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Gender equality goals face $420 billion funding gap, warns UN Women at FfD4

New Delhi, June 30 -- A $420 billion annual shortfall is undermining efforts to achieve gender equality in developing countries, according to United Nations agency UN Women, which has called for urgen... Read More


Cost of conflicts: For a billion people, extreme poverty has not come down in 15 years

New Delhi, June 30 -- Living in areas with lingering conflict comes with many life-long stifling punishments, even if one survives the violence, said the World Bank in a report Fragile and Conflict-Af... Read More


Bonn Climate Conference 2025: Worrying erosion of multilateralism, especially by developed countries, says CSE

New Delhi, June 30 -- The mid-year UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany concluded with limited progress, as long-standing divisions between developed and developing countries once again took centr... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Active monsoon to drench north, central and eastern India through early July

New Delhi, June 30 -- Active monsoon conditions are likely to continue over many parts of northwest, central and eastern India for the next six to seven days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)... Read More


Indian farmers are turning to 'assisted pollination' as a 'pollinator apocalypse' takes hold

New Delhi, June 25 -- Pollinators such as bees and other insects are very important for maintaining a balance in natural systems. They are also essential for maintaining human food security as they of... Read More


Shell warns of global trade shock as Israel-Iran tensions escalate

New Delhi, June 19 -- As conflict escalates between Israel and Iran, energy giant Shell has issued a stark warning that a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - a critical maritime chokepoint - could trig... Read More


Study reveals electric vehicles in India emit up to 38% less CO2 than petrol cars

New Delhi, June 6 -- A recent study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has found that Battery Electric Vehicles ... Read More


State of India's Environment in Figures 2025 warns of worsening climate, health and development indicators

New Delhi, June 4 -- As the world prepares to observe Environment Day on June 5, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has sounded a sobering alarm: India is facing a mounting crisis on multipl... Read More


World Bank greenlights controversial Inga 3 dam in DRC amid warnings of human and ecological harm

New Delhi, June 4 -- The World Bank has approved $250 million in financing for the Inga 3 hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a dramatic re-entry into large-scale dam... Read More


Experts raise alarm as Thailand's captive lion population triples in 6 years

New Delhi, June 4 -- Thailand has seen a staggering increase in the number of captive lions within its borders, with the population more than tripling from just over 130 in 2018 to more than 440 by 20... Read More