Streams of trouble
As demand for water becomes unmanageable, conflicts are brewing between nations that share transboundary freshwater reserves. Such conflicts are …
Dying too soon or living long with disability
The Lancet report on state of the world's health identifies key drivers of ill health, disability and death in countries to help governments …
Cities free their roads of cars to fight air pollution
Bikers and pedestrians are slowly reclaiming their space in metropolises as well as other urban centres to reduce vehicle emission and toxicity …
Cycling in two Asian cities
To meet clean air quality levels for one of the most polluted cities like Delhi, it is of immense importance that the government should invest in …
Climate change can trigger security concerns in South Asia
Climate change can trigger conflicts, violence and migration due to water scarcity, food insecurity, lack of shelter and livelihood constrains
'Green roofs can help cities adapt to climate change'
Dusty Gedge, president of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations, has worked on urban biodiversity and ecosystem services for over 15 …
Developing countries will witness increased demand for food in future: report
Rising per capita income will make consumers go in for diet diversification, especially by increasing consumption of animal protein as compared …
‘China’s INDCs, although ambitious, will not keep temperature rise below 2 degree celsius’
Although it is doing more than the US and EU, China’s total emissions in 2030 will still be very high, says non-profit Centre for Science …
Government inquiry takes aim at green charities that ‘get political’
The inquiry is seen as part of a trend towards quieting the environment movement. It is forcing poorly funded groups to spend resources on making …
World Breastfeeding Week 2023: Supportive workplaces needed to reach global breastfeeding targets
Rate of breastfeeding at 48%, up by 10 percentage points over past decade, say WHO & UNICEF
Agenda for CoP26: Why China matters at Glasgow
As the new global superpower and polluter, China’s emissions will have a significant impact on the world’s ability to achieve its …
The snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish by 2040 due to climate change: Report
By 2030, up to 118 million extremely poor people in Africa will be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat
United in Science: New UN report highlights climate emergency
A report released recently by the UN, ‘United in Science’ collates the latest climate knowledge and makes for alarming reading
World freed from toxic leaded petrol: A global win
While global eradication of toxic lead in petrol needs to be celebrated, this also reminds us how tough it is to undo wrong if the evidence of …
West Africa records 1st death from ‘highly infectious’ Marburg virus
Case fatality rate of the infection is 24-88%
COP27: Africa desperately needs a ‘loss and damage’ finance facility; here is why
The continent has limited socio-economic capacity and is ill-prepared to adequately respond to climatic disasters, build resilience and adapt …
Fourth industrial revolution: World Economic Forum advocates it; others fear corporate takeover; who is right
Technology can never exist in isolation; it has to exist within social realities, say critics of 4IR
African health ministers adopt PEN-PLUS strategy against non-communicable diseases
Stretegy will help bridge access gap in treatment, care of patients with chronic & severe NCD
How African countries coordinated the response to COVID-19: lessons for public health
Decentralisation strategies and innovation played key roles in coordination. Financing was a challenge to coordination
Ghana reports first-ever suspected cases of Marburg virus disease
Second time the disease with high fatality rate has been detected in western Africa; WHO confirmation awaited
En route to climate catastrophe? 4 major indicators broke records in 2021, says WMO
Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea-level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification were the highest since record keeping began
World Health Day: ‘Enable all rural Indian girls to avail education, regardless of categories’
In states like Rajasthan, pre-matric scholarships are restricted to socially disadvantaged populations and sums vary across categories, which …
COVID-19 update: Deltacron & omicron subvariant — 2 looming threats?
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the United States, countries in Europe and Southeast Asia
Why India should prepare for COVID-19 recovered patients as ‘next big health crisis’
A recent study says besides other long-term health risks, patients face higher chance of death even after six months of recovery
Children with cancer: WHO estimates 55-85% in low- and middle-income countries get no treatment
Nearly 69% of southeast Asia’s cases of acute lymphoid leukemia, the most common cancer in children, were in India