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

Tsunami warning system not in place

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India signs nuclear convention

Intended as gift to Obama

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

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

France won’t buy Zimbabwe’s ‘excess’ elephants

Animal rights group petitioned to stop the sale

Police harass journalist for exposing sexual abuse of Jarawa women

Editor of Andaman Chronicle, Denis Giles, served notices in unrelated cases

Ordering a new world

Nuclear disarmament a distant goal

Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia come together to save Borneo forests

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 

National body to formulate standards for forest certification

Forest departments, however, may be reluctant to subject government forests to scrutiny

Bangladesh wins maritime dispute with India

The dispute has deterred companies from investing in the region’s sea blocks

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