Coral tradition loses shape

UK government censures Vedanta

Lawyer faces contempt for remarks on judge favouring mining giant

Desertification setting in across a quarter of India

Another 30% of the county’s land is undergoing degradation. What does this mean for the country where more than 60% peopel depends on …

See climate effect on world’s favourite tourist spots in 2050, in pics

Environmental specialist Marish Cuenca partnered with online car hire website DiscoverCars.com to predict the effects of rising sea levels, …

WHO, Unicef target to avoid 50 million vaccine-preventable infections this decade

UN and other agencies launch new programme that aims to ensure immunisation benefits are shared equitably by humanity

3.9 million people in South Sudan facing severe hunger, says UN report

An analysis shows that at least 30,000 people are living in extreme conditions and are facing starvation and death

Remains of the beauty pageant

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Science & Technology - Briefs

Ebola-hit countries to get additional US $5 billion for speedy recovery

Amount pledged at two-day global Ebola meet in New York

In Court

Conservatives in US Supreme Court deal blow to climate action 

Joe Biden administration’s efforts to decarbonise economy held hostage by Republican majority in Supreme Court

Big mistake for countries to think COVID-19 danger has passed: WHO chief

At least 10% population of all countries should be vaccinated by September-end, WHO Director-General Tedros said at closing ceremony of 74th&…

World needs a collective strategy to deal with US at Bonn climate conference

US move to repeal Clean Power Plan proves that naming and shaming has not worked, nor are the statements to stand united on Paris Agreements enough

Humanity produced 62 billion kg of e-waste in 2022. In 2030, that number will be 82 billion kg: UN

Easiest solution for all e-waste issues is still not to generate any e-waste in the first place, urges report  

Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as the Caribbean’s most populous country may have fallen to armed gangs

Capital Port-au-Prince a ‘city under siege’ as US Marines reportedly evacuate embassy staff  

Simply put: Billions needed to combat desertification

Reform, restitution, justice: UN report suggests host of measures to protect indigenous rights

Denying indigenous peoples their rights self-defeating: UN Report

Life crashed into Earth?

Researchers provide evidence that rocks may have carried microbes across planets

A worthy goal

Soccer>> Homeless • Mexico

Lab on a printout

Adhesive modifies regular paper into diagnostic test kit

Power punch

Bismuth improves storage capacity of iron batteries

Silk route to preservation

Protein in fibre can replace expensive ways to store drugs

Mind your tongue

Language>> public Places • The US

Our own microbe catalogue

First genetic map of the microbes found in a healthy human body

Lincoln’s fake Facebook

Social Network>> History • The US