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WAAW 2025: India's much awaited second version of the National Action Plan on AMR released

India, Nov. 18 -- Union Health Minister J P Nadda launched the second version of India's National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) on the occasion of the World AMR Awareness Week (W... Read More


COP30 leaders warn of "closing window" as finance, fossil transition and climate justice dominate high-level talks

India, Nov. 17 -- The second week kicked off on November 17 with the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)'s high-level segment s... Read More


Iran's capital faces unprecedented water shortages and even possible evacuation. What changes could help?

India, Nov. 17 -- Iran faces its worst water crisis in over sixty years, with major dams nearly empty and groundwater reserves depleted. Tehran and Mashhad are experiencing severe shortages, promptin... Read More


No breakthrough at COP30 at end of week 1 as divisions deepen over finance and trade

India, Nov. 17 -- At the end of the first week of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on November 15, 2025, negotiators in Belem, B... Read More


Indian farmers, experts urge government to reject expansion of Global Plant Treaty

India, Nov. 17 -- Civil society organisations, farmers group and scientists in India are raising an urgent alarm over proposed changes to an international agreement on plant resources just weeks befor... Read More


It's all in the name

India, Nov. 17 -- It was in 2016-17 when Sivaranjani Santosh, a Hyderabad-based paediatrician, first noticed that children were not getting well despite her treatment. "As a doctor when you expect imp... Read More


Setback in Hasdeo

India, Nov. 17 -- On October 8 this year, the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a petition filed by residents of Ghatbarra village, challenging the cancellation of titles that granted them rights over... Read More


Earth is warming faster

India, Nov. 17 -- They are akin to aliens in the world of meteorology-unimaginable and unpredictable. And now they seem to be invading. That, at least, was how it felt when cloudburst-like downpours l... Read More


Inherited cures

India, Nov. 17 -- The earthy scent of wild herbs hung in the early morning air along the winding paths of Philimi. Mist that engulfed the village in Nagaland's Zunheboto district clung to the surround... Read More


Renewables gain ground as coal feels the squeeze in India's power sector, finds Ember report

India, Nov. 17 -- India's renewable energy sector is expanding at an unprecedented pace, putting coal power under mounting economic pressure and reducing its role in the country's electricity mix, acc... Read More