Amended drugs and cosmetics Bill has strict provisions for clinical trials
Proposes fine up to Rs 3 lakh and punishment up to a year
Increased chance of earth breaching 1.5°C in next five years
One of the years from 2023-2027 could be the warmest ever recorded, warns WMO
Suva Expert Dialogue on loss and damage must generate finance
Increasing loss and damage calls for increased attention and solutions
India, 170 other nations sign the Paris Agreement
The signatures are the first step in bringing the Paris Agreement into force
Christiana Figueres stresses on effective climate deal in Paris
Calls humanity’s unhealthy dependence on fossil fuels a disease
Climate Emergency CoP 25: A storm is brewing on ‘Loss and Damage’
It is different from mitigation and adaptation, and it needs finance
COP24: Developed nations successfully wipe out equity in finance, reporting
These countries seem to be working towards a weak and non-ambitious Paris rulebook
July 2015 is Earth’s hottest month ever recorded
Ocean surfaces across the world also experienced record warmth
Study finds land availability limited to achieve biodiversity targets and apply climate mitigation strategy
Commitment of 120 million sq km for land-based carbon dioxide removal potentially conflicts with “30x30” target
Global emissions are way off target: what needs to happen
Four key questions on climate change and what their answers would mean
Union Budget 2020-2021: Suggests closure of carbon-intensive coal power plants
But mere suggestion may not work for these repeat offenders
Study ranks India’s climate pledges 4th in ambition, 5th in compliance
Eight countries, the EU analysed; Least faith in US policymakers
As told to Parliament (December 20, 2021): 3.4 million tonnes of plastic waste generated in 2019-20
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Forget Union budget, track state budgets now
Least Developed Countries will prove challenging in the post-MDG agenda, says UN report
Only one out of 48 countries is on track to achieve seven developmental goals
Scientific reticence is a serious threat when it comes to climate change
Professionals need to speak out on looming dangers even at the cost of getting it wrong
Islamic declaration calls for a world free from fossil fuels
'Declaration crucial in creating the basis for behavioural change amongst Muslims'
More than half of world’s poor out of safety net coverage, says World Bank
Poverty is urbanising at a rapid pace, it says
Budget banks on insurance; neglects deteriorating public healthcare
Stress on insurance poised to benefit the private sector
World risks spending $250 billion on simply monitoring UN development goals: report
The number should be reduced from the current 169 targets
3.3 million possible malaria deaths averted in past 12 years: WHO
Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Korea inch closer to eradicating malaria
Article 6.2 of Paris Agreement in action: A growing number of countries are entering carbon market partnerships
Over two dozen bilateral agreements have been signed since 2020
50 kg plastic for every metre of coast by 2040 without drastic action: Report
Coordinated global action is needed to avoid a plastic pile up
Rajya Sabha passes coal mining bill
Amendments suggested by members of Parliament rejected
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