Parties discuss aspects of global stocktake at Bonn climate talks

Talks involved deliberations on the design and technicalities of the global stocktake which will take place in 2023

A well-hatched plot

Indications are that India will be made the "fall guy". Developed countries will try at every step to propose changes in the 1992 convention, …

New ‘vulnerable nations’ bloc looks set to redraw the climate politics map

A new bloc of 'vulnerable' countries has emerged at the Paris climate talks—perhaps heralding the end of the old rich-poor geopolitical divide

Keep us in the room, urge observers at Bonn climate summit

ADP co-chairs barred observers from attending negotiations in spin-off groups after Japan said real negotiations cannot happen in front …

SDGs in the midst of global hope and fears

On September 25, the world will hope against hope as heads of more than 160 countries officially launch the goals

Uganda becomes first African country to submit REDD+ results, paves way for payments

The mechanism by the United Nations calls for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

दुनिया के हर तीसरे स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में नहीं है हाथ धोने की व्यवस्था: रिपोर्ट

दुनिया के हर तीन में से एक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में कचरे को अलग करने की व्यवस्था नहीं है

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

COVID-19 will magnify food shortage in Africa

The pandemic can more than double the number of people facing food crisis, unless swift action is taken, warned Global Network Against Food …

COVID-19: UNCTAD predicts $3.4 tln debt for developing countries

Income losses to exceed $220 bln in developing countries, says report 

Report at migratory species CoP flags rapid decline in India’s raptor population

State of India’s birds evaluated status of 867 species, using data from birdwatchers  

Small country, big example

St. Lucia shows the way at a meeting of politicians and NGOs that was sponsored by the Global Commons Institute, GLOBE, CSE, Climate Network …

'Draft National Forest Policy 2018 violates indigenous rights'

Human Rights group writes to UN to urge the Indian government to abandon the Draft and to involve indigenous peoples in the compensatory …

COP24: World can save 1 million lives by meeting Paris goals on air pollution

A WHO report released at the Katowice conference says health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals in India

Equity remains absent from draft climate change agreement

Draft is a disappointment for developing countries like India which have been asking developed nations to take greater responsibility for their …

UN climate chief urges scaling up support for climate action in developing countries

'Climate agreement to be signed in 2015 must meet adaptation needs of vulnerable communities'

Brokering carbon

The world urgently needs a comprehensive approach that considers responsibility, capability and development indicators towards dividing the …

FAO in partnership with wholesale union to reduce food waste

World is losing 1.3 billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion every year

Economic potential of carbon-rich mangroves untapped: report

Policy interventions and carbon finance mechanisms needed to restore conservation

Access to justice still elusive for women

A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence

Please don’t preach Mr Kerry, act at home

US secretary of state John Kerry has a 'one solar panel, one bulb' solution for India’s energy challenge, and is no different from his …

कोविड-19 के चलते 37 करोड़ बच्चों को नहीं मिल पाया स्कूलों में भोजन

कोरोना महामारी के चलते 2020 में 3,900 करोड़ वक्त का भोजन वितरित नहीं हो पाया था

Gender-based violence plagues Odisha despite govt efforts

Odisha reported the highest cases of assault against women in the country, according to 2018 NCRB data

World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

Organisation awarded not just for its previous humanitarian record but also for the role it will play in the post-COVID-19 world

दक्षिण एशियाई देशों में केवल 13 फीसदी स्कूली बच्चों के घर पर है इंटरनेट की सुविधा: यूएन

रिपोर्ट के अनुसार कम आय वाले देशों के 20 से कम आयु वर्ग के अधिकतर बच्चों में से एक के पास घर पर इंटरनेट ...