Four agreements signed at meet organised by International Solar Alliance
Prime Minister Modi called on all UN members to join ISA to save the Earth
UNEP proposes action plan to reduce emissions from cooling sector
Measures could slash predicted 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%
Ukraine-Russia war has pushed 4 million children into poverty
UNICEF report finds child poverty across Europe, Central Asia has soared by 19%
Wildmeat consumption at source countries greater threat to protected terrestrial animals than international trade
Around 70 per cent of species studied are hunted for wild meat consumption
IFAD and Morocco sign $25 million dollar deal to finance rural development
This project aims to reduce poverty by 30 per cent by 2030
World on brink of 6 interconnected risk tipping points: UN report
Human activities driving risk tipping points like extinctions, depleting groundwater, melting glaciers, space debris, unbearable heat and …
Heavy rain triggered 10,000 landslides in Maharashtra in July 2021: Study
Report bats for early warning system to minimise losses to life, property
Nitrous oxide human emissions increased 30% in 36 yrs: Report
43% of total emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide, came from human sources, the report said
Yash Pal Abrol, pioneer in nitrogen research, dies at 84
His most recent contribution was the Indian Nitrogen Assessment in 2017, which led India to pilot the first ever UN resolution on sustainable …
Conventional solutions to check air pollution in Asia-Pacific insufficient: UN
Instead critical measures should include –agricultural residue management, ban on open burning of household waste, improve efficiency in …
Climate solutions must be gender responsive
Women in developing countries are more vulnerable to floods and storms owing to their socially constructed roles
India ranked 135 in Human Development Report 2014
UNDP report says human development is improving worldwide, but the rate of improvement has slowed
Haiti cholera victims threaten to drag UN to court for compensation
8,000 people have lost their lives because of the disease in the past two-and-a-half years
Hunting elephants, rhinos and pangolins for trade may affect climate, says UN paper; here is how
UNODC paper highlights that illegal wildlife trade has implications for ecosystem function and resilience, including to the persistence of …
25% healthcare centres lack water facilities, 20% sanitation facilities: WHO
The report highlights that each year 17 million women in least developed countries give birth in centres with inadequate facilities for water, …
Climate crisis, tourism may place Venice on UNESCO heritage danger list
UN agency panel to discussion inclusion of Italian city in list on September 10-25, 2023
Cases for climate justice more than doubled globally since 2017, finds UNEP
While most climate litigation was in the US, about 17 per cent being reported in developing countries, including the Small Island …
Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from
Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems
WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
World Health Assembly agrees for global treaty to ‘strengthen pandemic prevention’
An intergovernmental negotiating body will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a treaty under Article 19 of the World Health Organisation&…
Five things you need to know about the Glasgow Climate Pact
From phasing out coal to carbon market loopholes, here is what you need to know
Expectations from CoP26: Climate finance needs to be scaled up with focus on adaptation, says LDC Group
The group wants a balance between funds provided for mitigation actions and those for adapting to climate change
Food Systems Summit: How government is robbing billions of dollars from farmers
India’s policies block farmers’ earning in order to keep food cost low for consumers, according to the latest UN report
Odisha bets on departments working together to end child marriages
The state has declared 5,600 villages free of child marriage since January 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Land degradation in India hurts farmers and forest dwellers the most
More than half of the degraded land in the country is either rainfed farmland, responsible for the food security of the country, or forest land …