Acute malnutrition worsened among children: NFHS-5

Stunting among children below five did not improve at all; child obesity increased across several states

Zero draft of post-2020 biodiversity framework flags rapid decline

People's participation to preserve biodiversity, says UNEP chief at Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals CoP

Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report

The findings of the first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services are important in the light of the ongoing Supreme …

Fishing and coral reef degradation threaten parrotfish in Andaman

New study says presence of a protected area, live coral and algal cover, significantly influences distribution and abundance of the specie

Forests are critical resources in halting poverty

Forests play a vital role in securing rural livelihoods through generating income in the form of goods and environmental services

Is TISA undermining the Paris climate deal?

A global trade deal could threaten the goal of reducing CO2 levels, leaked documents show

Brazilian lessons for Modi

Dilma Rousseff's re-election as president is a lesson on facing development challenges in an unequal economy

As wetlands in Kenya dry up, locals opt for alternative livelihood options

Under Ramsar Convention, Kenya is obligated to ensure wise use of wetlands by including wetland conservation considerations in national …

India’s mysterious diseases: ‘We need a public health system’

Human health management is dismally low in India, says T Jacob John, virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore

Union Budget 2022-23: What India really needs

The consensus among economists and experts: The large but voiceless vulnerable sections need government protection and they need it now.

Fixing severe child malnutrition: Views from Amravati’s Dharni

Between May 2020 and May 2021, the infant mortality rate in Dharni block was 37.28%; maternal mortality rate was 3.25% 

Healthy local menu for moms-to-be in Bihar

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme starts new initiative to fight malnutrition

How much should a person consume?

Book>> How Much Should A Person Consume, Thinking Through The Environment by Ramachandra Guha Permanent Black New Delhi, 2006

Invasive alien species in focus at 10th plenary of IPBES

Report on invasive species & their control to be approved at the plenary was developed over four years by 86 leading experts from 49 countries

An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew

They are likely to play increasingly important roles as vascular plants decline under predicted hotter, drier & more variable global climates

IPBES9 assessment reports: Conservation vs use vs sustainable use?

Global body grapples with the question of how biodiversity can be used sustainably and ensuring social justice  

World Health Assembly to adopt resolution to strengthen preparedness for health emergencies

The resolution urges WHO members to increase domestic investment and ensure public funding for health emergency preparedness

SC issues notices to Centre, states to check illegal sand mining

National Legal Services Authority, the petitioner, says rampant sand mining is devastating rivers in the absence of guidelines

Activists reject Parliament panels's food security bill recommendations

Demand comprehensive legislation for food security and nutrition of all, including vulnerable groups

A tab on wishlist

As firms explore applications for Indian consumers, the country is set to drive budget tablet market

How a restoration project in Karnataka is helping revive ecology, community livelihood

Restoration projects can set in motion a virtuous cycle of livelihoods, biodiversity and native knowledge 

UN considers payments for forest ecosystem services

This will help create sustainable livelihoods and resilient ecosystems, says a report by three UN agencies

India can dramatically reduce stunting in children, says World Bank report

Just 1 per cent of children in the country receive adequate food, healthcare and environmental health that are required for normal growth

South Africa aims to speed up service delivery to all citizens

Country’s 20 year review shows jump in access to sanitation and water services between 1994 and 2014

0.85 million viruses in birds and mammals can infect people: IPBES paper

Land use change is prime trigger for COVID-19 pandemic and responsible for 30 per cent of new diseases since 1960, it adds