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2025 among three warmest years on record, warns WMO

India, Nov. 7 -- The year 2025 is on track to be the second or third warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The planet's relentless warming trend has shown no si... Read More


Inequality fuels pandemics and prolongs crises, warns UNAIDS

India, Nov. 4 -- Inequality within and between countries is fuelling pandemics and prolonging global crises, warns UNAIDS. New report links inequality to higher COVID-19 deaths and HIV infection rate... Read More


Only 61.9% of what was budgeted for health in 2024 spent in Nigeria, says report

India, Nov. 3 -- In 2024, Nigerian states collectively budgeted N1.32 trillion (US $90,81,52,734) for health. However, actual spending fell far short of this allocation, with only N816.64 billion expe... Read More


Ganga Basin 'highly water stressed', India must act as nearly half its GDP dependent on river: Report

India, Oct. 28 -- The Ganga river basin is highly water stressed and India must act as the basin houses 45 per cent of the country's population, accounts for 44 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product ... Read More


Tremendous progress made in the African Region to help eradicate polio: WHO

India, Oct. 28 -- The African Region has made tremendous progress in polio eradication, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The momentum began in August at the 75th WHO Regional Committ... Read More


Lead exposure in children costs world $3.4 trillion a year, study warns

India, Oct. 21 -- A new study estimates global yearly losses from childhood lead exposure at $3.4 trillion, or 2% of global GDP. Despite the ban on leaded petrol, contamination persists through unsaf... Read More


In Sub-Saharan Africa, only 44% women of childbearing age achieved minimum dietary diversity between 2019 and 2023: FAO

India, Oct. 20 -- Only 44 per cent women of childbearing age in Sub-Saharan Africa achieved minimum dietary diversity between 2019 and 2023, a new report reveals. The assessment, titled Tracking Prog... Read More


14 of 36 Nigerian states score average in climate governance performance: Report

India, Oct. 17 -- Fourteen out of 36 states in Nigeria scored average in Climate Governance Performance, according to the 2025 Subnational Climate Governance Rating and Ranking exercise. The rating w... Read More


At least 56 countries projected to miss low hunger threshold by 2030, warns report

India, Oct. 14 -- At the current pace, at least 56 countries will not reach low hunger-much less Zero Hunger-by 2030, a new global report has revealed. It includes a total of 136 countries. The repor... Read More


Three green defenders disappeared or were killed every week in 2024: Report

India, Oct. 9 -- Summary At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared in 2024, averaging three per week. Latin America remains the most dangerous region, with Colombia lea... Read More