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Developing countries face prolonged food, fuel price shock despite Hormuz reopening: UNCTAD

India, July 2 -- Despite signs of a gradual recovery in commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, developing countries are likely to continue facing the consequences of higher food and fuel co... Read More


Wings under peril

India, July 2 -- The island of Hawai'i in the US may be facing a silent epidemic. Nearly every forest bird species in the region is capable of transmitting a deadly disease that has already led to ext... Read More


A customised role

India, July 2 -- The Union government has put in motion a process to draft a customised corporate social responsibility (CSR) framework for the coal mining sector. While companies have had their own C... Read More


Known unknowns

India, July 2 -- Peter, 63, is trying to catch fish with his dip net near the Munambam beach in Kerala's Kochi district since 6:30 am. But for almost seven hours, he catches only litter, mostly plasti... Read More


What suicide statistics conceal

India, July 2 -- On the night of May 5, when Ramesh (name changed) returned home from work, he found the door ajar. Inside, his 55-year-old father Gurmeet Singh and mother Narender Kaur were lying sti... Read More


Venezuela earthquakes highlight the limits of early warning systems

India, July 2 -- Venezuela's recent earthquakes expose the hard limits of early warning systems: quakes still cannot be precisely predicted, and people near the epicentre often get little or no notice... Read More


Renewables save $480 billion in fossil fuel costs in 2025 as price advantage widens: IRENA

India, July 2 -- Renewable projects commissioned in 2025 saved an estimated $480 billion in global fossil fuel costs, finds new report by IRENA. Over 90% of new utility-scale capacity undercut the ch... Read More


India Energy Storage Week to bring clean energy firms from 15 countries to Delhi

India, July 2 -- The 12th India Energy Storage Week will be held in New Delhi from July 8 to 10, 2026. Government representatives, companies and clean energy experts from 15 countries are expected to... Read More


Ebola outbreak threatens to push 985,000 into poverty in DRC

India, July 2 -- UNDP warns DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak could push 985,000 more people into poverty. It is projected to erase over $1 billion in GDP and 55,000 jobs. Africa-wide, losses may reach $3.6... Read More


Basel Convention advances work on e-waste, textiles, hazardous waste, but divisions persist over plastic

India, July 1 -- Delegates at the Basel Convention's OEWG-15 in Geneva advanced technical work on e-waste, textiles and hazardous waste. They agreed to strengthen the Prior Informed Consent system as... Read More