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World Ozone Day: Emerging climate, space risks show fight to preserve ozone layer isn't over

India, Sept. 16 -- In June this year, the world's 35-year-long effort to restore and preserve its ozone layer got a major boost, when researchers confirmed dropping levels of chemicals which deplete t... Read More


Gujarat: Activists urge authorities to release excess water as thousands face submergence by Sardar Sarovar Dam

India, Sept. 16 -- A group of 85 organisations have raised alarm over the precarious situation in the downstream villages along the flow of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) in Gujarat's Narmada district. The... Read More


Trade on emissions

India, Sept. 16 -- The global race to build a low-carbon economy is gaining momentum. But this much-needed push to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has raised concerns about economic rivalry and ... Read More


Tanzania's beloved street chicken hides a health risk - unchecked antibiotic use in its farming

India, Sept. 16 -- In the heart of Dar es Salaam's bustling Kariakoo district, a familiar lunchtime routine unfolded. As crowds gathered, the scent of sizzling chicken and crispy chips filled the air,... Read More


State of Africa's Environment: Transboundary tension

India, Sept. 16 -- Africa is unique in terms of its transboundary water resources. Transboundary water (TBW) resources are especially important in Africa, where 63 international transboundary river ba... Read More


State of Africa's Environment: Water-stress caused by global warming to displace 700 million Africans by 2030

India, Sept. 16 -- Water is not just conditional to life, but is also a conduit to the biggest contemporary threat to life - climate change. Whether it is the planet's changing wind patterns due to wa... Read More


State of Africa's Environment: The continent's rainwater endowment is equal to demands of the entire population of the planet

India, Sept. 16 -- Historically, as social intelligence grew, people realised that human society cannot grow without the bounties of rainwater extending from the wet months to the dry months. Thus gre... Read More


State of Africa's Environment: Water-poverty nexus hits the continent

India, Sept. 16 -- Access to water is not just a fundamental human right but also a trigger for chronic poverty. Water is vital for creating a sustainable economy. Both natural and anthropogenic chang... Read More


Uncertainty looms in Baku as pre-COP29 finance negotiations end in logjam

India, Sept. 15 -- Ahead of the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), negotiations failed to reach consensus on finalising financial... Read More


WHO prequalifies Danish MVA-BN vaccine to contain public health emergency posed by mpox

India, Sept. 14 -- In the wake of the fast-spreading mpox outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that a vaccine named 'MVA-BN' will be the first vaccine against mpox to be added t... Read More