Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study

The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries

Used vehicles on Africa’s roads: UN report flags environment concerns

At least 60% vehicles on Africa’s roads are used and imported; regulations weak in as many as 44 countries

La Nina is back; what does that mean for Africa, Asia

The Horn of Africa could see below average rainfall; East Africa will see drier than usual conditions

African ministers call for accelerating actions towards achieving food security

They advocated mainstreaming cross-cutting issues such as gender, nutrition and climate change post-COVID-19

State of India’s Environment 2019: In Figures (eBook)

This annual e-book is the end result of analysing tons of data on India’s environment and development, and using cutting edge tools to …

50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM

Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end

COVID-19 makes a basic meal unaffordable in sub-Saharan Africa

A basic plate of food now costs 186% of a person’s daily income in South Sudan 

State of India’s Environment In Figures 2018 (eBook)

This annual compendium of environmental statistics covers diverse subjects ranging from air pollution to environmental crimes, and sanitation to …

Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report

Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report

Alleviating poverty: Forests, trees can be trump card post COVID-19, says report

The World Bank has projected extreme poverty to increase for the first time in 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic  

Air, water pollution environment offences increased 841% in 2019: NCRB data

Overall, environment crimes dipped marginally 1.5% in 2019 compared to previous year

Pre-COVID-19 debt crisis has aggravated in poorest countries after pandemic: World Bank

G20 members not keen to extend COVID-19 debt relief for poorest countries

Topping the wrong chart: India has highest number of stillbirths

India recorded 0.34 million stillbirths in 2019; COVID-19 has disrupted health systems and added to the existing burden

कोरोनावायरस के चलते 2021 तक गरीबी के चरम स्तर पर होंगे 15 करोड़ अतिरिक्त लोग

यह आंकड़ा वर्ल्ड बैंक द्वारा अप्रैल में लगाए गए अनुमान क�…

COVID-19 impact: World will have 150 million ‘new extreme poor people’ in 2021

This is nearly twice the number of ‘new extreme poor’ estimated by the World Bank in April 2020

2020: नौ महीने में 50 बार प्रदर्शन कर चुके हैं किसान

इस बार किसान सरकार द्वारा पारित तीन कृषि विधेयकों से ना�…

India’s agrarian distress: How dissent has been on the rise

At least 50 major protests were reported across 20 Indian states in 9 months between January and September 2020

How ready is India for climate change? Not much, says this report

All south Asian countries fared poorly in the 2020 World Risk Index on strengthening their abilities to prepare and adapt to extreme events

As Lebanon turns 100, capital Beirut can face a ‘waste crisis’

The city’s waste management systems were reportedly on the verge of collapse, as one of the two plants serving the city was severely …

Togo first in Africa to end sleeping sickness

The west African country did not report any cases for the past 10 years, achieving this feat after more than 2 decades of disease surveillance

COVID-19: 66% of children unable to get remote learning are from south Asia, Africa, says UNICEF

Voicing concerns over the limited reach of remote learning exacerbated with regional inequalities, UNICEF urges countries to prioritise the safe-…

Africa eradicates polio, but vaccine-driven outbreaks rise

In Asia, India too was declared polio-free in 2014, but cVDPV was reported 50 times in the country in the past six years

भारत के 127 जिलों में हालात बिगड़े, कोरोना से होने वाली मौतें राष्ट्रीय औसत से अधिक

भारत में कोविड-19 के 51 मामलों में एक मृत्यु हो रही है। 127 जिल…

COVID-19 fatality: India average 1 death in 51 cases, but 127 districts fare worse

Data gaps, under reporting suggest pandemic is more acute than Centre, states make it to be

Africa ‘fighting COVID-19 in the dark’, says global aid body

Testing rates in countries across the continent are abysmally low, where community transmission has been confirmed