Antimicrobial resistance: The need to tackle access-excess problem
AMR, like every process, has its own drivers and determinants. The threat has evolved over time due to our acts of omission and commission
Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report
3 million children below five died in 2010 alone
Twenty-six countries commit US $560 million for UN development work
India pledges $9.28 million
UNDP-UNEP initiative help African countries move towards green economy
Governments focus on public resource allocation for pro-poor sustainability
Glacier melting in Hindu Kush: 2 billion people may face food, water shortage by 2100
Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges could lose up to two-third of its ice by 2100, according to UNDP
The new votaries of Forest Rights Act
Is it the upcoming elections that are prompting states to focus on FRA and win hearts of the tribal people? wonders Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN
Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report
UN Environment Assembly: Livestock 'fart' is back in focus
An advance note of UNEP’s executive director lists meat consumption as an unmanageable threat to global warming
New UN report gives recommendations to improve human development in Asia-Pacific
Proposes green growth approach, among others
Fuel cell buses for Delhi Going nowhere?
Grants have been approved to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses in the developing countries
Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report
Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare
Poverty high in Ghana, but so is school enrollment
Households claim improvement in living conditions over last 10 years
Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator
Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services
Nearly half of Liberia’s workforce not working since start of Ebola: World Bank
Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka
Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015
Jairam Ramesh proposes making rural job scheme less labour-intensive
Revised MGNREGS guidelines to be finalised end of this week
Alien cargo
A ship's ballast water is a serious threat to marine ecosystems
$4.5 billion question
Where does Afghanistan go from here? Does it have the capacity to utilise the funds? There are too many players, too many interests and too much …
The Die Hards
Despite marathon wars, Afghan resilience is intact. So is their affiliation to localised independence
Saving a reserve
Back To Beginning
Afghanistan, the badland of international politics, faces its toughest challenge: life and peace. Two decades of war, six months of non-stop …
Emergence of South
2013 human development report applauds efforts of developing nations. Is India on track?
India still scores low in human development in UNDP report
It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead
AIDED PROGRESS
Why Periyar reserve is India's best-managed protected area
Sanjayan Kumar, deputy director of Periyar Tiger Reserve, speaks to Tiasa Adhya on the place being awarded the best managed protected area in India