Coastal crisis: It’s a race against time, and tide, for those living in Odisha’s coastal villages; here’s why
Odisha is fast losing its shoreline to rising sea levels. Its adaptation plans must not only be immediate but also foolproof
Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are treated like squatters all around the world
Chidambaram leaves Bhopal gas disaster survivors disappointed
Survivors' organisations demand corrections in curative petition
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system
Will diesel subsidy help farmers tide over drought?
Government's U turn on poverty line
Madhya Pradesh govt cancels all Maheshwar Hydroelectric contracts
Contract awarded projector Rs 42,000 crore of public money in 35 years even if no electricity purchased
Rejoinder: ‘One CGIAR won’t alter international germplasm collections’
The One CGIAR transition process was born of a recognition that the evolving, interconnected global challenges facing our food systems require a …
Least Developed Countries want major emitters, G20 to increase climate efforts
The bottom of the economic pyramid is keen for progress on climate finance, loss and damage, global adaptation goal
‘Our vulnerabilities laid bare’: Least developed countries react to IPCC’s Working Group II report
Chair of LDC group urges rich countries to deliver on loss and damage and climate finance
A phoenix of a tribe
A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses
Advocacy groups pick holes in World Bank’s new safeguard policies
The new safeguard policies are allegdedly creating “loopholes" with vague language and more reliance on laws and standards of the borrower …
German company penalised for ‘Bhopal sister’ plant accident in US
A fatal explosion in the pesticide manufacturer’s plant in 2008 had led the US environment agency to draw a parallel with Bhopal gas …
Hormone replacement therapy linked to blood clots, stroke
Women should fully understand the pros and cons of HRT before taking treatment, say health experts
NGT stays construction in college campus in Soor Sarovar bird sanctuary
Green tribunal says Sharda Group, which runs the Anand Engineering College, has violated conditions of environmental clearance
Digital payment crucial to economic growth: World Bank
Mobile money, electronic transfer and pre-paid debit cards could bring financial services to 2.5 billion marginalised people worldwide
Work plan under Durban Platform may prove contentious
Developing countries say the work plan can progress only if outstanding issues are resolved first
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
COP28: African countries put their foot down on GGA on final day
A new text is expected to be out by 6 pm on December 12
World Bank staff protests mismanagement; stages work stoppages
Staff demands more inclusive decision-making by the management
US $4 trillion lost in natural disasters over last 30 years
Disaster preparedness will reduce impact, adaptation will bring gains, says World Bank
GoM clears Land Acquisition Bill
Makes compulsory approval of the gram sabhas for acquiring land in tribal areas
Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill
Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021
‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet
Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel
Carbon credits, green hydrogen can help Africa mobilise climate finance for growth
Report on financing decarbonised growth says access to electricity Africa’s most pressing challenge