Climate, developmental goals can push 47 emerging markets & developing economies to insolvency by 2028

IMF and World Bank debt analyses grossly underestimate sustainability problems, finds new report

ILO projects hike in global unemployment rate: 2 million more may seek jobs in 2024

Low labour force participation, rising geopolitical tensions, high interest rates in advanced economies may raise unemployment rate to 5.2%

Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?

At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights

Wildmeat consumption at source countries greater threat to protected terrestrial animals than international trade

Around 70 per cent of species studied are hunted for wild meat consumption

Four agreements signed at meet organised by International Solar Alliance

Prime Minister Modi called on all UN members to join ISA to save the Earth

WHO says Monsanto weed-killer is ‘probably carcinogenic’; company rejects claim

Monsanto says herbicide glyphosate is ‘safe’ for human health

Solar, wind to comprise one-third of world energy output mix by 2040: IEA report

Electricity system reliability is going to be a major challenge

IFAD and Morocco sign $25 million dollar deal to finance rural development

This project aims to reduce poverty by 30 per cent by 2030

A third of non-melanoma skin cancer deaths caused by working under sun

Estimates from WHO, ILO call for protecting workers from hazardous outdoor work in the sun

Tsunami warning system not in place

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India signs nuclear convention

Intended as gift to Obama

Addis Ababa’s CO2 emission is 4-8 times higher than WHO standards. Here’s how the city plans to tackle the problem 

Addis Ababa’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is projected to reach 32 million tonnes by 2030

Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report

Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains

‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet

Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel

Sounds of silence: a forest that survived 'development'

A trip to the Silent Valley National Park is a valuable lesson in the history of environmental movements and biodiversity conservation

Deaths by exposure to hazardous chemicals increased 29% between 2016 and 2019: WHO

While most of these deaths are preventable, countries still don’t have enough legal control on the use of hazardous compounds such as lead

Need to ramp up vaccine supply for developing countries: Global task force on COVID-19

Heads of the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization met for the first time …

Yash Pal Abrol, pioneer in nitrogen research, dies at 84

His most recent contribution was the Indian Nitrogen Assessment in 2017, which led India to pilot the first ever UN resolution on sustainable …

World’s tigers should be classified into two species only, says study

‘Classification of tigers into too many subspecies reduces the scope of action for breeding or rehabilitation programmes’

Global warming had never slowed down, says US study

Temperature data collected by a variety of techniques from both land and sea have always been a source of concern, according to a section of …

‘Africa’s cassava production not keeping pace with population growth’

Poor planning and a lack of investment in research partly explain poor increase in yields, says agriculture scientist

Japan made “significant progress” in decommissioning Fukushima nuclear plant

15-member IAEA team applauds the country’s “planned efforts” but warns a lot remains to be done

Hunger levels in India still ‘serious’, shows global hunger index report

Report released by US-based non-profit indicates that 2 billion people in the world suffer from hidden hunger, affecting their health and productivity

Forest fires in Europe could increase by 200 per cent by 2090, says a study

Study highlights the importance of adaptation measures in combating the effects of climate change