Deep Impact shallow response

Climate change will trigger a series of ecological and economic fall-outs for India. Though details remain fuzzy largely due to the apathy of …

South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD

Number of those overweight also increasing; more underweights in rural areas 

Desertification in India: How a faulty government scheme degraded Gujarat's Banni grasslands

Introduction of a non-native plant, Prosopis juliflora, in the region on the recommendation of the third Planning Commission to fight salinity, …

Nigeria shows way to reverse land degradation

Launched in 2015, NEWMAP — a World Bank project — has successfully restored gullies, along with catchment planning, soil and …

Early breastfeeding practices in India: Missing link with institutional deliveries

India has increased institutional delivery rates to reduce maternal mortality, neonatal mortality

'India is one of the major hubs for illicit drug trade'

Report flags surge in sale and seizures of synthetic opioids, narcotic and designer drugs

56 million children are projected to die in next 12 years

Totally preventable diseases killed 15,000 children every day in 2017 and the future seems bleak if the trend continues, say the latest mortality …

Human development index: India climbs one spot to 130

Rising economic inequalities and wide gender gap don’t let India achieve a faster ascent among 189 countries

Here's how we can fill gaps in forestry data

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released guidelines to monitor forest resources

Trump’s administration will scrap Obama-era green regulations

Meanwhile, UN’s new climate chief says action to stop climate change will continue irrespective of US involvement

Kenya fights drought with sand dams, other water conservation ideas

Kenyans are using traditional water conservation methods to ensure water security and grow crops 

South Sudan in the throes of food insecurity

The number of food-insecure people is expected to peak during the coming lean season, traditionally worst between April and July, when food …

International expedition launched to study Indian Ocean

Information collected will help in understanding the impact of global warming and climate change

International weather agency warns of a stronger El Niño

The peak three-month average surface water temperature in the east-central tropical Pacific Ocean will exceed 2 degrees Celsius above normal

Climate talks: INDCs and the role of land use

Though some countries have emphasised on land-use change and forestry in their contributions, their commitments don’t seem to be ambitious …

Sustainable Development Goals are not confined to poor countries

Unlike the Millennium Development Goals, SDGs will not be confined to poor countries  

Five reasons to believe the HFC talks are headed in the right direction

All is not lost for HFC talks as countries made tangible progress in Paris last week

Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines

The WTO is considering whether to temporarily waive certain rules about TRIPS, to allow more countries access to vaccines, drugs needed to …

Shift towards sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean, Black Sea region: Report

While 75% of fish stocks was subjected to overfishing, this percentage fell by more than 10% between 2014 and 2018

AMR driven by manufacturing our next big challenge

Antibiotics production is an important yet often forgotten driver of antimicrobial resistance; an alliance of pioneers has decided to pave the …

Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report

Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said

बंजर होता भारत -5: राजस्थान ने दिखाई बंजर होने से बचने की राह

प्रदेश में 2003-05 से लेकर 2011-13 के बीच वायु क्षरण प्रभावित क्षेत्र में 1,34,180 हेक्टेयर की कमी आई है

Climate Emergency CoP 25: What leaders will discuss at the meet

The four issues that world leaders are expected to discuss at the 12-day meet  

Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report

Asian region has highest child labour in global supply chains

UNCCD COP14: Desertification, land degradation hit poor hardest

Climate change drives migration but many can’t even move out: Report