Key takeaways from the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024
The two Bretton Woods Institutions need to build momentum to deliver money for climate finance
No more climate neutral
Climate change entering the realm of formal economic policy-making is an acceptance of the crisis and a warning
ILO flags risk of excessive heat to 2.4 billion workers globally; Indian workers among those at high risk
Increase in workforce at risk can be attributed to both rising temperatures, growing labour force
Headline issues at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024
The Spring Meetings are being held this week from April 15-20 in Washington, DC
World Heritage Day 2024: Survival accuses UNESCO of being complicit in illegal eviction, abuse of indigenous people
Survival report lists six World Heritage Sites which it claims are on stolen Indigenous land; Kaziranga in Assam on list
Climate, developmental goals can push 47 emerging markets & developing economies to insolvency by 2028
IMF and World Bank debt analyses grossly underestimate sustainability problems, finds new report
Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report
Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system
Controversial deep sea mining negotiations showed progress, but many disagreements among member states remain
States’ proposals not included in consolidated text, while mining contractors’ proposals accepted; covered items not cleared
Simply Put: Stable salary
People from which Indian states migrate the most? Answers will surprise you
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh have the highest overall migration rate according to a recent ILO report
Severe environmental harm equal to genocide, crime against humanity: Experts write to International Criminal Court
Human activities leading to severe environmental harm also violate human rights; must be punished, they urge in joint statement
ILO projects hike in global unemployment rate: 2 million more may seek jobs in 2024
Low labour force participation, rising geopolitical tensions, high interest rates in advanced economies may raise unemployment rate to 5.2%
Simply Put: International Day of Happiness 2024
Watch: What do electoral bonds disclose about violators of India’s environmental norms?
At least four of the major donors were associated with projects that violated environmental norms, snatched away tribal rights
Electoral bonds: At least 4 companies that gave over Rs 100 cr have history of violating green norms, tribal rights
We looked at four companies whose mining & infrastructure projects have been opposed by locals; cumulatively, they paid Rs 1,664 crore to …
What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …
Zika virus declared ‘Public Health Emergency’ by WHO
The virus has been related to microcephaly and other neurological disorders in newborns
International Women's Day: Mungli Lohar leads the way in a Saranda forest
A small help nudged her to entrepreneurship
World biodiversity day this year focuses on islands
In the last 500 years around 80 per cent of vertebrate extinctions have been on islands
Suez Canal blockage: What it takes to unwedge a megaship
IISF 2019: Health conclave multitude of issues
Rampant use of antibiotics in focus
Fisherfolk protest Adani port in Kerala’s Vizhinjam
Construction halted; State govt promises housing scheme for those affected
World’s smallest dolphins may go extinct soon
Just 50 Maui's dolphins remain thanks to overfishing
Research shows yoga improves overall brain activity
Researchers show that yoga has positive benefits on pregnant women
Clinton impressed