State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Environment
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Developing countries take early initiative
On the eve of the formal opening of the World Trade Organisation's ministerial conference, a 20-member coalition of developing countries led by India, Brazil, China, South Africa and Argentina, has
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Four more taluks declared drought hit
Adding four more taluks to the list of 126 drought affected ones, the Cabinet subcommittee on drought management, which met has decided to release Rs 23.50 crores for various drought relief works
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Clash in Cancun
By every indication, agriculture will dominate the proceedings at the fifth ministerial-level conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the Mexican seaside resort of Cancun. The dispute
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Flood-hit Orissa battles cholera, gastroenteritis
There seems to be no respite for the flood-hit people of Orissa. After surviving on the short commons for the last one week, now they are battling an array of diseases with cholera and
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EU adamant on Singapore issues
The European Union (EU) has refused to budge from its stand on the Singapore issues, maintaining that negotiations on all four subjects
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US wants single deadline for trade agenda
The US has called upon World Trade Organisation (WTO) members to work out the contours of the new trade liberalisation programme by early next year. It has also asked the members to finalise the
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'Pollution harming Eloor'
Greenpeace, an international organisation fighting against environmental pollution, said that unchecked industrial pollution of Eloor, industrial belt in Kochi, had resulted in increased rates of
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SC refuses to lift ban on crackers
The Supreme Court made it loud and clear that festivities and noise cannot go together regardless of the religion involved. During the upcoming festivals of Diwali and Dussehra, usually followed by
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Ganeshas turn sea into an ocean of waste
After nearly a week of whipping up religious fervour in various parts of the Chennai city, when thousands of multi-hued Ganeshas ended up in the Bay of Bengal, they turned the sea into a squiggling
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G-21 holds fort even as EU, US doubt longevity
G-20,the agricultural alliance of twenty developing countries led by Brazil, India and China, got strengthened with Egypt joining the group. While the EU and the US have expressed their skepticism on