Five key sustainability trends for 2018
Since the global buzz around sustainability is set to increase, here are few things that the world will see take centre stage
India’s sustainable ‘blood revolution’
Sustainable and reusable menstrual products are the need of the hour for India’s women and its environment
Several trade-offs impede Zero Hunger goal. A UN report explains why, and how
Achieving SDG2 will require new investments, smoothly functioning trade and changes in consumption patterns, flags UN
Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples
This would have a strong impact on nutrition and the environment, in turn helping to fulfil Sustainable Development Goals
Dubai Declaration adopted to measure progress of SDGs
Launched at the UN World Data forum, it details measures to boost funds for data and statistical analysis for monitoring progress towards …
Can synthetic biology offer solutions to environmental challenges?
Researchers and environmentalists consider synthetic biology or synbio as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem
COVID 19, Russia vs Ukraine pushed back universal energy access goalpost
Renewable energy only source to grow through pandemic; Africa lags most
There’s hope, if we wake up to today’s evolutionary potential
Everyone needs to be fired up with a rage aligned with the feminine principle of care rather than the masculine principle of control
Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture
Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation
Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of
More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years
17% of all food available at consumer levels was wasted in 2019, reveals Food Waste Index
Reducing food waste would also help improve food security, address climate change, save money and lower pressures on the environment
Climate resilient agriculture systems: The way ahead
Climate resilient agriculture practices can help reduce hunger and poverty in the face of climate change
Only science can help the world achieve sustainable development: UN Report
It says the current development model is not sustainable and only a fundamental and urgent change in the relationship between people and nature …
305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report
New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty
The world will miss the SDG target 1, a poverty-free world
1.6 people should escape poverty every second but currently just 1.1 are doing so. Worryingly, by 2020, the rate of poverty reduction would …
‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’
Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable
To strengthen climate action, women should be recognised as agents of change
Women should be at the heart of efforts to device and deploy lasting solutions to adapt to a changing climate
Debt in Eastern Africa rising rapidly, but remains manageable
An additional US$600 billion is needed in Africa every year until 2030 in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat
The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work
Valuing water a challenge in Africa, says UN report
Lack of data on water a major limitation to fulfilling United Nations-mandated sustainable development goals, the report flagged
International E-waste day: The tsunami is here
The volume of E-waste increased by 21% globally in the last 5 years; it has a doubling rate of 16 years
One-third of global business leaders don’t believe in integrating SDGs: UN study
Lack of knowledge and global economic slowdown major reasons behind this hesitance, found the UN Global Compact-Accenture Strategy CEO Study on …
North African countries doing the most work on SDGs on the continent: report
Tunisia has been ranked the first in a continent-wide index as far as progress on SDGs is concerned
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …
India may not achieve SDG targets on child mortality: study
Of the 613 districts considered, nearly half the districts are unlikely to achieve the target of reducing deaths in newborns and under 5-year-…