UN takes note of global indigenous fire practices to control wildfires

Indigenous and traditional fire management techniques must be incorporated into policy, UN report says

Wildfires will be more frequent, larger and intense due to climate change: UNEP

Lightning strikes and air pollution will also increase due to wildfires according to the UNEP Frontiers report

Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report

At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men living with children; single women …

COVID-19 blow to diabetes care: Africa cases to more than double

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, WHO urged governments to invest in diagnosis, health worker training to prevent surge 

UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit

Maximise the value of resource use, and minimise adverse environmental impacts, aims new waste strategy of UK

China's loss to US in WTO is not good news for India

India calculates subsidy the same way as China, which lost the case for giving too much subsidy to its wheat, rice farmers

UN 2023 Water Conference: Two billion people use a drinking water source contaminated with faeces, says WHO

Shocking statistics revealed in an official side event organised by WHO on March 22 and attended by India, Ethiopia, France, UNICEF, World Bank, …

Discrimination based on caste is pervasive in South Asian communities around the world – now Seattle has banned it

For now, this ordinance will help put the spotlight on this centuries-old system that denies equality to a substantive section of the population …

Spinning industry seeks government help

Industry association recently published advertisements in newspapers, seeking govt attention

US far from achieving first SDG to end poverty

The country, which is likely to miss 12 of 17 goals under the 2030 agenda, may take another 40 years to eradicate poverty going by its current pace

UK fertility clinics offering unverified add-on services

A research paper finds that only 13 of 74 clinics substantiated the claims on their websites

Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?

Those who have denied climate change for so long will find it very costly – both politically and psychologically – to reverse their …

Cancer-causing chromium-6 found in US tap water

Almost two-thirds of the country's population may be exposed to the carcinogen, claims an independent advocacy group

About 65 million people were living in forced displacement at the end of 2015

A new report by World Bank assesses the global refugee crisis and examines solutions. Quick facts from the report

Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts

Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change

What’s the link between oral contraceptive pills and cancer among women?

Ovarian cancer accounts for about 4 per cent of all cancer cases in women and is one of the leading causes of death

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 

Global emissions almost back to pre-pandemic levels after unprecedented drop in 2020, new analysis shows

From the beginning of 2022, the world can emit an additional 420 billion tonnes of CO2 to limit global warming to 1.5℃, or 11 years of …

CoP 26: ‘Every third child is severely exposed to water scarcity’

UN bodies red code the impact of climate change on water resources crippling overall development

Vegetarian and dairy-based diet can ensure optimal use of agricultural land

A research in USA finds that shifting to lacto-vegetarian diet can provide for 1.3 to 2.6 times more people

‘Planet wreckers’: 20 countries led by US to emit 90% carbon dioxide through 2050

5 countries in the global north — the United States, Canada, Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom — would contribute the majority …

Iraq eliminates trachoma as a public health problem 

Becomes 50th country globally to eliminate at least one neglected tropical disease   

We cannot leave AI safety in hands of tech giants; governments should step in, say experts

Experts at the 1st UN council meeting on AI expressed concerns over malfunctioning AI systems and the interaction between AI and nuclear weapons

India’s child wasting rate 18.7% as per latest UN inter-agency estimates

India is the largest country in southern Asia, where half of all children with wasting in the world live

‘Public Trust’— a key legal tool to preserve our natural resources

The government does not have the power to fully privatise resources that are crucial; those stay in trust for the people — and the …