Sinking Beauties

Sea levels that are rising as a result of climate change are biggest threat for most of ...

Refugee crisis: hard facts you must know

Thousands are fleeing war zone. Conflicts are causing mass displacement. The UNHCR report makes some stark revelations ...

Minimise waste, save wealth

Questions have been raised about methodology adopted in Swachh Survekshan Report 2017. Instead of encouraging sustainable practices ...

Air Pollution Costs Europe US$ 1.6 Trillion

Dirty air costs Europe about a tenth of its GDP, with Germany, the UK and Italy among ...

Africa's water: the path to universal access

Since 1990, almost two billion people globally have gained access to improved sanitation, and 2.3 billion have ...

Top green start-ups of 2014 | From Mobile Solar Computer Classrooms to Novel Baobab Products

Every year, the SEED Awards select innovative start-ups working on social and environmental causes in the developing ...

13 smarter ways to fight wildlife crime

Poachers will run out of luck with countries using these promising technological tools to detect wildlife crime ...

Climate smart agriculture

A look at how communities around the world are growing crops keeping in mind the sustainability factor

Generation 2030 | Africa

A new report from UNICEF, Generation 2030 | Africa, shows how Africa, already the world’s second most ...

Silent Killer

According to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO), this accounts for one in ...

Disparity in life span

People around the world are now living longer, even in some of the poorest countries, but are ...

Pedal Power

In India, bicycles are acknowledged as a main tool for guranting enrolment in school in rural areas, ...

Maternal mortality ratio (MMR)

Mining mired in illegalities

Mining in India is a scam bigger than 2G and Commonwealth Games but has failed to catch ...

Dying kingdom

Species that could vanish in 2015 if we don’t act now

The return of Avian Flu

Bird flu returned to haunt India, only a month after the country was declared free from avian ...

Africa Baby Boom

The continent’s population will continue to soar with the birth of almost two billion babies in the ...

The Trump Card

From calling climate change a ‘hoax’ to trashing scientists’ arguments on impact of global warming, Donald Trump ...

The ECO-warriors

15 start-ups in Africa contributing to a greener economy They are young and restless to make real ...

Social Shift

With an eye on forthcoming elections, Modi government targets rural welfare and infrastructure

Seeds of green culture

from shoes made of old tyres in Ghana to roads built from recycled plastic in Kenya, 20 ...