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Climate crisis fuelling gender-based violence, UN report warns

New Delhi, April 23 -- Climate change is fuelling a global surge in violence against women and girls, with one in 10 cases of intimate partner violence projected to be linked to climate impacts by the... Read More


Greening urban road verges could boost butterfly diversity in tropical cities

New Delhi, April 23 -- Road verges may hold the key to rewilding our cities, according to a new study from Singapore that finds these overlooked strips of greenery can boost butterfly populations-even... Read More


Gender justice must be central to global health: Lancet Commission report

New Delhi, April 22 -- Efforts to promote gender justice in global health have been obstructed by powerful political, economic and ideological interests, according a paper released this month by the j... Read More


AI risks deepening gender gaps in workforce, warns World Economic Forum

New Delhi, April 21 -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could entrench existing gender disparities in the global workforce unless governments and industries ... Read More


Hints of life beyond Earth? James Webb telescope detects possible biosignatures on distant exoplanet

New Delhi, April 17 -- Astronomers at the University of Cambridge have detected chemical traces in the atmosphere of a distant planet - signs that, on Earth, are produced solely by living organisms. T... Read More


New oral antibiotic shows promise against drug-resistant gonorrhoea

New Delhi, April 16 -- A new antibiotic pill has shown promise in treating the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea, including forms of the infection that no longer respond to existing drugs. The... Read More


Sudan's war enters its third year, with women and girls facing worsening crisis

New Delhi, April 11 -- As Sudan's civil war enters its third year this week, UN Women warned that the country faces the world's worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls, with over 12 million now ... Read More


Report warns India faces deepening Vitamin D crisis, offers roadmap to address it

New Delhi, April 10 -- A report by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) has sounded the alarm over a worsening public health crisis in India: Vitamin D deficien... Read More


Cutting soot pollution could slash emissions by 80% by 2030: ICIMOD

New Delhi, March 24 -- Black carbon, a short-lived but highly potent climate pollutant, is responsible for nearly half of global warming to date, a new report has found. Scientists have warned that cu... Read More


Ukrainian women's rights organisations struggle as US aid suspended

New Delhi, March 13 -- Women's rights organisations (WROs) in Ukraine face severe disruptions following the suspension of financial support from the United States, a new survey has revealed. The Donal... Read More