India to be 'leading manufacturer' of Russia’s 'doubtful' trial vaccine

Experts caution Indian government against hastened response; Russia researchers claim their vaccine is the best

Lithuania, Latvia ranked as world’s top environmental democracies

The index evaluated the availability of information and public participation related to environment matters in 70 countries

Brickbats for compulsory licences

US criticises India and BRIC group for strengthening provisions on life-saving medicines

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

Suitability will shift to higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere

Follow Up

Polar potential

India's nuclear chimera

Going by the Kudankulan example, India’s nuclear power generation target is a pie in the sky

Developing countries outshine G7 nations in health aid

Study shows aid by BRICS 10 times higher than by developed countries

United emission norms

Eight countries decide that it is time to have uniform standards for vehicular emissions

Russia bans rice imports from India claiming pesticide contamination

News 360° - Briefs

Chekhov's hell Sakhalin faces ravages of oil majors

Dash for gas: 7 new countries enter African gas markets

 84% new reserves to come up in the 7 countries that have no history of fossil gas exploitation, finds Global Energy Monitor

In Short

International group to secure energy for future

Green future

The present phase of climate change talks ends with consensus on ways to implement the Kyoto Protocol

Russia submits climate plan; commits to reducing emissions by 25-30% by 2030

Thirty-two developed nations have submitted their INDCs so far

Polavaram dam: high court pulls up Andhra government for giving contract hurriedly

Government directed to submit all documents on the basis of which decision was taken

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

Poor countries increase domestic funding for AIDS control programmes

Eighty-one countries increased their domestic investment for AIDS by over 50 per cent between 2006 and 2011

UN Security Council steps into climate change

Calls attention to potential threat of climate on international peace

Maharashtra onion crisis: Farmers bearing the brunt of low demand, poor export

Produce rates may remain low until export-worthy summer harvest arrives in the market

G8, developing countries launch Potsdam Initiative

Brief

Extreme weather events, Russia-Ukriane war escalating onion prices globally

Countries banning exports to stabilise prices; posing threat to food security and nutrition