More of everything?

Increasing acid rain. Higher temperatures. Water scarcity. Shrinking farmlands. Reducing biodiversity. This is what the years leading to AD 2050 …

COVID-19: Global remittances to decline 20%, says World Bank

India, the largest receiver of foreign remittances, will also be affected

Rats not responsible for ‘Black Death’ in medieval Europe: study

Climate change and gerbils, another rodent species spread the deadly disease, it says

Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is latest in long line of environment initiatives by Pope Francis and Catholic Church — 5 essential reads

The Vatican is hosting a climate summit from May 15-17, 2024, focusing on human adaptation

Nuclear energy set to grow at 45 per cent in next 20 years

Demand for nuclear energy has, however, declined after the Fukushima disaster of 2011

Bad shot

Swine flu injection may raise sleep disorder risk

Trash to trash

Notify radiation level

Winds of change

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How industrialised countries tried to make Africa the biggest dumping destination

It's the market, stupid

Monsanto went mainstream. No, said the market

Tainted report

The demoralizing esculent

When it was introduced in Europe, people associated the potato with disease

Portuguese youths sue 33 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever

Case will constitute what lawyers refer to as a “hard case” & play an important role in other future climate applications

Devastating Libya floods were 50 times more likely, 50% more intense due to warming planet

Once in 300-to-600-year event but ongoing conflict and state fragility in country compounded effects

Coal shortage: With energy prices at record high, will global energy crisis deepen

The prices of natural gas, crude oil, petrol, diesel and coal have all hit new highs in the international market due to rising demand after COVID-…

A week of arrogance and distrust

An interdependent world can’t be an inequitable world. We are seriously off track on many counts, writes Sunita Narain

Charging points for electric vehicles in EU far below what is needed, says report

Just four countries account for more than 75 per cent of all electric charging points in the EU

Switzerland votes for phasing out nuclear power, switching to renewable energy

The new energy policy prohibits construction of new nuclear power plants and promotes the use of renewable energy sources and energy conservation

Wood-based bioenergy production in Europe causing indiscriminate felling of forests

Rampant logging of whole trees is taking place in protected forests to source wood products for bioenergy plants

From health to faith, everything at stake for refugees in Greece

Tens of thousands of these migrants now feel trapped in a country that is least equipped to provide care

Hours ahead of Paris summit, US hints at a new climate regime

In an informal paper, the country prioritises the need to provide finance for countries 'that require it the most'

Digging for diseases, past and present

Scientists are turning to ancient grave sites to unravel the mysteries of human ailments

Reversing food cycle

Processed and packaged food and sweetened beverages have become a part of our life. They have replaced traditional and fresh foods. Food companies,…

Aid cuts will defeat objectives of Agenda 21

WITH HUGE reductions in aid already under way and further cuts to follow soon, transfer of resources remains the most contentious issue in …