Afghanistan under Taliban: A decade’s progress eroded in a year, says UN
Cascading crises, almost 700,000 jobs vanished, finds report
Denmark stakes claim over North Pole and a large chunk of the Arctic
Seeks formal recognition of its extended territory from UN
International agencies launch sustainable tourism programme
Programme to focus on resource efficiency, conservation and new technologies
Lying low
According to Report
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
How climate change is affecting the seasons
One of the most noticeable effects of climate change is the changing patterns of vegetation seasonality around us
The dubious sceptic
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Count carbon the cheap way
A handy instrument to measure soot level in the air
Ant’s invasion plan decoded
The fire ant first went to the US, then conquered the world
Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979
Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years
Western Europe bakes; United Kingdom, France, Italy and Iberian Peninsula on edge
Experts blame wind and atmospheric circulation and Arctic ice melt for the heatwave
Cutting back coal: Global effort hits Chinese wall
India has one of the largest reductions within planned coal capacity
Megadrought, megapluvial conditions will become the new normal under high emissions scenario: Report
The shift may have already taken place or is in the offing in some regions
Need public spending to fund Sustainable Development Goals: UNCTAD
'Fund poor, developing countries; lend easy to low-income economies'
Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
Many people don’t even know what these vaping devices contain
Boris Johnson by numbers: the next UK prime minister's career summed up
Here’s a breakdown of the numbers that have characterised his career to date
Every third child in the world is poor: UN
Children are more prone to poverty than adults across the world
Despite cutbacks, ExxonMobil continues to fund climate science denial
ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science
Hurricane Ida brings back spectre of rapid intensification of storms
US’ disaster preparedness post-Hurricane Katrina under lens
New global order (or disorder)
Fixing weaknesses in democracy is not about less, but more democracy
COVID-19: UNHRC, WWF raise concerns about increasing inequalities due to pandemic
The world must aim clearly at a green, equitable and resilient recovery, they said
India gets re-elected as observer to Arctic Council
China, South Korea, Singapore, Italy and Japan also have Observer status at the Council
Why this California town has declared ‘climate emergency’
Calls upon its residents to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
All alien invasive species are guilty until proven innocent
The dogma that invasive alien species should be eradicated is now suspect