Taking off from CoP26: Is Green Grids Initiative the way forward for India?
The implementation of the initiative comes at an increased environmental cost due to waste disposal issues
China to dominate 95% of solar panel supply chain
The country’s global hegemony is a problem because of shortage of materials like polysilicon and silver
Hostile takeover: Why seed sovereignty in Africa is under threat
Some governments are reforming their laws to make it harder for farmers to save, exchange and sell seeds, the agenda being corporatisation of the …
Climate disasters are becoming more frequent in west, central Asia than other regions: IMF
West and central Asia are hotspots for climate change due to their geographical setting, says new paper
India used more coal power in 2021 than 2020, which could delay its climate goals: IEA
China and India might be some of the countries where the green transition may also be slowed down because Russia would shift their energy exports …
Full coverage: Impacts of climate change on Hindu Kush Himalayan region
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development assessed the ecologically important but fragile region for the very first time. Here'…
India to almost double its renewable power capacity in next 5 years: IEA report
Solar PV accounts for three-quarters of renewable energy growth, followed by onshore wind with 15% and hydropower providing almost all the rest &…
Better manage e-waste, improve working conditions for recyclers: ILO
The UN agency has called for urgent steps to promote investments in the sector to create “decent” working conditions
International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village
Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour
DTE Coverage: ICIMOD report paints bleak picture for Hindu Kush-Himalayas
Hindu Kush Himalayan glaciers could lose up to 80 per cent of their current volume by 2100 in a business-as-usual scenario, according to the report
UN 2023 Water Conference: Quarter of the globe lacks access to safe drinking water, says report
International cooperation over how water is used and managed is key and must be boosted to prevent a global water crisis in the coming decades, …
Days after IUCN event, Macron proposes killing of 110,000 wild birds in France
Birders say draft decrees issued by Emmanuel Macron to kill thousands of birds in France done to elicit hunting lobbies’ support ahead of …
Over $1 trillion needed by 2030 to put world on track to reach net-zero by 2050
Unless much strong action than current investment levels is taken, energy-related CO2 emissions in emerging economies will grow by five billion …
CITES CoP 2019: Giraffes accorded protection from trade for the first time
The giraffe has been placed in Appendix II of CITES, which places prohibitions on uncontrolled trade in a species
How this Gujarat man came to be celebrated as a Biblical character
Bharat Patel gets the fisherfolk of Kutch, affected by a coal power plant funded by the World Bank, a historic victory in the US Supreme Court
India is third largest importer of illegally-logged wood: IUFRO
With an annual import value of over Rs 40 billion, the country accounts for close to 10 per cent of the global illegal wood trade
Investment in health sector needed to create jobs, achieve SDGs
Ageing populations and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases are projected to generate the demand for 40 million new health workers …
Report places rural transformation at the heart of economic development
IFAD report bats for emphasis on agriculture and employment to reduce rural poverty
World’s protected areas do not safeguard biodiversity
New study suggests nations will have to go for a paradigm shift they are serious about protecting wildlife
WHO publishes zero-draft of pandemic treaty: Equity, IPR take centre stage
Many believe draft unlikely to survive in current form due to Big Pharma, particularly in EU
Bear finds place in nation's conservation programme
Jayanthi Natarajan releases action plan to conserve bear species at international conference on bear research and management in Delhi
Severe environmental harm equal to genocide, crime against humanity: Experts write to International Criminal Court
Human activities leading to severe environmental harm also violate human rights; must be punished, they urge in joint statement
Will there be gas at the end of it?
Iran-Pakistan (and US) pipeline politics
Integrated Child Development not serving those who need it the most, finds study
Those from lower castes and the poor miss out on education, nutrition
Not all weeds seen in millet farms are villains but uncultivated crops
These crops sustain the poor and enrich their food basket
