Plastic-free planet: Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins in Nairobi

Global Coalition for Plastics Sustainability announced; India submits pre-meeting written statement for first time  

High road to Dubai COP28: What to expect at the upcoming Bonn climate conference

It’s all about the money this year  

Action falls short as far as industrial effluent pollution in India is concerned

There are lapses in implementation of laws and court judgements 

Methane emissions to rise 5-13% by 2030 from 2020 levels under business-as-usual scenario: Report

Human activities release 350-390 million tonnes of methane annually

Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events — it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line

Heat intensity of these events is also increasing with the frequency 

Multidimensional poverty affects 2/3rd of children in rural Nigeria: UNICEF

Larger proportion of children involved in economic labour were multi-dimensionally poor

Population populism: UP draft population bill fails tests of necessity, intrusiveness

The proposed law will lead to more abortions and adverse sex ratio at birth

Speakers highlight importance of implementation at CMS CoP 13

Need to redirect synergies on the ground, they said

South, Southeast Asia have most of world’s underweight youth: IFAD

Number of those overweight also increasing; more underweights in rural areas 

Five reasons to believe the HFC talks are headed in the right direction

All is not lost for HFC talks as countries made tangible progress in Paris last week

Robo-journalism

Newsreport>>Earthquake • USA

How private is privacy?

Apathy towards online surveillance is making Big Brother more powerful by the day

What drives pesticide use

Study says land simplification has no link to use of pesticide

Bag the bug

Slippery dog bowl better than bait chemicals at killing bed bugs

Bad bug

Pine beetles make water quality dip in North America

Code of conduct for space

EU drafts law to govern space activities as countries increase explorations

Face the sun

Vitamin D deficiency on the rise; tests to identify it inaccurate

Locust repellents

The insect dislikes crops rich in nitrogen and proteins

Dirt on White House

E-mails>> Solar energy • US

The air just got dirtier

Nonvolatile herbicides lost more through vapourisation

Retina visuals capture heart

Pollution narrows arteries, raises risk of heart diseases

Radical material for solar cells

Rice of health

Ranbaxy barred

Beyond teething stage