Russia-Ukraine conflict: Nuclear plant fire raises contamination scare

Simply Put: War fuels hunger

Simply Put: Russia’s fuel bomb

Simply Put: The Ukraine honeypot

Why is there a coal crisis in India?

International coal prices started reaching record highs from 2021 because of the rise in industrial demand, international price fluctuations and …

How does the Ukraine invasion lead to a world food crisis?

Russia and Ukraine are among the largest producers and exporters of grain globally. Because of the invasion, a large stockpile of grain and …

Warning: This planet is protected by video surveillance

Spying from space has lifted the veil over the battlefield, diffusing the fog of war and lessening the utility of aggression

A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation

Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, triggered by 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption and now the …

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put pressure on global food, energy supplies; and Africa is most affected

Forty-one African countries are being impacted by a triple crisis of food, energy and finance due to the war in Ukraine, says UN report

How Ukraine invasion will hit Russia’s marginalised: An indigenous activist explains

Down To Earth talks to Pavel Sulyandziga, an indigenous activist about what is happening in Russia, especially to its indigenous and marginalised …

How to decarbonise defence: International Military Council shares guidelines

Russia-Ukraine war has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of dependence on fossil energy, its repercussions of climate change: Report

Number of people forcibly displaced in the world crosses 100 million for first time 

Growth driven by Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

India’s wheat ban knee-jerk reaction; could prove costly for farmers

The full impact of the wheat ban on farmers will be known only in the next few days, say experts

Why sunflower oil lovers need to worry about Russia-Ukraine war

India imports about 90% of sunflower oil from Russia and Ukraine; but the Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely affected imports; besides, …

Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General

Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on  

A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages

Many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger

Ukraine invasion fallout: Food, energy price rise to continue till 2024-end, says World Bank

Shift to more costly trade patterns has begun; transition to cleaner energy could be delayed

Russian invasion poses ‘huge’ health threats for Ukraine, experts flag

Efforts to monitor and contain COVID-19 and other diseases have taken a backseat

As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all

Will we act to eliminate the nuclear threat or press mute on the alarm and drift back to sleep?  

Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout

Our success at navigating the first serious global challenge to food security in the 21st century will indicate how well equipped we are to …

Stop attacking health workers, cease hostilities in Ukraine: WHO

Attacks on health workers have led to at least 12 deaths and 34 injuries in Ukraine since February 24

Everyone exposed to shock waves of war; largest cost-of-living crisis: UN

In South Asia, more than 0.5 billion affected by Russia-Ukraine war’s impacts on food, finance 

Simply Put: Becoming a Russian Bear

FAO acknowledges Indian wheat exports helped in reducing April inflation

There has been some relief in inflation in April according to the Food Price Index of the FAO, released May 6; this relief has been seen in …

Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …