Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

Nuclear power is not an option for the future but an absolute necessity.

Vertical velocity

Why does development have to mean only  "citifying"?

The global green garb

Gay ire

Bad word

Vault the truth

Second anti-malaria vaccine for children approved by WHO

Global health body also recommends vaccines for dengue and meningitis  

G20 health ministers prioritise, commit to tackling AMR with One Health approach

The ministers also recognised the need for developing novel antimicrobials

Sub-Saharan Africa might need nearly a century to achieve gender parity: Global Gender Gap Report

Gender equality in the region may not be fully realised until 2125

Unusually warm January in Europe; record temperature in many countries: WMO

Conditions caused by warm air from north-west Africa  

A dangerous pesticide isn’t being monitored in key bird of prey populations — we’re shedding light on that gap

DDT monitoring in raptors is heavily biased toward the global north

Russia-Ukraine conflict pushing world towards clean energy, finds World Energy Outlook 2022

Switch to renewables means natural gas no longer a viable transition fuel

World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness

Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being

COVID-19: Testing rates declining globally challenge for tracking trajectory, says WHO

Low testing rates also limit access to effective new antivirals

WHO chief stands uncontested for upcoming director general elections

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently backed by 28 of 192 member states 

WHO calls for moratorium on booster till 2021-end, ‘additional’ dose for high risk population

Currently, 20 per cent of the available vaccines are being used as boosters

Pangolins in Cameroon are on the verge of extinction

At least 400,000 pangolins are hunted and consumed in central Africa every year

Davos 2020: Above all else, act now, says Greta

Only solution to climate emergency is to immediately stop emissions, she said

OIE releases new strategy to fight antimicrobial resistance

Agency exhorts international community to come forward and outline a work plan

Countries promise commitment towards implementation of Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance

India outlines progress but a lot more needs to be achieved for comprehensive outcomes

The war for intellectual property

AMR Awareness Week: US FDA is too close to meat and drug industries when it comes to protecting public health

FDA has helped to create antibiotic-intensive livestock system of US

Decade-old FAO guidelines still the way ahead for food security, says report

No consensus at forums like WTO dangerous for international food security, it adds

High-efficacy malaria vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute passes WHO quality checks

R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine added to the WHO's list of prequalified vaccines

One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report

Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing