Savage people
Human zoos were aids to anthropologists, scientists and racial theorists in 19th century
Using yen as bait fails to lift whaling ban
The Japanese are furious that the moratorium on commercial whaling has been extended. They and the Norwegians say they will continue to harpoon …
Legal case against Norway for allowing new oil exploration in the Arctic
The government’s decision could lead to the drilling of seven new exploratory wells in the Barents Sea in 2017
E-waste disposal: what India can learn from Norway
Majority of brands operating in India do not have a tangible responsibility to handle waste that is generated by their goods at end of life stage
Human activities are eating into reindeer grazing land in Europe
Multiple stresses affect 60% of Fennoscandia region; High risk of vegetation and landscape change in the future, finds study
Indian president visits Norway, marks country’s presence in the ongoing Arctic rush
India’s interests in the Arctic region are scientific, environmental, commercial as well as strategic, says president
Heat and Gas
The proposed construction of two gas-fuelled power plants has become a hotly debated issue in Norway
Cutting the Gordian knot: Norway’s initiative to combat global plastic jeopardy
The Scandinavian country proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Basel …
Norway divests from coal, fossil fuel
Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s richest sovereign wealth fund, has removed 114 companies from its portfolio
Conservationists distort whaling body's raison d'etre
It took just five votes to shake the very edifice of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Voting 25-20 in favour of setting up a …
Norway to curb investments in coal-based firms
Funds from the country’s sovereign wealth fund will not go to companies that draw more than 30 per cent of their revenue or power from coal
India ranked 135 in Human Development Report 2014
UNDP report says human development is improving worldwide, but the rate of improvement has slowed
Focus on pledges
Accountability issue set to take centrestage at the upcoming CoP-8 (Read full article)
Climate logjam
After wrecking the climate talks in the Hague, the US-led coalition refuses to participate in further negotiations in Oslo
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 …
US, Japan & others to fund Indonesia’s transition to clean energy
Just Energy Transition Partnership’s $20 bn finance can help freeze the country’s per capita emissions at 2.4 tonnes by 2030
Malawi, Tanzania to track climate change to reduce burden of diseases
Increasing temperatures and more intense rainfall, floods in recent years have increased incidence of malaria and other diseases
Compromising on climate
Jan Pronk, chairperson of climate change talks held in New York, offers a compromise plan that gives away too much on sinks
Norway to cut emissions by 40 per cent
The government presented a proposal in the Norwegian Parliament, showing its commitment towards reducing anthropogenic climate change
The pig-headed species
Overzealous conservationists block progress at CITES meet (Read full article)
Ireland ratifies Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
India, despite being the current president of Convention on Biological Diversity, has not yet ratified it