No smooth passage

Glitter, not litter: These 10 cities show how to get rid of waste

Zero-waste is all about making surroundings clean, green & environmentally sustainable

World needs to cut its carbon emissions by a fifth to avert global warming

Needs to decarbonise economy at a rate of 6.2 per cent a year till 2100

Stale food from Rome

High-flying disease

From now onwards we have to battle with another mysterious enemy. Since February 2003, a disease similar to influenza has 'officially' killed 48 …

Driving out petrol cars

Bold clean-air campaign launched in Italian city

Sowing panic

In short

Finally, microorganisms and pollinators receive much needed support: Technical working group formed by FAO

19th session of Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture held July 17-21, 2023 in Rome to decide on the agenda for next two years

Half of Europe at risk of drought, power generation hit too: Report

EU member states urged to reduce gas consumption, lower dependence on Russia

Roman secret to durable architecture? Self-healing concrete

Quicklime, pozzolanic material ‘hot-mixed’ to make concrete can endure for millenia; It can also help reduce environment …

Poisoned strawberries

Science & Technology - Briefs

'Stop soft-pedalling'

Mediation can resolve conflicts related to natural resources: UN

New guide for professionals draws on field experience in conflict resolution

Bytes

Enter the Bank

G8 and tragedy of Africa

Rich nations are forcing African states to change laws to facilitate private investment in agriculture in a replay of colonial adventurism

US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy

Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030

G8, developing countries launch Potsdam Initiative

A conversion problem

Catalytic converters, devices meant to clean car exhausts, are backfiring on the environment

Counting grains

News 360°- Briefs

Energised by vegetables

Are biofuels a feasible option to replacing conventional fuels?

Beyond oil

Energy security will not come with more drilling. The faster we realise this, the better