Trouble ahead for Horn of Africa as white maize stocks dry up
Experts are worried that drops in surplus will leave very little for Horn of Africa’s needs
US announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas industry
The government estimates that complying with these standards will reduce methane emissions by up to 45 per cent by 2025
Climate change hits food production
Global warming has resulted in 20 per cent increase in price of wheat, maize, rice and soybean
Sponsored blight?
Another monsoon. The season of suffering in India's flood plains. And of blaming upstream people for floods. Is there an end to this
UAE’s Hope orbiter is on way to the Red Planet
The aim of the mission is to understand weather on Mars through all seasons and study how atmospheric oxygen and hydrogen escape into space
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
Donald Trump is taking hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19. Is that wise?
There is a 20% genetic difference between SARS-CoV-2 and previous SARS coronavirus, meaning we should not assume a drug shown to act against SARS …
G7 sets renewables target, no timeline for fossil fuel phase out
Gas investments and nuclear energy remain in play while urgent action is needed to phase out fossil fuels
A rather ridiculous gap
Clothing giant Gap’s trademark infringement notice to an NGO selling products made from recycled waste is a curious case
Rotten tomato for Monsanto
US biotech giant's claim on a natural tomato is its latest patent to be revoked by Europe after soy and wheat
Cotton quandary
As China, the world's biggest cotton buyer, restricts imports, the US aggressively competes with India for global market. Can India stay in the …
Sexual violence is a pervasive threat for female farm workers — here’s how the US could reduce their risk
Studies show 80% of Mexican and Mexican American women farmworkers in US have experienced some form of sexual harassment at work
Fighting a flawed WTO regime
India and G-33 are pushing for reform of the agriculture subsidy system but the US and EU have a different agenda for the upcoming Bali meet
US power sector headed for biggest decarbonisation ever
Bloomberg report estimates that renewable energy penetration and coal-to-gas switching could reduce the sector’s carbon emissions by 35 …
Jharkhand
Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended
Uttaranchal
The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood
Chattisgarh
Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda
How ‘vaccine nationalism’ could block vulnerable populations’ access to COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccine nationalism also runs against the fundamental principles of vaccine development and global public health
The saddest Twitter got: Blame it on racism
Words such as ‘arrested’, ‘murder’, ‘violence’ have surged on microblogging site since the killing of George Floyd
High road to Dubai COP28: Here is how Global Stocktake talks fared in week 1 at Bonn
Adaptation, finance and pre-2020 implementation gap highlighted at Bonn Climate Conference
Earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami fear in India
Centre for ocean information services later withdraws tsunami warning for Andaman and Nicobar islands
Poor little rich states
Rich in natural resources but extremely poor, the three new states are in need of a new strategy for development. But no blueprints have been …
Race to kill kyoto protocol
As Copenhagen nears, Obamas America sees new hope Yes, we can...dump climate multilateralism. In Bangkok, most developed countries joined the …
Obama takes first dip
The US becomes the first to join a global patents pool to make AIDS drugs cheaper but health workers are sceptical of the initiative
‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’
Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of …