United Nations Food Systems Summit: Need to transform food systems, say experts
More than 90 heads of states and governments submitted their national strategies, commitments to strengthening food systems at the Summit &…
Only 6 states in India have 45 HCWs per 10,000 population, says Niti SDG index
Some 71.3% households don’t have a single person covered under health insurance or a scheme
UN drives campaign for youth as COVID-19 pandemic ups anxiety among 90%
WHO, ’Big 6’ youth orgs team up to help ‘lockdown generation’ build lives
Water’s value cannot be pegged to its price alone: UN report
The tremendous value of water cannot be confused with the concepts of ‘price’ and ‘cost’, the report said
Great Green Wall: How funding can help Sahel fight desertification again
Great Green Wall project on a slow track due to funds crunch; President of France Emmanuel Macron announces $14 billion to scale up work
Education for tribals: Bottlenecks and the way forward
Recognising tribal culture, language, cognitive strength, curriculum and inherent learning ability of children can revamp tribal education system
‘Others can learn from India’s approach to contain AMR at state level’
Roderico H Ofrin, WHO India’s representative, discusses the role played by his organisation in tackling antimicrobial resistance in India
How antimicrobial resistance and zoonoses are linked
AMR and its relationship to human and animal morbidity is one of the biggest challenges facing modern medicine
One-Health action is a must to slow down AMR chronic pandemic
The world can't contain antimicrobial resistance unless stakeholders from all sectors such as human and animal healths, environment, crops, food …
Natural disasters may displace 22 mn by 2019 end: Report
More than 10 million people have been displaced between January and June 2019 due to extreme weather events and conflict and violence
Holistic approach could be key to curb climate change: Experts
Different aspect of climate change should not be taken in isolation rather the time has come to find solutions holistically
Talks on global plan to protect biodiversity begin in Nairobi
The meet is the first step towards adopting a new global framework on biodiversity post 2020
Climate change can trip small island states enroute SDGs: UN
These nations emit just a per cent to total greenhouse gas, but are most vulnerable to climate change
Nordic nations call for a global treaty to reduce marine plastic pollution
This move may also help the world achieve a Sustainable Development Goal, the deadline of which is just six years away
Premise of SC ruling on forest dwellers wrong: UN Special Rapporteur
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people, says tribals are treated like squatters all around the world
With GCF becoming headless, future of global climate finance does not look promising
Howard Bamsey resigned abruptly after a 'disappointing' meeting on expansion of GCF-funded projects
People's participation in formulating India's annual budget is negligible
"The officials just heard our points; they did not ask any questions," says an activist about a pre-budget meeting held December 6, 2017 to …
First white paper for holistic flood preparation in the works
Paper will be the outcome of a workshop organised recently to deliberate on India’s flood preparedness
Deadly dam burst in Brazil puts mining company under scanner
Brazil’s Federal Police accuse mining company Samarco of wilful misconduct in relation to a deadly dam burst in November 2015
Adaptation finance for agriculture is the need of the hour
Efforts for adaptation finance will have to be multiplied greatly as the needs of today are not being met, leave alone the needs of a more …
UN concerned over violation of rights due to international trade agreements
They feel that certain provisions in these agreements cater 'to the business interests of pharmaceutical monopolies', which are making medicines …
Children worst hit by Nepal earthquake
According to UNICEF, at least 94,000 children are currently living in areas severely affected by the earthquake
The bumpy road to Rio+20
The meeting will review achievements and failures since the Earth Summit of 1992
Insect attacks affected 142 mn ha forest between 2003 and 2012: Report
The State of the World’s Forests report warned climate change will exacerbate wildfires and pest attacks in the future
Global team of experts identifies unifying global targets to combat AMR, says prevention is key
The simplicity of '1-10-100 targets' to fight AMR makes it easy to communicate the crisis and necessary measures to communities, say panelists at …