Zimbabwe's economic outlook is positive, with growth expected to increase to six per cent in 2025, up from two per cent last year on the back of an anticipated recovery in agriculture and robust growth in industry and services, the World Bank (WB) said Friday.
By the end of this century, up to two-third of all glaciers worldwide could disappear – an alarming scenario that threatens the future of water supply in many places.
In a cluster of villages inhabited by Tharu tribals in the terai area of Uttarakhand, a nutrition survey discovered that despite other problems, people had managed to avoid malnutrition to a remarkable extent.
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said statistical research will play a greater role in monitoring environmental impacts and climate change as the country moves towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development.
The devastating wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles and surrounding areas serve as an alarming reminder of the vulnerabilities faced by urban and rural communities.
The 2024 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference, usually referred to as Conference of Parties 29 (COP29), will probably be the final opportunity for the international community to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis.
In 2015, the United Nations outlined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at eradicating poverty, protecting our planet, and ensuring equality for all. These goals address a wide range of global challenges, including climate change, the biodiversity crisis, and pressing health issues like antibiotic resistance and cancer. Biological scientists play a crucial role in tackling these challenges and can also benefit from the diverse career opportunities available to them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, virtually launched the Haryana State Action Plan on Climate Change and Human Health, an initiative that is part of the National Programme for Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) established in 2019.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Monday said that the process of shifting some cheetahs at the new enclosure of Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary from Kuno National Park (KNP) is likely to be started by end of this month.
In alignment with the government's commitment to conservation and protection of the environment, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Ecomark Rules on 26th September, replacing the Ecomark scheme of 1991.
