As war looms over West Asia, many of its major water bodies are already on the brink

India, April 15 -- The Tigris-Euphrates and Jordan river basins, Dead Sea, Zayandeh Rud, Red Sea and Persian Gulf are symbols of the intertwined geopolitical & hydrological crises in the region The I... Read More

Climatic crises can be handled by Ambedkarite principles like democratic governance & moral, spiritual humanism: V M Ravi Kumar

India, April 13 -- On Babasaheb's birth anniversary, DTE speaks to the head, department of history, at Ambedkar University, Lucknow on Ambedkarite environmentalism Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at his home,... Read More

220 million tonnes of plastic waste will be created in 2024: EA Earth Action

India, April 11 -- Just 12 countries are responsible for 60% of the world's mismanaged plastic waste, the top five being China, USA, India, Brazil, and Mexico A whopping 220 million tonnes of plastic... Read More

Trillions more need to be invested if SDGs are to be rescued: UN report

India, April 10 -- Bold actions needed to scale up SDG investment and reform global financial system Trillions of dollars are needed if the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed upon by all... Read More

Russia-Kazakhstan floods: Is climate change warming the Ural Mountains and western Siberia?

India, April 10 -- Reserach papers note that the Urals are indeed warming; as is Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic and among the largest countries globally by area Is the deluge on the continental... Read More

Dallaire & Rusesabagina: 2 men who witnessed the Rwandan Genocide first-hand, reflect on incidents 3 decades ago

India, April 6 -- Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda', is today a critic of Paul Kagame; Romeo Dallaire is now a global activist, speaker, author and advocate on human rights On April 7, 1... Read More

Criollo: This breed of cattle developed in the New World can withstand climate change, say Irish scientists

India, April 4 -- Descended from Iberian cattle brought by Spanish colonists to the Americas, the Criollo has a myriad of climate-adaptive traits 'Criollo' was a term used frequently in the 'Casta' s... Read More

'Blood Lions' no more as South Africa to stop captive breeding of big cats for trophy hunting, traditional medicine

India, April 4 -- South African Environment Minister Barbara Creecy announces decision; owners of captive farms will have two years to close before ban comes into effect South Africa will end the cap... Read More

7.4 magnitude quake in Taiwan; Japan issues tsunami warning for Okinawa & other Ryukyu islands

India, April 3 -- The Philippines also issues tsunami warnings for its Batanes islands group; social media awash with cataclysmic images and videos from Taiwan A huge earthquake measuring 7.4 on the ... Read More

Louis Gossett Jr: One of his most iconic roles gives an inkling into the reasons behind some of Africa's recent wars

India, April 2 -- Race is the "elephant in the room" in the Arab World Louis Gossett, among Hollywood's tallest actors (literally and figuratively), died at a rehabilitation centre in Santa Monica, C... Read More

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