European Court of Human Rights reprimands Switzerland for not doing enough to tackle climate change

India, April 10 -- Violations of the European Convention for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change, the court ruled The Swiss civil society group, Senior Women for Climate... Read More

Vampireweed threatens rice production in Africa. What do we know about it?

India, April 9 -- Associated annual economic losses amount to $82 million, affecting more than 140,000 rural households Rice vampireweed ( Rhamphicarpa fistulosa ) a facultative, parasitic weed that ... Read More

Severe environmental harm equal to genocide, crime against humanity: Experts write to International Criminal Court

India, April 1 -- Human activities leading to severe environmental harm also violate human rights; must be punished, they urge in joint statement Environmental degradation has an umbilical relationsh... Read More

Neurological conditions primary cause of ill health, disability globally: Lancet study

India, March 15 -- Number of people affected byor dying from neurological conditions increased over past 3 decades; People in LMICsdisproportionately affected In 2021, 3.40 billion individuals or 43.... Read More

Climate change threatens African great apes habitats, may witness frequent extreme climate events in future

India, March 1 -- Majority of ape sites would be subject to a high frequency of heatwaves, finds new research The warming planet is threatening the habitats of the great apes of Africa, a new study f... Read More

Investors denounce ExxonMobil suit against climate activist-shareholders as an attack on their rights

India, Feb. 27 -- Shareholder-activists at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility urged Exxon's board to convince the company's management to end the lawsuit Shareholders are putting up a ... Read More

Threat to African tropical grasslands by misguided tree planting, study warns

India, Feb. 22 -- An area size of France threatened by forest restoration initiatives; tree planting widespread across non-forest systems Scientists have issued a warning that ill-conceived tree-plan... Read More

East Africa is losing its glaciers at astonishing speed, all on Kilimanjaro retreating

India, Feb. 22 -- Compared to previous estimations, the overall area has declined by more than a half of its early 21st-century extent Analysis of high-resolution satellite images for the years 2021-... Read More

Clean water crisis: Nitrogen pollution to triple scarcity in river sub-basins worldwide

India, Feb. 8 -- In India, Africa, sewage to be biggest contributor of nitrogen pollution in water in worst climate scenario Water scarcity is exacerbated by declining water quality in numerous regio... Read More