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
Lateral Thoughts: Don't blame it on the mosquito
Vector-borne diseases are complex and tackling just one aspect of the equation will not help
Scholarships alone are not enough to get more qualified female teachers into Nigeria’s schools
UNICEF estimates that over half of all girls are not in school in the north while under a third of all primary school teachers are women
Coronavirus variants: why being more transmissible rather than more deadly isn’t good news
At the heart of this assertion lies an old foe that has plagued us right from the start of this pandemic: exponential growth
1.9 billion in Asia-Pacific cannot afford healthy diet: UN report
At the same time, an estimated 14.5 million children under five were overweight or obese in 2020
Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment
Since Eisenhower assumed presidency in 1953, the economy measured by GDP, unemployment, inflation & recessions has done better …
From antagonist to protagonist: Is POTUS 46 the climate hero we need
US must cut emissions faster if Paris Agreement is to keep rolling
Climate change adaptation: Cost to at least quadruple for developing countries in 3 decades
The current annual adaptation costs in developing countries are around $70 billion
Great Green Wall: How funding can help Sahel fight desertification again
Great Green Wall project on a slow track due to funds crunch; President of France Emmanuel Macron announces $14 billion to scale up work
Eight Western Lowland Gorillas at US safari park down with COVID-19
They are the first known cases of great apes to be infected by the virus
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 …
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study
Most rivers in the United States appear green or yellow possibly due to human activities
Delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose: A medical expert answers key questions
The uncertainty is around how long the protective effect of the first dose will last without a second shot
World economy in 2021: here’s who will win and who will lose
The big winners are likely to be countries like China and South Korea that succeeded in suppressing COVID-19 early
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
COVID-19: 6 UK returnees test positive for new strain, health ministry confirms
As many as 114 were found positive for SARS-CoV-2 after they returned from UK recently; genome sequencing results of remaining 108 are …
भारत में बाढ़ और चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान से हुआ 1.70 लाख करोड़ का नुकसान
भारत में आई बाढ़ और चक्रवाती तूफान अम्फान को 2020 में आई दुनिया की 10 सबसे महंगी आपदाओं की सूची में शामिल किया गया है
‘Futures trading can bring efficiency to California’s water sector’
Michael Kiparsky from the University of California tells Down To Earth that fears about futures trading in water commoditising it are …
NFHS-5: Child mortality drops, prevalence of malnutrition remains high
Despite the decline, India’s infant mortality rate worst among developing countries
कोरोना फैलाने वाली 99.9 फीसदी बड़ी बूंदों को रोक सकते हैं मास्क: शोध
वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार यदि मास्क पहना है तो 2 मीटर की दूरी पर खांसने और छींकने से निकली बड़ी बूंदों के संपर्क में आने ...
50 years of international aid: World’s richest countries owe $5.7 trillion debt to poor, says OXFAM
Substantial debt owed to world’s poorest people 9 times more than sub-Saharan Africa’s stock of external debt at 2019-end
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शोध के अनुसार सीप, घोंघों और कौड़ियों (मोलस्क) में सबसे ज्यादा मात्रा में माइक्रोप्लास्टिक मिला है| इनमें प्रतिग्राम माइक्रोप्लास्टिक्स के 10.5 टुकड़े तक मिले ...
World Food Day: Plant-based diet can fix food inequality, cut premature deaths says report
Plant-based diets can cut down carbon emissions by 30%; wildlife loss by 46%
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
