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Global youth jobs in jeopardy as unemployment rises and middle-skilled work shrinks: ILO

India, Aug. 13 -- A new report by the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned that worldwide youth unemployment reduced after the COVID-19 pandemic but is now beginning to worsen again... Read More


Banks provided $31 billion in sustainable loans to palm oil firms linked to deforestation: Global Witness Report

India, Aug. 13 -- Global Witness reports that over 100 major banks arranged about US$31 billion in sustainability-linked loans for palm oil firms tied to deforestation, corruption and rights abuses in... Read More


520 million people in South Asia could face dangerous heat for at least one month a year by 2070, says World Bank report

India, Aug. 12 -- A World Bank report warns that by 2070, about 520 million people in South Asia could endure at least a month of dangerous heat annually, with 1.1 billion facing at least one day of t... Read More


As told to Parliament (August 11, 2026): There were over 43,000 cancer cases in Punjab in 2025

India, Aug. 11 -- The estimated number of incident cancer cases in Punjab was 41,337 in 2023, 42,288 in 2024 and 43,196 in 2025, Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Health and... Read More


As told to Parliament (August 7, 2026): Around 6.38 lakh ha affected by desertification and land degradation across India

India, Aug. 10 -- The Centre has not undertaken any assessment on agricultural land affected by degradation and its impact on crop productivity. However, according to the Desertification and Land Degr... Read More


Reducing inequality is essential for future pandemic preparedness, says study

India, Aug. 10 -- Economic inequality is a stronger predictor of how countries respond to pandemics than traditional measures of preparedness such as laboratory capacity and emergency response systems... Read More


As told to Parliament (August 6, 2026): Asiatic lions in India have increased 32% since 2020

India, Aug. 6 -- The 16th Lion population estimation (May 2025) recorded an increase in the Asiatic Lion population to 891 individuals, with a growth of 32 per cent since 2020, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Mi... Read More


Climate change is shifting childhood malaria hotspots across Africa, finds study

India, Aug. 5 -- A new study led by researchers at Yale University School of Public Health reveals that climate change is reshaping the geography of childhood malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, increa... Read More


Strengthening peatland emissions monitoring: New FAO report updates factors, points out data gaps

India, Aug. 4 -- A new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on July 31, 2026 provides a stronger scientific foundation for improving the accuracy, trans... Read More


UK sees highest heatwave exposure of children in three decades

India, July 31 -- The United Kingdom recorded its highest level of child exposure to extreme heatwaves since 1995, with an estimated 10.7 million children, representing 75 per cent of the country's ch... Read More