US unwilling to yield an inch
President Obama delivers a profoundly (but perhaps predictably) disappointing speech in Copenhagen
Deal or No Deal
Governments are scheduled to meet in Marrakech later this month to further the Kyoto process, designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in …
Factsheet: Who is emitting what
As per the latest data, China, comprised of 19.2 percent of the world’s population, was the world’s leading emitter of …
Factsheet: Who is emitting?
As per analysis of the Washington DC-based global research organisation World Resources Institute (WRI) for 2011, China, comprising almost 20 per …
86 European, US children down with severe hepatitis; experts perplexed
Some have cited COVID-19 as a reason; some two years of it, while the rest have blamed the adenovirus
New WHO report highlights collaborative action to reduce antimicrobial resistance
Strategic framework designed by the four organisations to advance a One Health response to AMR
Results from Novavax vaccine trials in the UK and South Africa differ: why, and does it matter?
The efficacy of the vaccine was 89 per cent in United Kingdom and 60 per cent in South Africa
Educational gaps limit success of women-owned businesses in Africa: UN Report
Secondary-and tertiary-educated women are more likely to pursue opportunities and access financial services, according to the document
To achieve sustainable goals, world must learn from MDGs
Effective use of data can help galvanise development efforts, highlights last Millennium Development Goal report
India has 2nd-highest number of diabetes diagnostic centres globally, new study finds
Currently, 537 million adults globally are living with diabetes, with three in four of them living in low- and middle-income countries
Like ‘the tolling of a distant temple bell’, Ibuse Masuji’s Black Rain remembers the horrors of Hiroshima
Black Rain records the scorching memories of the hibakusha — atomic bomb survivors — of the bombing and its aftermath
Bird flu: UK is seeing its largest ever outbreak – which may prove particularly deadly for wild birds
While measures to control avian flu help mitigate risks to poultry and people, they do little to help wild birds
Just what is a ‘healthy diet’? A UN paper explains
New United Nations paper released ahead of Food Systems Summit makes critical points about food nutrition and safety
Pure patriarchy: Hymenoplasty commodifies women, breaches privacy rights
Women are expected to retain their virginity prior to marriage and continue to be subjected to the patriarchal doctrine of the Indian society
Only science can help the world achieve sustainable development: UN Report
It says the current development model is not sustainable and only a fundamental and urgent change in the relationship between people and nature …
Karnataka’s Pavagada shows a way amid criticism for solar power at UNCCD COP14
Solar most land-hungry among green power sources, claims report released at Delhi event to fight desertification
Indigenous people not given their due for conserving forests: UNCCD report
The report says that despite them being the best custodians of forests globally, indigenous people are criminalised and intimidated
305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report
New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty
What is an inverted yield curve? Why is it panicking markets, and why is there talk of recession?
The yield curve is a graph showing the relationship between interest rates earned on lending money for different durations
Digital solutions could be key to end hunger in Africa: Report
Digitalisation for agriculture can increase agricultural output, raise employment opportunities
Air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every year: UN expert
David Boyd, special rapporteur on human rights and environment, urges countries to beat pollution and hence not violate people’s rights to …
World is at risk if anti-abortion laws are made stronger in the US
The Alabama Human Life Protection Act was supported by more than 20 male senators in a state, where women make up 51.5 per cent of the population
UN Environment Assembly focuses on moving faster towards Sustainable Development Goals
Ministers and delegates from 170 countries put their minds together to set global Green agenda
The wise debate
As the world debates the effectiveness of industrialised agriculture, the good-old small farmer emerges victorious
Some good news for beleaguered Vaquita and Sumatran Rhino
While the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has upheld a preliminary ban on Mexican seafood imports to save the Vaquita, the first wild …