This report, prepared jointly by the United Nations Development Programme, the World Economic Forum, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investments and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, illustrates
The 2016 edition of the annual EEA report, Trends and projections in Europe, provides an updated assessment of the progress of the EU and European countries towards their climate mitigation and energy
<p>Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a poorly understood condition that refers to chronic alterations in intestinal permeability, absorption, and inflammation, which mainly affects young children in resource-limited
In December 2015 Parties adopted the Paris Agreement at the 21st session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In its Article 2 governments agreed to limit global warming
<p>The high prevalence of obesity and related metabolic diseases calls for greater understanding of the factors that drive excess energy intake. Calorie-dense palatable foods are readily available and
<p>Timber is frequently salvage-logged following high-severity stand-replacing wildfire, but the practice is controversial. One concern is that compound disturbances could result in more deleterious impacts
<p>The recent dust storm in the Middle East (Sepember 2015) was publicized in the media as a sign of an impending 'Dust Bowl.' Its severity, demonstrated by extreme aerosol optical depth in the
<p>Humans have altered terrestrial ecosystems for millennia, yet wilderness areas still remain as vital refugia where natural ecological and evolutionary processes operate with minimal human disturbance,
<p>Despite the 1989 ivory trade ban, elephants continue to be killed to harvest their tusks for ivory. Since 2008, this poaching has increased to unprecedented levels driven by consumer demand for ivory
After reports of alleged violation of environment norms by more than 100 brick kilns in Jammu district, the district administration has decided to tighten the noose by setting up the District Expert Appraisal
KOLKATA: Golpark in its southern part of Kolkata emerged noisiest locality in the country on the night of Diwali. On Diwali night, the noise level ranges between 54 dB in Delhi, Mandir Marg (Silence) to
The Congress leader further said the Supreme Court should take suo moto cognizance in public interest and issue binding instruction to all concerned authorities. Expressing grave concern over Delhi
: Following directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) recently issued closure notices to 31 brick kilns in the state for non-compliance with environmental
Navi Mumbai: The Khandeswar police will take action against noise pollution. The police unit has appealed to the citizens to follow the noise pollution rules as issued by the Bombay high court.Any violation
India will push the agenda of sustainable lifestyle at the upcoming global climate conference at Marrakech in Morocco, apart from focussing on the issue of mobilising finances, which has been its "overriding"
Experts weigh in on Clinton and Trump's stance on the Paris Climate deal On November 4, the 2015 Paris climate deal came into force, marking the first time nearly 200 governments, including India, agreed
Lauding the Delhi government's announcement of taking emergency steps to tackle the severe air pollution, a green body on Sunday said these will need strict enforcement and vehicle restraint measures,
Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave appealed for a united response, and said that no one should indulge in a political blame-game on fighting pollution. As Delhi saw the worst pollution of the season
Pollution levels on Saturday were the worst in the season so far. Facing its worst spell of persistent smog in nearly two decades, the Capital’s air quality slipped to ‘hazardous’ levels on Saturday.
There's something the hillside retreat of Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh has in common with the industrial town of Korba in Chhattisgarh — both have consistently recorded higher than acceptable particulate
