Over 390 species of sharks, rays, chimaera in danger of extinction: Study
Overfishing, the biggest threat, is compounded by loss and degradation of habitat, pollution as well as climate change
Climate change threatens livelihood of 70% in Mozambique: WFP
Broken rainfall patterns, droughts a threat to agriculture
International Women’s day: How Telangana’s women farm hands turned farmers
The concept of group farming in not new in the state but it had majorly been out of practice for some years now
Airports globally saved 320,000 tonnes CO2 in 2018
Three Indian airports are rated carbon neutral under the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme
Yoga works on every part of your body: Poonam Bali
Yoga supplements and compliments mainline treatment in case of lifestyle diseases such as high blood pressure
Spread of polio remains a public health emergency: WHO
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries exporting poliovirus but worldwide threat remains
Unusually warm summers cause glacial melt in Tajikistan
Over 600 people have been displaced due to mud flows and floods caused by the glacial melt
Women’s Day can be special when women are safe
We need a special national police force and sustained public campaign to avert a potentially explosive situation
Democracy or dependance
Will the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) be able to deliver on its promises?
Safe food?
The draft bill promises to be transparent. Yet, the Food Authority has a lot of discretion in this respect
Russell-Einstein Manifesto, ICJ case and Rainbow Warrior bombing: Remembering humanity
Anniversaries of the three events provide inspiration to consider roles of science, law and diplomacy to advance peace, security and nuclear …
Number of Alzheimer's patients grossly underestimated
Global agency revises the estimate for people with dementia from 36 million to 44 million
Japan leads opposition to establishing marine sanctuary for whales
Proposal for a sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been repeatedly submitted to the International Whaling Commission in recent years, but …
As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners
Mining method adopted in Congo comes with major human rights risks such as child labour and dangerous working conditions. Fatal accidents in …
EU conference tomorrow to give voice to indigenous people on protected areas
Comes against push by European Union, United Nations to turn 30% of world’s surface by 2030 into protected areas, which can make indigenous …
Sixth Extinction? Over 150,000 species vanished in last 500 years
Nearly half of 177 mammal species surveyed lost more than 80% of their distribution between 1900 and 2015
COP24: Sports industry vows support to fight climate change
Sports for Climate Action Framework launched in Poland to raise awareness, rope in sports sector
List of threatened species gets longer a year before prevention target
International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List shows that every fifth species is threatened with extinction
World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention
CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into …
Fast fashion still comes with deadly risks, 10 years after the Rana Plaza disaster — the industry’s many moving pieces make it easy to cut corners
Garments traverse a complex global supply network by the time they reach stores thousands of miles away. Workers are trapped & exploited in …
Bucking extinction
Even as the number of species nearing extinction increases each year, here's a look at the conservation strategies that have helped revive four …
Automation will de-skill people; need human-in-command approach: ILO
The Global Commission on the Future of Work says automation and other technologies will leave behind those who are least equipped for this …
The World Bank and IMF are using flawed logic in their quest to do away with the informal sector
What’s put forward as pro-poor interventions in the reports in fact risk actively increasing inequality and further disadvantaging …
Global annual output growth to drop to 1.9 per cent in 2023, courtesy Ukraine, COVID-19
Growth in India expected to remain strong at 5.8 per cent, albeit lower than 6.4 per cent in 2022, according to new UN report
International Day for Vulture Awareness 2023: Are these magnificent birds really safe?
While the recent ban on aceclofenac and ketoprofen is undoubtedly a significant step forward, the battle for vulture conservation is far from won