Global unemployment projected to stand at 207 million in 2022: ILO
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a full and balanced recovery of labour markets in 2021
Look back at the decade: 2010-2019
Developments that shaped the world in the second decade of the new millenium
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report
Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains
Genetic secrets of peanut varieties unveiled
Scientists found that its sequence was comparable in size to that of the human genome
Renewable energy estimated to attract 70% global energy investment in 2021: IEA
Coal is down but not out
India plans to deploy antibody tests for COVID-19
Centre also releases age break-up of those who have tested SARS-CoV-2 positive
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
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
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
IN PHOTOS: Species unlisted by CITES being traded more than recognised ones, says study
Species unlisted in CITES were imported 3.6 times more into the US than listed ones
Self-withering: Biodiversity Convention’s new global framework raises basic questions
Fairness and North-South balance embedded in the treaty made the West uncomfortable with it
The World Bank used to cause untold harm — but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right
The bank supported some projects that were environmentally and socially damaging
What COP28 must achieve: Bold and ambitious action in a fractured world
We should treat COP28 as an opportunity to scrutinise the wealthy polluters and their plans up close and ask questions
Tiger Census 2022: India’s tiger population increased by 200 in last four years
However, growth slower than previous four years
As we fight to protect species on the brink of extinction, let’s not forget the familiar ones
To conserve nature, we must maintain our focus on the familiar
Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category
The species was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018
A quarter of freshwater fish species risk extinction by climate change: IUCN
Climate change driving multiple species towards extinction at all stages of its lifecycle, assessment noted
IMF-World Bank annual meetings 2023: Did talks advance climate justice?
The meetings in Morocco raised urgent questions on financial reform, global debt and the need for climate finance
CITES COP19: Rare Jeypore Ground Gecko listed in Appendix 2 to stall its trafficking
Handsome and docile gecko species faces threat in international pet trade market
COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries
Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report
Blackbuck haven in Odisha: Protection by locals triple numbers
No poaching case reported in several years in Ganjam district
International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states
Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative
IEA World Energy Outlook 2023: Fossil fuel demand to peak by 2030, urgent investment shift needed
Report calls for a balancing act, recommends maintaining fossil fuels backing
Debt crisis and gap in affordable climate finance in focus at IMF, World Bank meeting
Spring Meetings 2023 took place from April 10-16, 2023 in Washington DC
Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study
Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports