Programme Director, Environment Resource Unit, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi
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
Warning bell: Extreme weather is hitting India’s farmlands harder
With an increase in disaster risks, India needs to measure and assess its ‘disaster losses’ better
Restoring mangroves in west Africa a challenge, but UNEP shows the way
Mangrove ecosystem in western Indian Ocean, comprising 10 African countries, is rapidly depleting
Yellow fever burden to shift to central and east Africa by 2050: Study
Number of deaths to likely increase 25 per cent; projected to further accelerate in the two regions after 2050
COVID-19: 10,000 health workers infected in Africa, says WHO
South Africa, one of the five countries most affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, accounted for 35 per cent of the …
जून 2020 तक सामने आई 200 से भी ज्यादा प्राकृतिक आपदाएं, 2019 के मुकाबले हैं 27 फीसदी ज्यादा
2020 में आई आपदाओं से करीब 561,881 करोड़ रुपए का नुकसान हुआ है। इस…
More than 200 natural disasters across world in 1st half of 2020
Cyclone Amphan was the world’s costliest natural disaster, at an estimated economic loss of $15 billion
COVID-19: Phase 3 of vaccine developed by Chinese researchers underway, says Lancet
The Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine tested on people above 55 years of age, is considered a step up from another vaccine being developed by the UK
Phase 1 human trials of Oxford University encouraging: Lancet
The sample size will have to be expanded across demography to check safety and efficacy
World to need 10 bln-plus more cooling machines: Report
Energy-efficient cooling can help avoid the equivalent 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere
Climate resilience needed for COVID-19 recovery, flags UN commission
Global Commission for Adaptation has asked world leaders to align policies with long-term climate objectives, mobilise private sector support
SDG commitments need financing, local monitoring: NITI Aayog
The National Indicator Framework, which monitors SDGs at the national level, did not include indicators for 36 out of the 169 targets, pointed …
COVID-19: Up to 49.2 million Africans could become extremely poor by 2021, says report
More than half of Africa least prepared to deal with pandemic according to African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement
COVID‑19 will have severe impact on most SDGs: Report
Global partnerships will be essential to deal with health and socio-economic crises due to the pandemic, it says
E-waste to increase 38% by 2030: Report
Most electronic waste around the world still not being collected and recycled properly: United Nations University
COVID-19: 400 mln jobs lost in Q2 2020, says ILO
Job losses up 400% in Africa, Asia since first 3 months; working hours lower than estimates
2018 और 19 में दक्षिण अमेरिका में चरम पर पहुंचा आकाशीय बिजली गिरने का सिलसिला
एक तरह ब्राजील में आकाशीय बिजली ने रिकॉर्ड 709 किलोमीटर क…
‘Africa’s COVID-19 tool will also help improve food security, livelihoods’
Information and data are important for evidence-based strategic planning to fight off COVID-19, says Oliver Chinganya, director, Africa …
Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments
The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
South America witnessed extreme lightning strikes in 2018, 2019: WMO
While a strike in Brazil travelled the longest distance, one in Argentina lasted for the longest duration recorded till now
Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest
UN rolls out COVID-19 communication tool in Africa
The mobile-based digital public communications platform aims to provide 600-800 million users with latest public health advice