COVID-19 deals a blow to United States non-profits as funds dry up
At least 25% non-profits laid off or furloughed employees; 69% reported a loss of critical programme volunteers in Arizona
COVID-19 second wave: Putting India first
The Union government proclaimed victory against COVID-19 in September 2020. The result was an unrelenting, unforgiving second wave
Climate Logjam
After wrecking the climate talks in The Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo
Look who's talking
The president of the world’s most polluting country blames India for global warming
The multiple dangers of privately owning tigers and other big cats
Any presence of a big cat in private ownership is scientifically and morally wrong and poses challenges to human health, safety and security
A new epoch: Human population to peak in 44 years
Global population estimated to touch 9.73 bln in 2064, then decline to 8.79 bln in 36 years
Apocalyptic skies: Canadian wildfires posing huge health risks
Estimated 115 million people impacted; health dangers shocking indictment of failures over climate change, says Amnesty International
A plateau? Global CO2 emissions rose less than initially feared in 2022, says IEA
Clean energy growth offset much of the impact of greater coal and oil use, according to the IEA analysis
‘There is no reliable prediction of size and place of earthquake’
The rate of earthquake occurrence worldwide, or India in general, has not increased in the last few years, say experts
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
‘Waiving off oil, gas exploration clearance could’ve grave consequences’
Oil and gas exploration poses huge risk to islands, fishing areas, breeding grounds and migratory routes, says CSE expert
To withdraw from climate deal is to reject the idea of global cooperation
American pressure was fundamental in retaining voluntary emission reductions for countries and eliminating possibilities of penalties in the …
Wolf at our door
The US has made the world rewrite the climate agreement so that the targets are based on voluntary action, not science
China ratifies the Paris Agreement, US expected to follow suit
China’s ratification would put pressure on other G-20 leaders to initiate and complete their domestic ratification process soon
Progress and contradictions in US-India climate relations
The recent US-India join statement takes on a one-sided narrative of India’s commitments to decreasing emissions and transitioning to a …
Record signing of Paris Agreement a welcome step but tough work ahead
The swift ratification of the Paris Agreement is essential for serious, concerted global climate efforts
Are the INDCs submitted by the US ambitious enough?
A quick analysis of the US INDCs reveals that the emission reduction pledges are neither ambitious nor fair
Antibiotic for superbugs
Teixobactin, the first antibiotic announced in decades, successfully treats mice infected with superbug Staphylococcus aureus
Invasion triggers evolution
A study on lizards shows evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete
Purifying contaminant
Excessive phosphorus pollutes water bodies, but substantially reduces nitrogen contamination
Darfur pays for its water
In 2006, Slovenian president Janez Drnov?ek sent filmmaker and political activist Tomo Kriznar as a peace envoy to war-torn Darfur. US pressure …
Spill repeats itself
With the 1989 Exxon leak still trickling oil, the Gulf of Mexico puts scientists in the worst fix
`Growing food is like printing your own money'
Ron Finley grows food and for this he has been branded as a guerilla gardener, a renegede, an ecolutionist. It all began four years ago, when Ron,…
US study finds hundreds of thousands of nanoplastic particles in bottled drinking water
Each litre contained 110,000 to 370,000 particles, 90% of them smaller than microplastics
Coronavirus update: Delhi’s 2nd sero survey results out, over 28% exposed to virus
The world tally crosses 22 mln