COVID-19: World scrambles to procure dwindling medical supplies

India will need at least 27 million N95 masks, 1.6 million diagnostic kits in coming months, according to GlobalData 

Beware of a deal with Trump

As the US president comes visiting to India there is worry about the demands he will make on intellectual property

2020 US elections: Voters across party lines irked with climate change inaction

Democrats registered the strongest negative emotions, followed by Independents and Republicans, showed the survey

Six G20 nations failing to take action in line with their Paris Agreement pledges

Six other countries in this group—Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, together with the European Union as a bloc—were …

Safe drinking water in America: Not everyone has it

COVID-19 can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe

Coronavirus has put scientists in the frame alongside politicians – and poses questions about leadership

While science-based leadership may be popular in these times of coronavirus and Donald Trump, scientific input can only ever be limited in …

Joe Biden has a long list of qualified female VP candidates. So, who will he pick?

Choosing a vice president is the first presidential decision Biden will make in his campaign. It will say a lot about him and his presidency if …

Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States spiked in 2018: study

Emissions surged because of more use of air travel, freight transport by road, burning of fuel oil in winter and increase in the number of …

Psychographics: the behavioural analysis that helped Cambridge Analytica know voters' minds

How the Cambridge academic Michal Kosinski’s model is able to predict someone’s personality profile just on the basis of 300 likes

Trump Administration files notice to withdraw from Paris agreement

The notice has no legal weight and does not begin the process of departure from the landmark climate agreement

Is Trump doing what his people want?

Seven in ten registered voters of the United States want the country to participate in the Paris Agreement 

US Senate okays Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan

Relief bill sends $1,400 in direct payment to most Americans and their dependents; gives $350 billion in aid to state and local governments

Biden is inheriting a wrecked economy, but Democrats have a record of avoiding recession and reducing unemployment

Since Eisenhower assumed presidency in 1953, the economy measured by GDP, unemployment, inflation & recessions has done better …

Look back at the decade: Globalisation

A series to highlight crucial points in the second decade of the new millenium: Here's looking at how ultra-localism started to …

General Elections: All you need to know to be an environmentally informed voter

As India goes to polls, here’s all the knowledge you need about environment and development to make an informed decision

Green funds dry up for developing countries

With the US halving its contribution to the Global Environment Facility, the oldest green fund sees first budget cut in 27 years, hurting the …

Uncle Sam v Mother Earth

Is there a legal way to hold the world's second largest emitter accountable for withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?

Why opposing the man Trump wants as head of the World Bank might just work

US President Trump’s nomination of his Treasury Undersecretary David Malpass to World Bank should be seen more as an opportunity by African …

Facebook's wild and severe side effects

Facebook is undermining democracies and leading to shallow and degraded public discourse

Before Trump eyed Greenland: Here’s what happened last time US bought a large chunk of Arctic

The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. It is today, one of the richest states with abundance of natural resources, such as petroleum, gold …

Biden’s cabinet picks are globally respected, but one obstacle remains for the US to ‘lead the world’ again

If the Democrats can’t gain control of the Senate by winning the two run-off elections in Georgia in early January, the Republican-led …

US Elections 2020: Why is fracking a big deal

Fracking has emerged as a key debate issue during the US polls, with both Trump and Biden attempting to woo rural voters; neither wants it banned&…

Joe Biden has a difficult task ahead on climate change even if he wins US Elections 2020

Much of his first term would go into undoing the damage caused by Trump’s tenure as President of the US and get the country …

100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG

In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China  

Powerful winds of change: Offshore wind power has taken off but challenges persist

Technological improvements and falling costs are driving a boom in offshore wind power projects worldwide. Still, the industry faces its own …