Daily roundup by CSE and Down to Earth @COP27 by Avantika Goswami and Rohini Krishnamurthy, November 7, 2022 • UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that Loss and damage can no longer be swept
a number of European countries have refused to support an attempt by the European Commission to prohibit national import bans on genetically engineered maize by Novartis, the multinational
the World Health Organisation (who) and Kenyan medical officials sent a team to the north eastern part of the country to investigate the spread of a mysterious disease whose symptoms match those
ECO-FRIENDLY INCINERATOR: To combat the growing pollution in Chennai, an eco-friendly incinerator for combustion of non-compostable garbage has been commissioned at the Akash Colony in Anna Nagar
Pakistan's minister for environment, local government and rural development, Omar Asghar Khan has set up three committees to develop a long-term vision on environment. The committees will also
The US rejection of the Kyoto Protocol would be disastrous for Maldives, said Mohamed Khaleel, director of environmental affairs in the country's environment ministry. "It is a matter of life and
Natural disasters have left some 147,753 people dead in Bangladesh over the last decade, according to a report published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. This
Although Canadian mining company Manhattan Minerals Corporation conti nues the Tambogrande project in an effort to discover more gold, local residents say that the project could ruin the region's key
A recent study of foodstuff from an ex-tin mining area in Bidor, Malaysia, has revealed high levels of potentially toxic elements (ptes) that could be carcinogenic. The study was conducted by the
War has taken its toll on agriculture in Afghanistan. The country's seed collections have been destroyed, putting its crop diversity at risk. Taking stock of the situation, a consortium of
Women are more at risk of contracting avian flu than men, states the Egyptian health ministry. The statement came after an appraisal of the gender ratio of avian flu infected people in the country.
