A survey has revealed that 68 percent of people in G20 countries, including 74 percent in India, support the idea…
The impacts of climate change and disasters on the displacement of people amount to one of the biggest challenges of…
State governments and organisations are increasingly experimenting with parametric insurance to cope with losses from natural disasters. Unlike regular insurance…
Rohingya who sought refuge in Bangladesh are boarding boats to Indonesia. But with a new destination comes new challenges. For…
For all flood-prone cities of India, there is an urgent need to develop flood inundation maps. Although Bollywood films are…
Nitin Jain, a resident of New Delhi, had travelled with his family to Kashmir to escape the summer heat. But…
The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with…
Many countries have seen extremely hot weather lately, but in most of the inhabited world, it’s never going to get…
“Organic beef”, “GMO-free” and “100% natural” are just some of the countless claims designed to attract the eyes of eco-conscious…
A study based in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, found that after a certain threshold, employment generation schemes like NREGA led to…
According to a new report, the Hindu Kush Himalaya is experiencing significantly lower snow persistence in 2024, raising serious concern…
As clouds gathered on the horizon one morning in late May, the residents of Kadamtala in India’s Andaman Islands were…
A US politician allegedly said the ICC was 'built for Africa and thugs like Putin' and in a way they…
Pakistan-India relations are so often described as hostile that it is easy to lose track of the few efforts at…
The spread of misinformation and disinformation is the most severe short-term risk facing the world, according to the World Economic…
Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under…
The journey to justice in the international criminal court is long and complex, and the appeal to blame individuals can…
Indian ecologist and wildlife biologist, AJT Johnsingh, died on June 7. In this obituary, Johnsingh’s friends and fellow scientists share…
India knows it has a plastic waste problem, but the urgency and coordination to meaningfully address it hasn’t been present.…
Action from the world's top courts against leaders of Israel and Hamas has proven we are in a new age…
Delhi’s air pollution problems often receive global attention, but Kolkata’s air quality often ranks among the world’s worst. Data show…
Microfactories, an innovative approach to extracting value from waste materials, point the way to sustainable production and consumption. At a…
During a recent undergraduate class, a student posed a question that has now assumed political salience: “When and why does…
“Look how thin she is, she is so weak (bahut kamzor, bahut patli hai), she should see a doctor.” This…
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath of office for a third successive term, NCP (SP) president Sharad…
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