World Bee Day 2021: Why do bees fascinate us?

Three out of four crops producing fruits or seeds depend, at least in part, on pollinators. They are the key to our food security as well as to …

International Women’s Day: 50,000 women farmers join protest at Singhu and Tikri

Women farmers have repeatedly expressed their acute concern over the last three months, about how the three farm laws will affect their lives

Women's Day: UNDP bats for temporary basic income to combat COVID-19

Monthly investment of 0.07-0.31% of a developing countries’ GDP can provide financial security to 613 million working-age women living in …

Breaking the silence on female genital mutilation in today’s India

Communities practicing female genital mutilation for generations believe it is ‘just a pinch of skin’ with no lasting impact on the girl

Why mushrooms should be included under ICDS and MDM scheme

Mushrooms in one’s daily diet will eventually promote a healthy body, behaviour and brain power

As a Malian, the slogan 'zero malaria starts with me' has special meaning

Researchers in Africa are in the early stages of developing a genetically modified mosquito that can only produce male offspring

This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline

20 million Americans took to the streets for the first Earth Day in 1970

‘Climate crunch time’: Battle to secure planet’s future will be won or lost in next 18 months, says Antonio Guterres

UN chief urges countries to slash emissions, protect people and nature from climate extremes, boost climate finance and clamp down on fossil fuel …

Five-fold rise in farmer protests in India since 2017: CSE analysis

India now has more farm labourers than farmers, according to the analysis

Moily observes first bus day

National Girl Child Day: HER day, HER way

Fourteen-year-old leads by example, stops child marriage in West Bengal

World Desertification Day 2023: Granting equal land rights to women can reduce world hunger significantly, says UN

Removing legal barriers to women owning land will help with soil health protection, notes United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Human Rights Day: How children use their agency to build a safer, greener environment

Young crusaders in the Sundarbans are making efforts to convince community members to plant trees and nurture them so that their future is safeguarded

World Sea Turtle Day 2022: Here are 10 ways in which we can prevent them from becoming bycatch

Collaboration is needed to develop strategies that reduce the risk of sea turtle entanglement in fishing gear, while still maintaining nutrition, …

Desertification: ‘Droughts reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 years’

The world has a new ‘water-scarce’ generation growing up, with women and girls spending as much as 40% of their calorific intake …

Desertification: Food systems under scrutiny as 12 million Ha of lands lost annually

The Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification started May 9 to chalk out plans to restore 1 billion Ha of …

World Water Day: India’s water security at great risk in era of climate change, says CSE

In the age of climate change, we need to know that the water agenda is the real make or break of our future, says CSE director-general, Sunita Narain

COVID-19 worsened sanitation workers’ condition globally; WaterAid calls for action

Nearly 44% of respondents from India reported challenges in meeting their daily expenses during COVID-19 lockdowns; situation grim across South …

FSSAI recognises new precision iodine value analyser

Iodine value is conventionally determined using manual titration; but the method takes a longer time and is costly

What education budget 2021-2022 needs to focus on

This would be the right time to constitute the inclusion funds recommended in National Education Policy, 2020

Republic’s task cut out: Back India’s farmers, don’t go after them

The focus needs to be steadfast on India’s agrarian crisis and problems faced by farmers, not on what happened or didn’t on …

Recalling 2020: How COVID-19 impacted kids

2020 was a topsy-turvy year and the new normal kept us away from a lot. As the year comes to a close, here’s a look back at the fears …

International Day of Climate Action: All talk, no show on Paris Agreement targets

Countries may have announced grandiose plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they are unlikely to meet the global target to become carbon …

Policy agreements on climate change must take water into account: UN report

Climate change will further strain water-stressed countries, create similar problems in regions not severely affected so far, the report …

World Bee Day: 10 facts about this pollinator

Let’s get to know these little creatures who form 90 per cent of pollinator troupes and are pivotal to our existence