Is Urbanisation the best way to preserve the African environment?
A new report seems to suggest so
Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery
Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York
CSE holds workshop on how to phase out HFCs at Montreal Protocol meet
Delhi non-profit proposes co-benefit approach on climate and energy benefits
Twenty-six countries commit US $560 million for UN development work
India pledges $9.28 million
Direct cash transfers reduce risk of exposure to HIV, says UNDP report
Cash payments help tackle poverty and improve access to education and healthcare
Zero maternal death in two former war-torn districts of Sri Lanka
Efforts on to reduce nation's MMR to 24 per 100,000 live births by 2015
India still scores low in human development in UNDP report
It is ranked at 136 along with Equatorial Guinea while Sri Lanka strides ahead
Thorthormi lake: Bhutan's impending climate disaster
Mission to reduce chances of glacial lake's outburst fails to achieve target
Health millennium goals neglected in Asia-Pacific region: UN report
3 million children below five died in 2010 alone
What makes one poor in India
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 shows lack of access to nutrition, fuel, housing and sanitation keeps millions in poverty
African nations pledge to protect Congo basin forests
The project aims to slow down illegal logging and burning of forests that are vital to indigenous people
Africa meet to focus on innovation and knowledge sharing
Speakers at the upcoming African Economic Conference will explore how Africa can achieve inclusive growth
The new votaries of Forest Rights Act
Is it the upcoming elections that are prompting states to focus on FRA and win hearts of the tribal people? wonders Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Ebola: Now, a machine to decontaminate infectious waste
Autoclave decontaminates used waste such as syringes, personal protective suits and gloves through several cycles of high-pressure steam and vacuuming
Channelling of Green Climate Fund begins; fund board identifies seven entities
Process has begun months before COP 21 in Paris where countries will negotiate the new climate deal