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Seed Bill 2025 'built for corporates, not cultivators', farmers warn

India, Nov. 16 -- The Indian government's Draft Seeds Bill, 2025, which is its latest attempt to overhaul regulations governing the seed sector, aims to replace the Seeds Act, 1966, and the Seed Contr... Read More


WAAW 2025: How youth can rewrite the AMR narrative

India, Nov. 16 -- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is often described as a "silent pandemic", but its impact is loudest in the places with the fewest resources. For communities already facing fragile he... Read More


WAAW 2025: Extending AMR awareness - from rhetoric to action

India, Nov. 16 -- The call to action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) really took flight in 2015 when the World Health Assembly adopted a global action plan on AMR. This resulted in many countries de... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 14, 2025): New draft text on Just Transition Work Programme; Indigenous protestors block main entrance

India, Nov. 15 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


COP30: Number of fossil fuel lobbyists swells to record high at Parque da Cidade

India, Nov. 15 -- The number of fossil fuel lobbyists at Parque da Cidade, the site of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),... Read More


Bihar Verdict 2025: Not just 'Dus Hazari', slew of other schemes by Nitish Kumar made state's women his solid vote bank

India, Nov. 14 -- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections and a large part of the credit, according to observers, goes to women voters who opted for the Allian... Read More


Shipping giant MSC turned oceans of the Global South into dumping grounds: Report

India, Nov. 14 -- Greenpeace South Asia on November 13 released an investigation that could reset global conversations on corporate responsibility at sea. The 128-page report, Below Deck: The Truth B... Read More


Lower water levels in East Africa's Lake Turkana led to more earthquakes: Study

India, Nov. 14 -- Falling water levels in one of Africa's largest lakes, driven by changes in climate, led to a rise in earthquakes, according to a new study led by researchers from Syracuse Universit... Read More


Somalia failed to implement functional social security system to protect vulnerable communities affected by drought: Report

India, Nov. 14 -- Somalia has failed to implement a functional social security system for the marginalised, particularly those negatively affected by drought. This has led to extreme poverty and lack ... Read More


COP30: First Global Climate-Health Adaptation Plan unveiled amid major financing gaps

India, Nov. 14 -- The COP30 Presidency launched the Belem Health Action Plan (BHAP), the first international climate adaptation framework dedicated specifically to health, on November 13. As climate ... Read More