Simply put: Global warming

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?

Why Should You Climate Strike

Let us count the ways  

Trump’s battle with California busts myths about American climate policy

The development should end the illusion that sub-national action will suffice

Food and Nutrition Security in Southern African Cities

Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa 

Our Oldest Task – Making Sense of Our Place in Nature

This is a book about nature and culture. 

Incidence of childhood cancer has increased: Lancet study

The study also revealed cancer occurrence in adolescents

Cyclone on air

Bangladesh's fisherfolk tune in to community radios to prepare for cyclones

Eye drops could dissolve cataracts, finds study

Drops first tested on rabbits and dogs

Two million feral cats to be killed to save Australian wildlife

An estimated US $4.8 million to be spent on culling the cats

Clue found to strange link between swine flu vaccine and narcolepsy

The immune system may have misidentified a protein in the vaccine

Adani Group denies it is pulling out of Australia’s latest coal project

But speculation over the group’s future role in the project continues

Day 1 of World Health Assembly highlights why WHO is crucial for universal health

How the World Bank ico-opts NGOs

Is the World Bank really working for the people?

THE MONEY MAKERS

Coronavirus update: Centre says not spend on any new scheme for a year

India added ~10,000 cases Thursday

COVID-19: Tedros accepts proposal to ‘evaluate’ WHO's response

US Secretary of Health rebukes WHO, China at World Health Assembly

Three UN organisations launch a new global coalition of global leaders to tackle AMR

20-member group to be co-chaired by Bangladesh and Barbados prime ministers

Prevention, not mitigation needed to solve South Africa’s plastic problem: WWF

Interventions needed across plastic value chain rather than just waste management

Extreme weather events most severe global risks over next 10 years: WEF

Through 2026, extreme weather events in top 3 risks in 13 countries; climate tipping points expected to change weather patterns

Kenya’s William Ruto makes case for Africa at COP28, calls for transformation of global climate finance framework

Many post-colonial countries, especially from Africa, didn’t exist when World Bank, IMF were formed; they should have a say in their …

Fourth industrial revolution: ‘4IR is not real’

The current innovation cycle is not new. It was formulated in the 1980s if not before

Climate Emergency CoP 25: World is hotter than ever before, says WMO

Paris agreement has failed to put brakes on emission rise

IEA projects rapid increase in installed solar capacity by 2040

However, it expects carbon dioxide emissions to continue rising for decades

WHO comes out with framework to combat Zika virus

Says $56 million would be required to implement the framework