

108 districts out of 112 show disappointing negative growth between July 2018 and Feb 2019; youth from marginalised districts ignored

Six reasons why antibiotics access remains a challenge in Uganda

Lack of registry, sub-standard health facilities, poor cold storage, limited expenditure on health, irrational antibiotic use and lack of …

एनजीटी ने प्रदूषण फैलाने वालों पर तीन महीने में लगाया 873 करोड़ रुपए का जुर्माना   

2018 में लगाया था 477 करोड़ रुपए का जुर्माना, इस साल तीन महीने…

Nordic nations call for a global treaty to reduce marine plastic pollution

This move may also help the world achieve a Sustainable Development Goal, the deadline of which is just six years away

NGT makes polluters pay nearly double so far this year than whole of 2018

The environment watchdog slapped governments and corporates with penalties worth Rs 873 crore between January and March

State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures (eBook)

State of India's Environment 2017 In Figures is India's first and only e-book that not only communicates environmental issues through facts and …

बांग्लादेश के 1.9 करोड़ बच्चों पर मंडराता जलवायु परिवर्तन का खतरा  

यूनिसेफ की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार बांग्लादेश के 17 जिलों में र…

तेज आंधी व बारिश से आफत में है किसान, जानें क्या है इसका ग्लोबल कनेक्शन

पिछले साल गर्मी के मौसम में आए तूफान से हुआ था भारी तूफान…

Over 19 million kids in Bangladesh at risk from climate change

UNICEF report says nearly 86% of these children living in 17 districts are under threat from floods and cyclones

First-ever global coalition for clean cooling launched

Green cooling appliances and equipment can save up to $2.9 trillion in energy use by 2050, and help avoid 0.4° C warming of the planet

बुनियादी सुविधाएं नहीं, तो वोट भी नहीं

बिजली, पानी और सड़क जैसी बुनियादी सुविधाओं के अभाव के चल�…