NOBEL GESTURE
Mission fulfilled
After a successful anti-nuclear energy campaign, a Danish group is happy to fade into history
UNITED NATIONS
COVID-19 added over $290 billion to the global cost of TB deaths: Study
South Asia incurred the highest losses due to TB deaths in 2020
Organic and conservation farming boost multifunctionality of ecosystems: Study
Organic farming has a 46-51 per cent lower global warming potential
Living with nature
Urban living ought to aim towards the sustainable symbiosis of nature and architecture
Himachal stops tree planting on pastures in Chamba to protect traditional pastoral routes
Globally, lands sustained by pastoralism form the largest carbon sink
Asia-Pacific may achieve just 10% targets of sustainable development goals: UN report
Only 9 / 104 targets achievable by 2030 at current pace: UN report
African delusions
Will CDM really benefit Africa or will it end up like the largely failed AIJ program.
Is India ready to meet Sustainable Development Goals? CAG raises concern
Health a key conern, flags report tabled in Parliament
Bundelkhand: drought, miseries and hope
What needs to be done to overcome environmental challenges of the region
From Ram rajya to scientific farming
PROTECTING FISH
A diverse bill
It is important to generate a national debate on the Biological Diversity Bill
A killer stalks Siliguri
Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases
Green Ads
The corporate world in Japan is wooing the environmentally conscious consumer by going green
Over a coffee farm
Krill companies to stop fishing in Antarctic to protect wildlife
Members of the Association of Responsible Krill decided to voluntarily stop fishing for the crustaceans in order to ensure fisheries are …
"Cape Town's consciousness about water consumption has helped reduce demand"
Xanthea Limberg, mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services & energy speaks on water restriction rules …
2 largest US reservoirs at ‘dangerously low levels’: UNEP
These lakes are currently at their lowest levels ever and are at risk of reaching ‘dead pool status’
One-third of global business leaders don’t believe in integrating SDGs: UN study
Lack of knowledge and global economic slowdown major reasons behind this hesitance, found the UN Global Compact-Accenture Strategy CEO Study on …
Centre may open 43,000 ha of Jharkhand’s Saranda forest for mining
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change orders formation of a committee to look into the prospect of amending Management Plan for …
WHO proposes plan to improve district health systems in Africa
The framework aims to provide essential health services to 80% per cent people in African countries by 2030
Growing burden
Our fanatical pursuit of GDP as the sole measure of development is only throwing up more catastrophic nightmares
World Environment Day 2023: Green growth strategies can ensure climate-resilience in rural India
Investments in infrastructure, such as water management systems, irrigation facilities and early warning systems, can help communities cope with …