Why is there a wheat crisis in Pakistan?
Experts say that the crisis has been caused by several reasons, the first being the Russia-Ukraine war
73 elephants, 4 lions run over by trains in 4 years along with 63,000 other animals: CAG report
Report found that preventive measures circulated to zonal railways to prevent animal deaths had not been implemented even after 10 years
Run-up to COP27: LDCs want clear process to bridge $100 billion fund gap, loss & damage finance structure
Manjeet Dhakal, advisor to the LDC chair, talks about challenges faced by disadvantaged countries & their agenda for CoP27
Kashmir human-wildlife conflict: Children being increasingly preyed upon by black bears, leopards
Experts have blamed rapid urbanisation and deforestation for the human-wildlife conflict in the Kashmir Valley
Only a piglet in Russia’s war on patents
Post-Ukraine, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite a law to punish unfriendly countries
Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …
South Asia to see slower growth as war in Ukraine impedes recovery: World Bank
The region is projected to grow by 6.6 per cent in 2022 and by 6.3 per cent in 2023, according to the World Bank’s latest report
Third railway line through Palamu Tiger Reserve threatens to increase human-elephant conflict
Expert says it’s a vital passage used for crossing by elephants coming from Baresarh in Latehar district to Betla National Park and back
Elephants' conflict of diet
It's not just fragmented corridors that take elephants to farms. They get drawn towards crops that improve their state of mind and well-being
At least 750,000 children at risk of contracting water-borne diseases in Eastern Ukraine: UNICEF
Eastern Ukraine’s drinking water supply has been affected as vital water infrastructures are damaged due to the conflict
Uttarakhand: as problems pile up, youths see wisdom in migration
The ecologically-sensitive state is crying for government interventions on several fronts
Rhesus macaque declared vermin in Himachal Pradesh
Minister Maneka Gandhi has criticised the environment ministry's recent decisions to declare some animals as vermin
Encroachment pushes Himalayan brown bears into Kashmir’s villages
Improper disposal of food waste means that the bears are straying more often into human-dominated areas
Ustad redux? Ranthambore ‘mankiller’ T-104 could be shifted to a cage in Mukundara
The tiger killed three people in 2019 and is considered ‘a threat to human life’
Himalayan wolf a major livestock predator, though not by choice: Study
When wild prey is available, Himalayan wolves show less preference for livestock, irrespective of their densities, according to the study
Quarter-billion people face extreme poverty in 2022 as the rich get richer: Oxfam
Inflation driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine a major factors behind financial crisis
World food commodity prices at highest level ever
Russian invasion of Ukraine, unfavourable weather continue to fuel food prices northwards
How desertification is silently fueling conflicts
More than 100 countries are at the risk of desertification. Left unchecked, this could fuel conflicts and displace 700 million people worldwide …
Kenya is losing about 100 lions each year for the past decade
Pastoral communities in Kenya are on a warpath with the endangered lions as habitats are disappearing
Nearly 360,000 people in Gaza now suffer from mental health problems
There isn't a single family in Gaza that hasn't personally experienced death, injury, the loss of their home, says UN official
India removed from annual UN list of countries where children are impacted by armed conflict
India has taken measures to protect children, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, according to the UN
Uttarakhand forest officials try to capture tiger that killed 2 in December
Forest authorities are trying to tranquilise the tiger and not shoot it, says chief wildlife warden
Africa Protected Areas Congress calls for special aid for those affected by human-wildlife conflicts
Protected areas must be considered by Africa as the first option for climate adaptation and mitigation and must be reflected in the country’…
This World Crocodile Day, South Asian countries should think of cooperating to conserve them: Experts
South Asia’s crocodilians increased during pandemic, but human-croc conflict needs to be addressed, Anslem de Silva told DTE
40 million more people experienced food insecurity in 2021 than 2020: Report
The report demonstrates the need for a greater prioritisation of smallholder agriculture as a frontline humanitarian response, according to FAO