War’s toll on women: UN Women report sheds light on Gaza’s water, sanitation and hygiene crisis
Over a million women and girls lack basic necessities like safe drinking water, functioning toilets and sanitary pads
MENA economies face stagnant growth & rising debt amidst regional conflict, World Bank warns
Report highlights growing burden of debt, particularly among oil-importing countries
As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink
The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & …
India must adopt holistic approaches to handle human-wildlife conflicts
Essential to integrate conservation goals with community welfare
Communities in Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh are using tech, on-ground monitoring to reduce human-elephant conflicts
Engaging communities in conservation efforts is critical as India is witnessing an increase in conflicts between people and pachyderms
Sudan, a country displaced
One of Africa’s largest and most populous countries is on the brink of famine after a year of war between its Army and main paramilitary
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%
There will be more human-bull shark interactions in future; the species is adapting to warming seas, and thriving
Five-fold increase in the abundance of juvenile bull sharks over the last 20 years in Mobile Bay coincides with increasing sea surface temperatures
Too little to share
Kerala's paddy farmers resent water disbursal to NTPC plant
Who won it?
Mediation can resolve conflicts related to natural resources: UN
New guide for professionals draws on field experience in conflict resolution
The poverty of policy
Simply Put: Human-simian deal
Devastating societies through war and drugs
Generics giant Teva is top among drug firms found guilty of fuelling the US opioid crisis, agrees to pay $4.25 billion
Maharashtra’s indigenous Warlis teach a lesson about peaceful coexistence with leopards
Locals report multiple safe encounters with the wild cats in the region
In A Spot
Are the new industrial siting rules a boon or a bane?
Europe has a wolf problem, and a late Norwegian philosopher had the solution
Norwegian environmental philosopher Arne Næss was clear: wolves have just as much a right to be here as we do
Wolf a part of Europe’s natural heritage, write 300 groups in open letter to Ursula von der Leyen
Letter comes in the wake of wolf culling operations in Switzerland; a cull was also carried out in Sweden earlier this year
IN SHORT
What can you do to prevent an attack in tiger territory? Follow these simple rules
Rahul Shukla, an expert on Terai tigers, devised an SOP in 1984 to ensure non-fatal encounters with the big cats
Leopards: How India can learn to live with them
Their easy adaptability brings them close to human settlements. Can we coexist?
Land conflict affects more than 6.5 million people across India: Report
More than 15 lakh hecates of land were affected by infrastructure projects
Human activities in Asia have reduced elephant habitat by nearly two-thirds since 1700
Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals
India’s leopard count jumps 63% in just 4 years
In 2014, the number of leopards in India was 7,910; in 2018, it rose to 12,852
Human-wildlife conflict among greatest threats to animal species: WWF and UNEP report
Problem as much a development and humanitarian issue as a conservation concern, it says