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Large scale industrialisation, especially extraction of coal from the Mahanadi basin, rapid urbanisation and climate change are some of the major causes for water stress situation in the river.
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Gabrielle Lipton On 11 October, the European Commission launched a new strategy to create a comprehensive bioeconomy – a ‘biosociety’ – and ultimately a carbon-neutral future. The […]
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Prasanna Mohanty In the afternoon of October 20, a 40-year-old farmer in Sangrur district of Punjab torched his four-acre field covered with paddy stubble […]
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On October 16, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announced a 14 billion USD joint and exclusive development agreement with a consortium of […]
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Barbara Axt Earth has the capacity to feed the world’s population on a healthy diet if countries make fundamental changes to their food production systems and consumption, a […]
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New evidence suggest hugely unsustainable rates of logging and high risk of illegal practices in the Solomon Islands are putting China’s trade diplomacy at […]
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Aziz Ismail, 85, a French citizen born in Madagascar, bought into Madagascar’s shrimp business in 1973. His empire, known generally as Unima, now includes […]
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Luke Kiddle, Andrew Piper, Bob Macfarlane A new invasive strain of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB), Oryctes rhinoceros, is present in Solomon Islands and is spreading rapidly. CRB is […]
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World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are investing almost $5 billion in fossil fuels in 10 Asian countries. […]
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Ishrat Jahan Through a midwifery led center in Mirpur, the Developing Midwives Project is trying to change how women can experience childbirth – and […]
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These #martyrs of a lost cause, fighting #battles with #science and #religious sentiment together , against an obdurate and entrenched #bureaucracy, #politicians with double speak, a people resigned and full…
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In #Bhutan, #political parties make big promises, but #environment #conservation takes back seat with little detail on their #plans
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Nate Berg Dismantling buildings piece by piece to preserve the reusable parts within keeps materials out of landfills and creates more jobs that demolition. […]
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With NYS Comptroller’s office mired in controversy, New Yorkers escalate call for fossil fuel divestment The New York State Common Retirement Fund could have […]
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Anna Kučírková In our ever changing and evolving world, improvements in living conditions are essential. Sanitation is our first line of defense against communicable […]
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The study found that 18 percent of regular outbound travelers bought ivory products on trips abroad, with Thailand and Hong Kong being the top two markets.
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Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) were a facet of developed countries, but there has been a considerable shift (in lifestyles, diets etc) in the past 15-20 […]
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Alex Ezeh, Drexel University Some relatively simple future scenarios for sub-Saharan Africa have been modelled to consider how various family planning-related investments might affect […]
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Some 39 countries in need of food assistance – FAO expects slightly lower global cereal production Persistent conflicts and climate-related shocks are currently driving […]
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Jeremy Lent If president Xi Jinping’s ecological vision turns out to be more than mere rhetoric, it could have a profound effect on humanity’s […]
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Fatima Arkin Virulent strain of African swine fever reported from eight locations in China Strain that entered country causes multiple organ failure, internal bleeding […]
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Garbage dumping yards are piling up across the country. Our municipal bodies are dumping the solid wastes irresponsibly, and most of the times illegally, […]
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Climate Scorecard has launched a Partnership Campaign to save the Paris Agreement and are inviting all concerned organizations to join the Campaign. This Campaign […]
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Against the backdrop of severe and record heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and floods across the world, governments are convening a supplementary meeting in Bangkok to […]
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