Chemicals used in oil and gas extraction harmful to reproductive health

Review of more than 150 studies shows evidence of ill effects on human health

Will India also get subjected to cold blasts if polar vortex weakens?

Two different weather models have different predictions for Indian winter

World Bank staff protests mismanagement; stages work stoppages

Staff demands more inclusive decision-making by the management

Germany, Denmark are top performers in Global Green Economy Index

Index measures performance of 60 countries in the global green economy

Africa’s Masai tribals turn slaughterhouse waste to biogas

These biogas cylinders will be available for domestic use at half the price of LPG

NASA records hottest August since 1880

Antarctica temperatures were 4°C above normal; India recorded a spike of 1-2°C

Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report

Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare

'Climate change to impact suitability of tropical agricultural lands by 2100'

Suitability will shift to higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere

22 million people displaced by natural disasters globally last year

Floods, storms and quakes displaced 19 million people in Asia alone

$6.4 trillion investment expected in clean technology over 10 years

Report indicates massive growth potential for SMEs

UN reports fall in development assistance from donor countries

Decline in aid will affect efforts to reach Millennium Development Goals by 2015

EU nations can ban GM crops, says EU environment panel

Will this move set the precedent for GM-free food production in the world?

China's per capita carbon emissions surpass EU's

India has one of four highest CO2 emissions in the world, says report

What IPCC says about India

It projects a fall in crop yields and rise in the impact of extreme weather events in India

US Supreme Court rejects BP’s challenge to compensation over oil spill

Company had alleged fraudulent claims for compensation by parties unaffected by the disaster

G8 report calls for easing of government regulations to boost ‘impact investing’

G8’s special task force stresses the need for investment by impact-driven commercial organisations to aid social development programmes in …

'Threat to integrity of global South in climate negotiations reflects its success'

Matt McDonald, associate professor of international relations at University of Queensland, explains the position of developing …

Malnutrition threatens 120 UN member nations, says global report

India performs well on under-5 stunting, but sanitation continues to be the biggest stumbling block

‘Brazil president must consider ecological impact of new development projects’

Proposals to open Brazil’s protected areas to mining and dams concerns researchers

Rwanda to pull polluting vehicles off roads starting January 2015

Government had given owners of non-compliant vehicles 12 months to comply with emission standards

Polar vortex may freeze parts of US again this winter

Private weather forecaster AccuWeather forecasts a colder winter due to polar vortex; US Met office bets on El Niño

'Open forests for livestock grazing'

Otaram Dewasi, Rajasthan's Minister of Dairy, Devasthan and Gaupalan department and India’s first cow minister, tells Down To Earth how the …

Report on riots and food rights presented in UK House of Commons

DFID-funded research analyses whether riots and public movements helped people secure right to affordable food in four countries—India, …

Broad-spectrum antibiotics increase risk of obesity in children below 2

Study shows that children given broad-spectrum antibiotics were two times more likely to be obese than other children

Ocean litter is making these researchers sail around the world

A scientific sailing expedition is out at sea to assess plastic pollution in the oceans and raise awareness about the dangers of this non-…