Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds
There’s still a great deal of uncertainty around the deal in the wake of the Russian following the missile attack on Odesa
Warning: This planet is protected by video surveillance
Spying from space has lifted the veil over the battlefield, diffusing the fog of war and lessening the utility of aggression
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put pressure on global food, energy supplies; and Africa is most affected
Forty-one African countries are being impacted by a triple crisis of food, energy and finance due to the war in Ukraine, says UN report
A new pandemic has struck the world: Food inflation
Food prices are increasing at an unprecedented rate worldwide, triggered by 2 years of COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruption and now the …
How Ukraine invasion will hit Russia’s marginalised: An indigenous activist explains
Down To Earth talks to Pavel Sulyandziga, an indigenous activist about what is happening in Russia, especially to its indigenous and marginalised …
Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: Is the Kremlin using food as a weapon of war
There is growing belief that Russia is doing so, given its exit from the Black Sea grain deal and targeted attacks on food supplies in Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide: New study
The energy price increase due to the Russian-Ukraine war would not have had such an extreme impact if not for over-dependence on fossil fuels
How to decarbonise defence: International Military Council shares guidelines
Russia-Ukraine war has once again exposed the vulnerabilities of dependence on fossil energy, its repercussions of climate change: Report
Number of people forcibly displaced in the world crosses 100 million for first time
Growth driven by Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
India’s wheat ban knee-jerk reaction; could prove costly for farmers
The full impact of the wheat ban on farmers will be known only in the next few days, say experts
Why sunflower oil lovers need to worry about Russia-Ukraine war
India imports about 90% of sunflower oil from Russia and Ukraine; but the Russian invasion of Ukraine has severely affected imports; besides, …
The invasion of Ukraine has raised some difficult questions about human rights
In both, Russia and Ukraine, the people’s right to civilian existence has been taken away
Food crisis: Food-insecure population doubled in 2 years, says UN Secretary-General
Agencies call upon countries to increase food production and not to stop export as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on
Ukraine invasion fallout: Food, energy price rise to continue till 2024-end, says World Bank
Shift to more costly trade patterns has begun; transition to cleaner energy could be delayed
As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all
Will we act to eliminate the nuclear threat or press mute on the alarm and drift back to sleep?
‘A consequential but ultimately tragic figure’: last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently …
Famines: what 20th century food crises tell us about how to cope with the Ukraine fallout
Our success at navigating the first serious global challenge to food security in the 21st century will indicate how well equipped we are to …
Stop attacking health workers, cease hostilities in Ukraine: WHO
Attacks on health workers have led to at least 12 deaths and 34 injuries in Ukraine since February 24
Everyone exposed to shock waves of war; largest cost-of-living crisis: UN
In South Asia, more than 0.5 billion affected by Russia-Ukraine war’s impacts on food, finance
A year of war: Step back from the brink, Guterres urges at UN General Assembly special session on Ukraine
Some 20,000 civilians and many soldiers are dead and countless more injured, while eight million refugees have spread across Europe and beyond
Ukraine War: CERN has shortened runs; policy on publications involving Russian scientists ‘very soon’, says expert
We would like to remain neutral to keep science above politics, senior scientist at the CERN lab said
FAO acknowledges Indian wheat exports helped in reducing April inflation
There has been some relief in inflation in April according to the Food Price Index of the FAO, released May 6; this relief has been seen in …
Why is there a wheat crisis in Pakistan?
Experts say that the crisis has been caused by several reasons, the first being the Russia-Ukraine war
Run-up to COP27: LDCs want clear process to bridge $100 billion fund gap, loss & damage finance structure
Manjeet Dhakal, advisor to the LDC chair, talks about challenges faced by disadvantaged countries & their agenda for CoP27
Only a piglet in Russia’s war on patents
Post-Ukraine, Russia has held back from appropriating intellectual property despite a law to punish unfriendly countries