UN lays down guidelines to protect children displaced by climate change

Nearly 10 million children were displaced due to weather-related shocks in 2020 alone, according to UN reports

Global warming to hit India the worst in Asia by 2070

Over 9 billion across the world likely to be exposed to annual average temperatures experienced only in the hottest deserts 

How climate-induced disasters are creating a new dynamic of migration

Over time, countries would not be in a position to absorb so much migration in their limited urban centres and people will move to other countries,…

Economic Survey underlines effect of demonetisation, lowers growth forecast

Fiscal prudence by the Centre as well as the states is needed in order to maintain overall fiscal health of the economy

World Food Day: investing in food security for a better future

As the number of hungry people is on the rise again globally, we must invest in rural development to drive about a change

Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts

Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change

Farmers demand law for guaranteed income

Participants voice concern on drought, farmers' suicide and water conservation, among other issues

Climate change intensifies migration

Over 12,700 people worldwide died or went missing as a result of natural and man-mad disasters in 2014, says a new study

Colonisation continues

The story of bioinvasion for beginners

Aaj Ka Roadshow

Liberalisation in India has not only affected humdrum life, but also popular cultural forms. This is palpable in the changing dynamics of the big …

Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks

Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a healthy environment is crucial for all &…

Climate impact in Zimbabwe: Elephants, other wildlife begin early mass migration to escape drought conditions

Poor rains in preceding rainy season, water sources ran dry in August

Being darker makes being a migrant much harder

Migrants from 'developed' economies enjoy more clout

Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022

In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement

Will Africa meet its sanitation target?

African countries, although serious about safe and total sanitation, are likely to miss Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

Blazing India: Labourers, farmers struggle most to live, earn

A new set of victims are people in hilly regions areas who are not prepared for such high temperatures

Children make up for 80 per cent of deaths attributed to climate change

But they are the most ignored in the climate change discourse

Unicef ranks India poorly in child mortality

Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh fare better

Climate change will force transboundary fish stocks to move from habitats, migration paths: Report

Shifts in regions highly dependent on fishery can lead to conflicts between countries

Climate change will be a growing driver of global migration: experts

Though not visible behind exodus decisions, climate matters certainly play a part

Kolkata and Sundarbans: climate change rhetorics

The Indian Sundarbans, covering an area of nearly 10,000 sq km and having a population of 4.5 million, is facing a serious threat

COVID-19: Integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa

Helping urban residents cover costs of return, providing sanitary supplies and scaling up health system surveillance can constitute a safe rural …

Climate change will displace millions in coming decades; nations should prepare now to help them

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people

Uttarakhand: as problems pile up, youths see wisdom in migration

The ecologically-sensitive state is crying for government interventions on several fronts

Migration should be out of choice, not a desperate last resort: FAO head

Large-scale cross-border movements in recent years have sparked tensions in some countries, placing migration high on the diplomatic agenda