Oil Interests Impede Plastic Treaty Progress
In mid-November, hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Nairobi, led by a ceremonial band. “Let polluters pay the...
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Article On Adani Group: SC Extends Protection From Arrest To 4 Journos
On Friday, the Supreme Court extended the interim protection from arrest it had granted to four journalists against whom the...
Henry Kissinger: A Tortured And Deadly Legacy
Henry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, 2023, at age 100, exercised more than 50 years of influence on American...
The Path To Net-Zero Emissions Runs Through Industry
As government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations climate conference, an enormous challenge looms...
Women’s Rights In Balance As India Weighs Criminalising Marital Rape
The Supreme Court of India is poised to deliver a landmark judgement that may make it a crime for a...
Rush-Hour Traffic Pollution Can Spike BP, Up Heart Risk Upto 24 Hrs: Study
An alarming study has revealed that breathing unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic can significantly increase passengers' blood pressure upto 24...
Erratic Weather, Altered Social Dynamics Hit Mahua Economy
The end of March marks the mahua flowering season in the dry forest regions of central Indian highlands and adjoining...
Concerns Rise Over AI’s Ability To Deceive And Dehumanize
When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was “authentic,” it did so with over a month...
It’s All About Money At COP28
A former head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe the annual climate summit as...
Cong Slams V-P Dhankhar For Comparing PM Modi With Mahatma Gandhi
On Tuesday, the Congress launched a broadside against Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar after he drew parallels between Mahatma Gandhi and Prime...
Why Women In India Are Less Likely Than Men To Find Jobs
Women in urban India want to work but are not in the labour force in significant numbers, found a 2019...
About FRA & A Women-Led Forest Stewardship Scheme In Odisha
In 2021, the village of Kodalpalli in Odisha’s Nayagarh district became one of the few places in India where the...
State Elections Will Shape India’s Mood For ’24
The legislative elections in five states of India – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram – are the last...
Coal-Based Power Plants Are Worsening Air Pollution In Delhi-NCR
According to a new analysis, non-compliance of thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR with emissions standards is contributing significantly to air...
How COVID Enabled New Forms Of Economic Abuse Of Women
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic...
How Do The 5 States Going To The Polls Stack Up Economically?
With India’s national elections less than a year away, key state assembly polls have stirred the political pot with regional...
Development Aid Cuts Will Hit Fragile Countries Hard
Fragile and least developed countries have had their development assistance cut drastically, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
Oil, Gas, Coal Are Destabilizing All 9 Planetary Boundaries
It’s well known that the fossil fuel industry made the industrial age possible and raised much of humanity’s living standard,...
The BJP Tries On A New Image: A Champion Of ‘Good Governance’
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as a well-oiled and lethal electoral campaign machine, on the job around the...
Marking Indigenous Resistance To Colonialism On ‘Unthanksgiving’ Day
Each year on the fourth Thursday of November, when many people start to take stock of the marathon day of...
Decoupling Road Freight From Emissions
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, despite an ongoing global slowdown. This growth must happen without...
In The Face Of Death And Destruction, ‘Beauty’ Plays A Vital Role
A small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray of beverages,...
Now, Dachigam National Park At Risk As Forest Cover Reduces: Study
The Dachigam National Park is currently under significant threat, as the forest cover decreased by 7 percent, and there was...
‘Pradarshani mat lagao’: Martyr’s Mother Pleads With UP Minister
Yesterday, November 24, 2023, an extraordinary scene unfolded in front of a martyr's house in Uttar Pradesh's Agra. Late Captain...
Is Water Sector’s ‘Uncomfortable Knowledge’ Missing At COP28?
A year ago, in the final declaration from COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the global climate community finally started to...
