India needs more representative national food waste studies, says latest UN report
Food waste can be halved through concerted, collaborative effort, advises UN analysis
How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism writ large
The Rwanda scheme presents troubling echoes of the UK’s imperial past: The colonial transportation of slaves and indentured workers across …
Not ‘go slow’, need more certainty in electric vehicle pathways
The auto industry slow down must not provoke reactive posturing but spur a firm policy roadmap and a legal mandate in consultation with the …
Structural, governance reforms key to achieve 2030 Agenda: Report
Three years after adoption of SDGs, most countries have failed to implement them into real policies
UK can see more 40°C days by 2100: study
Threshold may be lower if the island country’s emissions are reigned in
In 2023, at least 3 cases challenging climate inaction were filed every week: Reports
Climate litigations worldwide have nearly tripled since 2017; In 2024, cases related to climate impacts including extreme weather events & …
India’s climate action ‘highly insufficient’: New rating system
Climate Action Tracker's updated rating system reveals that most countries are doing very little to rein in carbon emissions and global warming
Over 100 countries sign Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation
It calls upon the parties to “mainstream” biodiversity protection in decision-making
Asia-Pacific region 32 years behind 2030 target on achieving SDGs: UNESCAP
None of SDGs can be achieved by 2030; all targets under climate action goal (SDG 13) off-track, some even regressing
‘Climate change has nothing to do with ideologies’: Europe battles wildfires
More people have died of heat-related causes in Spain between May 1 and July 15 of this year, than during the entirety of 2021
DTE analysis leads to sacking of British CoP president
The new appointee must work with the world to ensure UNFCCC CoP 26 at Glasgow is remembered as an inflection point
Americas: Yet another country in Western Hemisphere turns right as Panama elects Jose Mulino as president
Mulino joins Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele even as Donald Trump & Jair Bolsonaro hope to return to power
Once-mighty Rio Grande, other New Mexico rivers are ‘most endangered’ in the US: Non-profit
River that forms Mexican-American border endangered due to loss of federal clean water protections
The pill that’s roiling US drug regulation
The hard right is challenging FDA’s authority to regulate drugs with its lawsuit to ban America’s most used abortion pill
From oil to electric: The new energy powerplay and China's growing dominance
China is the largest producer and importer of rare-earth minerals
Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia: Report
688 cases of violations and abuses recorded in 18 countries in 2017, 2018
The end of Roe vs Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians
Overturning Roe vs Wade would put the US Supreme Court out of step with public sentiment
The expanding landscape of environmental, social and governance in India
Media will have a major role to play in creating mass awareness among investors in India
E-government survey 2022: African countries show improvement but high data charges widen digital divide
Gathering adequate investment for e-government development has been a challenge for Africa
India’s coal production to surpass a billion tonnes by 2025: IEA annual report
Russian invasion of Ukraine sharply altered the dynamics of coal trade, prices, supply and demand patterns
Africa in space: continent has a lot to gain, but proper plans must be put in place
African countries need to be more deliberate in developing space capabilities; quite a lot of strategic foresight is needed in Africa
The African Union at 20: some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead
There is some reason to cheer as the continental body celebrates its 20th anniversary on 9 July. Yet a lot remains to be achieved.
Monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries cross 1,000 mark in a month. What this means
Global public health risk has been classified as ‘moderate’ but the WHO refrained from stating it has pandemic potential
African states need a vision for relations with the Indo-Pacific
The year ahead offers an excellent opportunity for states such as South Africa to develop its approach to the Indo-Pacific
World Antibiotic Awareness Week: Lack of access
Shortage of first-line antibiotics, which are essential to treat a wide range of common infections, is a major public health threat