Solar power to drive renewable energy investments to $2.6 trn by 2019 end: Report

Capacity investment in renewable energy in developing countries ($147.1 billion) outweighed those in developed countries ($125.8 billion) in 2018 …

African countries to develop climate-resilient agriculture systems

The continent's 55 countries sign a 5-point declaration to strengthen food security 

Only science can help the world achieve sustainable development: UN Report

It says the current development model is not sustainable and only a fundamental and urgent change in the relationship between people and nature …

वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा जवान रहने का तरीका, उम्र से ढाई साल कम दिखेंगे आप

हालांकि यह अध्ययन बड़े छोटे स्तर पर किया गया है, इसलिए वै…

Poor harvest in 2019 may push 6.3 million Somalis to hunger by year end

The rainy season in 2019 has been the third-driest in Somalia since the early 1980s

बंजर होता भारत -6: 10 साल में 31 फीसदी घटे घास के मैदान

2005 से 2015 के बीच सामुदायिक भूमि और चारागाह कम हुए, वहीं दूसर…

India lost 31% of grasslands in a decade

While area under grazing and common lands saw a decline between 2005 and 2015, croplands increased, according to a report India presented to UNCCD

Scientists may have found a way to reverse age by more than two years

Using a combination of growth hormone and two common drugs used for diabetes medications, a scientist reduced epigenetic clock by an average of …

More than half of Nepal's climate budget remains underutilised: Report

Of the NPR 393.4 billion, allocated in 2017-18, just 43 per cent was spent

305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report

New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty

African leaders meet to draw plan for a climate-resilient continent

They noted that while Africa contributed the least to global emissions, it is the first in line of suffering the dramatic consequences of them

South Africa bans dumping of liquid waste in landfills

It will protect groundwater reserves from toxic leachate, help hazardous wastes to be used as alternative for fossil fuels and boost the country&…

Talks on global plan to protect biodiversity begin in Nairobi

The meet is the first step towards adopting a new global framework on biodiversity post 2020

Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow

Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume

18 African countries yet to link health to climate action plans: WHO

Only 29 countries have developed and implemented the health-related National Adaptation Plan to mitigate climate change risks

Make pandemic preparedness in Africa affordable: WHO

New regional strategy prepared by UN body on disease surveillance and response says investing in pandemic preparedness is an affordable public …

US far from achieving first SDG to end poverty

The country, which is likely to miss 12 of 17 goals under the 2030 agenda, may take another 40 years to eradicate poverty going by its current pace

India world’s 13th most water-stressed country: WRI

The World Resources Institute also notes that 12 of the world's most water-stressed countries are in the Middle East and North Africa

Why Brazil’s new pesticide rules should worry India

The country’s dilution of rules for pesticides such as glyphosate could spell a health crisis in India, which consumes its beans

Nigeria becomes fourth African nation to join global coalition to protect pollinators

Even as pollinator populations are declining globally, data about them, especially in the developing world, is insufficient

Agriculture, food security and livestock in southern Africa most vulnerable to climate hazards: FAO

Cyclone Idai alone destroyed crops over 0.78 million hectares in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, highlighted the UN agency’s recent report &…

Global warming is universal, speedy and worldwide: Study

In contrast, other well-known cold and warm snaps of the past were more regional

States not complying with NGT orders to manage waste: CPCB

Lack a holistic way to manage waste and information gap were the main shortcomings

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 …

Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa: Report

Digitalisation for agriculture can increase agricultural output, raise employment opportunities