The climate for a change
Hot and anxious
Global climate change is today a spectre which allows for no ostriches
Impasse into next year
Negotiations on Montreal protocol one step closer to phasing out HFCs
Slight progress made, much anticipated in the next meeting in July
Another feather to his cap
Biswas bags 2006 Stockholm water prize
Geneva meet concludes with progress on ‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework’ for CoP15
CoP15 was to be held in Kunming, China in 2020 but will now be held in August this year
Non-profits from 22 countries including India prevented from attending WTO meet
The civil society representatives allege that the move to restrict access for non-profits aims to de-democratise the organisation
COP14 on wetlands begins; draft resolution for international mangrove centre in China on agenda
Experts in India have expressed surprise at China, a temperate country, offering to host an international mangrove centre
CITES CoP 2019: Otters given highest protection from trade
Asian small-clawed as well as smooth-coated otters have been included in Appendix I of CITES
Lake in jeopardy
Large dams may spell doom for Lake Geneva
The other side of matter
Scientists produce antimatter to put the Big bang theory under the scrutiny
India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
A Geneva-based non-profit recently decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management designed for Indian forests
Chameleons use nanocrystals to change colour
Scientists say change in colour and intensity of the hue depends on the social interaction of the lizard
WHO stresses on universal health coverage at its 71st assembly
The six-day World Health Assembly kicked off in Geneva on Monday
Geneva WTO meet 2022: ‘Disaster’, not ‘win’ for India’s small fishers
With no protection from Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT), Indian fishers are vulnerable to having their subsidies stripped
WHO launches new five-year plan for universal health coverage
This three-point strategy aims at ensuring that 1 billion people get health coverage, are better protected from emergencies and enjoy wellbeing …
India is committed to achieving universal health coverage, says Nadda
At the 71st World Health Assembly, the Union minister spoke about India’s efforts to provide more people with access to health services
Don't hold digital trade talks in WTO: Civil society groups call on governments
Developing countries must come up with their own agenda for digital industrialisation instead of advancing ones by tech giants, say …
CITES CoP 2019: 18 endangered sharks and rays afforded protection
Mako sharks, giant guitarfish and wedgefish are among those which have now been included in Appendix II of CITES, enabling sustainable trade in them
COP14: Information on 75% of wetlands included in the list of Ramsar Sites is outdated
Information on 1,826 of 2,349 Ramsar Sites worldwide is outdated or missing
All for a change
CBD’s Geneva meetings: Benefit sharing on traditional knowledge & digital sequence information on agenda
Recommendations to be presented at upcoming meeting of Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical & Technological Advice as well as COP16
Excluding mobile air conditioning from amendment may solve IPR issue in HFC phase down
Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) sector is the main source of IPR impediment and accounts for only 8 per cent of global HFC emissions, finds a CSE study
WTO’s MC12 ends, India’s demand on public stockholdings for food grains pushed to 2023
India had pressed for a concrete solution to the issue; but some other countries hardened their positions, resulting in a lack of consensus, …
World Health Assembly: Political will needed to curb non-communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases kill 41 million people each year, low and middle-class countries account for 80 per cent of these deaths