Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers
A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana
Stolen Shorelines: Journalist’s powerful documentary about dangers facing Kerala’s coastal towns
The 30-minute English-language film will be released end of May 2022
Tiny thing on eight legs
Power games
IVORY COAST
These 2 coastal Karnataka towns are reviving their millennia-old water bodies; here’s how
Residents of Moodbidri and Karkala have taken it upon themselves to reclaim their natural heritage
Grounded vessel in Chilika lake could spill oil and destroy its marine life
The vessel carrying oil ran aground 20 days ago and has still not been salvaged
Hanging in balance: 64% of West African coast highly or very highly vulnerable, shows study
Socio-economic factors, especially human development activity, major contributor to vulnerability
Birders’ network finds rare pelagic birds on Karnataka’s coast
Birders also found that the density of pelagic birds had come down from 2022, pointing to declining fish stocks near the coast
COP28: Africa set to scale up green growth through Green Industrialisation Initiative
Kenya president launches initiative, striking conversation on finance, investment and collaboration
3 reasons Jakarta is the fastest sinking city in the world
Scientists say that by 2050, the capital of Indonesia will be entirely submerged
Monsoon plays Jekyll and Hyde
Northern US braves historic snowstorm
Major cities experienced power outages and travel disruptions amid heavy snowfall
Australian scientists successfully test vaccine for disease threatening koalas
Development raises hope for saving rapidly-declining species
Cyclone Fani kills five in Odisha
The storm hit Puri with a speed of 175 km per hour
Survival at stake
Cash-strapped cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast struggle with poor harvest
Erratic weather blamed for low quality of beans
Storm in the pond: 5 brew in Atlantic — only the 2nd time
Peak Atlantic hurricane season is on way, and scientists may run out of names
Jellyfish, stingrays join Ganesh immersion in Mumbai
Scientists say rising sea temperatures have brought them to Mumbai coast for breeding
Protest against Kudankulam nuclear plant called off
Jayalalithaa agrees to intercede on behalf of protesters
Extreme weather: India’s death toll 1,357 from 19 events in 2019, flags DTE report
Over 300 died from floods, heavy rain in Bihar, 292 died from heat waves, shows report
People boycott magisterial inquiry into Sompeta, Kakarapalli firing
Say have no faith in the inquiry