How Joe Biden failed the people of Afghanistan — and tarnished US credibility around the world

The collapse in Afghanistan that has flowed from President Joe Biden’s decision to proceed with a complete US troop withdrawal is more than …

Did you think obesity can't get to the poor? Think again

Obesity is increasing the most among England’s poorest, especially women, a recent report by a think tank has said

The Antarctic Treaty is turning 60. In a changed world, is it still fit for purpose?

As disputes have arisen over years, many have been addressed through expansion of treaty framework. This framework is now referred to as the …

Will only accept transformative policies to tackle climate crisis: USCAN

US Climate Action Network executive director writes before the elections are called on what lies ahead

Bristol airport vote: A small win in our battle against climate change

In this last decade of serious climate action, nature should be prioritised over economic growth if we want to survive

Coronavirus: Kerala count now three

The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission was confirmed

Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose

Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt

Scientists seek global action on reactive nitrogen

‘Current lack of policy coherency risks nitrogen trade-offs, while failing to harvest synergies at local, regional and global scales’

Desertification and grazing: Quash the dogma

Most policies to tackle desertification are bound to fail. The problem will get solved as soon as they become holistic

Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act

Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered

Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report

Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits  

US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons

Weapons that travel far faster than sound may be snazzy, but what about the defence against them

US sound and fury over drug prices

The US Senate is outraged by the rapacious pricing policy of drug firms but will it act to reform the system?

Leveraging flexible investment instruments for impact

Flexible investment in the right balance can cut costs and create synergies for SDGs

African countries join hands to transform livelihoods

An Africa-led financial mechanism started in 2013 has achieved remarkable results by assisting African nations to address critical agricultural …

Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study

A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US

Indigenous peoples globally being ‘criminalised’ for defending their rights

Physical violence as well as legal prosecution is used to label defenders as ‘criminals’ and the process is becoming widespread, says …

Donald J Trump vs Panthera Onca

The US President’s plan to wall off the US-Mexico Border could end any efforts by jaguars to re-colonise land north of the Rio Grande

Parasite that killed millions of UK’s songbird found in mynas in Pakistan

Although the parasite that carries the disease Avian trichomonosis was discovered in myna, it may not prove fatal for them

Promotion of pesticides a global health concern: UN experts

A report recently released by United Nations calls for better national and international regulatory framework on pesticides

It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene

Drinking water in remote communities is contaminated with uranium, faecal bacteria and nitrates above the recommended levels

Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change

Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming

Fog can be deadly, says study

Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water

Simple, easy and healthy

Gujarat trader makes affordable sanitary napkins and develops India's first machine to hygienically dispose them of Darshan Desai

Is this climate justice?

India and the US talk about being climate-sensitive but do the opposite