The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through an analysis of historical data, climate forecasts, hydrological modeling and the report identifying varying degrees of flood risk across different regions and …
Huge reserves of underground water in some of the driest parts of Africa could provide a buffer against the effects of climate change for years to come, scientists said on Friday. Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have for the first time mapped the aquifers, or …
Inadequate sanitation causes Pakistan economic losses totalling $5.7 billion or Rs 343.7 billion each year. This is equivalent to 3.9 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This was revealed in a new report published by the Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP) on Thursday, a multi-donor partnership administered by …
U.N. report says China, India together will account for about third of the increase in urban population in coming decades India will witness the largest increase in urban population in the next four decades followed by China, a United Nations report has said. India will add another 497 million to …
The latest UNICEF report presents a hard-hitting view of the condition of poor children in urban areas. COMPARISONS between and studies of living conditions in rural and urban India are aplenty, though disaggregated data on the specific deprivations confronting populations in urban centres are not all that easy to find. …
In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children’s deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria. The goal of the study was to determine the cause of the childhood lead poisoning outbreak, investigate risk factors for child mortality, and identify children …
Surpassing China, India will become the world's largest economy by 2050, a report said. "China will overtake the US to become the world's largest economy by 2020, which in turn will be overtaken by India in 2050," according to Wealth Report 2012 by Knight Frank & Citi Private Bank. As …
Particulars of claims in the case between The Bodo Community, Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria Vs The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. filed in the London Court dated 23/03/2012. Original Source Know More
After having witnessed a year-long polio free period and being taken off the list of polio endemic countries, India is now looking at the endgame strategy to combat the deadly virus. With an aim to decide the long-term strategy in fighting the virus, the India Expert Advisory group (IEAG) which …
The objective of the study was to determine how data on water source quality affect assessments of progress towards the 2015 Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target on access to safe drinking-water.
Food security has re-emerged as one of the central issues on the global agenda since the 2008 food, fuel, and financial crisis. After decades of neglect, the crisis has refocused attention of national governments and international organizations on investments in agriculture, food, and nutritional security. This paper provides a synthesis …
India was taken off a list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation on Saturday, marking a massive victory for health workers battling the crippling disease. "This gives us hope that we can finally eradicate polio not only from India but from the face of the earth," Prime …
India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was on Saturday taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation. This announcement was made by Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at the polio summit 2012 here in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. …
Panacea Biotec has launched polio vaccine POLPROTEC in Nigeria to help combat the spread of the debilitating disease in the country, one of the last nations still to eradicate the virus. To make the vaccine easily available, Panacea is partnering Emzor Pharma, which has a strong footprint across Nigeria. During …
Report says notwithstanding the success in India, current stalemate is unsustainable “It is now or never” for the global polio eradication programme, the Independent Monitoring Board that periodically evaluates the worldwide effort has warned. Unless an emergency response produced quick results, the programme could “fail monumentally.” Notwithstanding the success in …
Half a billion children could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years because they do not have enough to eat, the charity Save the Children says in a new report. It says much more needs to be done to tackle malnutrition in the world's poorest countries. …
Poverty in Nigeria is rising with almost 100 million people living on less than $1 a day, despite strong growth in Africa's second largest economy, data showed on Monday. The percentage of Nigerians living in absolute poverty - those who can afford only the bare essentials of food, shelter and …
Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in search of mates, according to the North Carolina Zoo, the …
Bill Gates, co-chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has praised India for managing to eradicate polio despite all odds. “In 2012, we need to keep India and all the other places that are polio-free from getting re-infected,” he said. Only three years ago, India had more polio cases than …
Mass public campaign a success but experts warn of need for continued vigilance Not even superstition can render this Friday the 13th unlucky for India. Today, the nation will reach a major milestone in the history of polio eradication – a year without any case of wild polio being recorded. …
