Regulating the Polluters: Markets and Strategies for Protecting the Global Environment
National governments and private stakeholders have long recognized that protecting the global environment requires international cooperation.
How hard is it to imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?
The idea of global disarmament looks like a far cry with countries continuing to equip their arsenal with nuclear warheads
Big energy companies enter electric vehicle sector
Big energy companies like NTPC, Indian Oil and others have the financial bandwidth to build the EV infrastructure and take electric mobility forward
Polluting plastics die hard
By 2050, our oceans will be holding more litter than fish and an estimated 99 per cent of all seabirds will have ingested plastic. Are countries …
Can permaculture reverse climate change?
We can begin to reverse climate change by reducing CO2 emissions in our children’s lifetime
Is climate change taking a backseat in the agenda of global alliances?
It seems at the end alliances are made for trade and business expansion while climate change takes a backseat
BJP's curious China syndrome
BJP leaders' call to boycott Chinese goods is as phoney as it is to believe that Indian-made products can replace them
UNEP meeting tackles link between health and environment
The United Nations Environment Programme’s meeting was held to prepare for the second United Nations Environment Assembly
Global economy’s weakest half-decade performance in 30 years likely by end of 2024, warns World Bank
Calls for $2.4 trillion increase in investment by developing countries for course correction
World Health Assembly adopts resolution to prevent drowning
First-of-its-kind alliance, global status report to asses worldwide impact
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Annual investments of $260 billion required to halve agrifood emissions by 2030, achieve Net Zero by 2050: World Bank
New report claims twice the amount spend on agricultural subsidies; suggests India replace diesel irrigation pumps with solar
India had over 11% of global hepatitis burden in 2022, with 35.3 million cases
WHO’s Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019
Whose debt is it
Many African nations are defaulting on payment of loans they have utilised for funding climate-resilient infrastructure
Simply Put: World Water Day 2024
Progress in reducing poverty is unevenly distributed in Kenya, says World Bank
World Bank calls for inclusive growth strategy to pull millions of Kenyans from poverty
El Nino effect: Cases of dengue have increased globally
Increase in temperature and changes in rainfall patterns to blame
Soil matters
Unhealthy soil leads to unhealthy children. India needs to improve soil micronutrients not just to increase crop productivity, but also to …
World no tobacco day: Tobacco impacts environment, not just health
About 3.5 million hectares of land cleared for growing tobacco each year
Severe hepatitis in children: Why COVID-link hasn’t been ruled out
18 per cent severe hepatitis patients tested positive for COVID-19
EU climate law sets direction but lacks urgency: WWF
We need a climate GPS system, but this proposal is only a compass, it said
Pesticide consumption a leading cause of suicides worldwide: Report
Up to 168,000 people kill themselves by ingesting pesticides annually, it said
Why Mount Kenya is burning and what can be done to stop the fires
The Kenyan biosphere reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Health spending increases in lower-income countries: WHO report
However, people are still paying too much out of their own pockets
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