Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic

India, July 1 -- Delegates at the Basel Convention's OEWG-15 in Geneva advanced technical work on e-waste, textiles and hazardous waste. They agreed to strengthen the Prior Informed Consent system as... Read More

Hamburg Sustainability Conference: India climbs to its highest-ever rank in the 2026 UN SDG Index, but hunger remains a major challenge

India, June 28 -- India has secured its highest-ever position in the global UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index, climbing to 94th among 167 countries in the 2026 edition of the index. With an... Read More

Born into climate risk: Nearly every child in India now faces overlapping hazards, warns UNICEF

India, June 19 -- A new UNICEF report says 97% of children in India are exposed to at least two overlapping climate or disaster-related hazards. Drought and extreme heat are the most common combinati... Read More

SOE in figures 2026: Mental illness linked to nearly half of illness-related suicides in India

India, June 16 -- Mental illness accounted for 14,305 of India's 30,617 illness-related suicides in 2024, according to State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures. The DTE-CSE analysis, based on NC... Read More

Four years to zero hunger deadline, more than 1 billion Africans unable to afford healthy diet: Report

India, May 1 -- Two out of every three people in Africa cannot afford a healthy diet. This is more than double the global average. Africa's nutrition crisis has also deepened. With less than four y... Read More

G7 puts desertification at centre of environmental agenda, flags land crisis as global security threat

India, April 27 -- G7 environment ministers have elevated desertification, land degradation and drought to the core of their agenda. They've termed these conditions "systemic global challenges" and s... Read More

Extreme weather disrupts elections in India and beyond, with 94 polls affected globally, report warns

India, April 24 -- Extreme weather events are increasingly disrupting elections in India, from heatwaves to cyclones At least 94 elections in 52 countries have been affected over the past two decades... Read More

As African cities adapt to climate risks, equity gaps come into focus

India, April 16 -- Green-blue climate adaptation in African cities can unintentionally fuel gentrification and deepen socio-spatial inequality. New study finds rising housing prices and demographic s... Read More

Pre-monsoon season emerging as new high-risk period for crops, analysis shows

India, April 9 -- The monsoon has long been seen as the most destructive season for Indian agriculture, with heavy rains and floods between June and September damaging crops across large areas. Howeve... Read More