This paper presents a status report of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) on two crucial development parameters—inequality and poverty—that have a significant bearing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; especially SDG-1 and SDG-10). The paper tracks the origins and movements of absolute and relative poverty, …
Washington India's population aged 50 and over is expected to double by 2050 when nearly one-third of its total population would fall in this age group, according to a US census. As per 2010 census, 19,18,53,000 people in India were of 50 years and above, which made about 16.4 per …
Consider this. An Indian tourist, flying in a European Union (EU) built aircraft of an EU airline to spend euros in the EU will end up paying carbon tax to the EU even for the portion of the flight that falls in non-EU airspace. That sounds unfair," says Amber Dubey, …
Australia and New Zealand have missed a deadline to set post-2012 emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol, with both governments saying they will decide whether to continue to be legally bound to cut emissions of seven greenhouse gases later this year. Countries intending to sign up to a second …
Energy security, power markets and sustainable urban development top the agenda at talks on Thursday between European Commission bosses and visiting Chinese officials, led by Vice Premier Li Keqiang, as both sides scramble for supplies and market share. Beijing and the European Union, China's leading trade partner, launched regular dialogue …
Health levels varied greatly among people 50 and older in China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa, but hypertension and arthritis were the two most common chronic conditions in all six countries according to the first-ever U.S. Census Bureau report to use data from the Study on Global Ageing …
A team of nearly 2,000 Indian and Russian engineers are working round-the-clock to commission the Koodankulam nuclear project’s first 1,000 MWe reactor unit in a tightly compressed time schedule of slightly over a month. The final inspection of the equipment at the first unit is in advanced stages and the …
The global economy started recovering in 2010, but along with that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions saw an unprecedented rise. They rose by 5.8 per cent, says a new report by the Washington-based research organisation, Worldwatch Institute. Interestingly, although China was the world's largest overall emitter in 2010 (followed by the …
SRIHARIKOTA (ANDHRA PRADESH): India's second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, slated for 2014, will have to wait till the country's space agency flies two of its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - successfully, a top official said Thursday. Speaking to reporters after the successful launch of indigenously built Radar …
NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay fears, Russia today said the reactors at the Koodankulam Nuclear Plant are the "best" in the world and expressed the hope that the plant would start generating power soon. Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said once the Koodankulam Plant starts generating electricity, it …
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office V Narayansamy said on Monday that the first reactor at the Koodankulam nuclear power plant will start producing electricity in the next 40 days. Speaking to reporters, he said officers from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board were at the site to inspect …
Upset with the Tamil Nadu government for going back on its assurances, the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced that it would resume an indefinite hunger strike from May 1 against the two 1,000 MW plants at Kudankulam. "We have decided to go on hunger protest once …
An 18-member team of Russian scientists from Atomstroy Export and top NPCIL officials visited the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in order to speed up the commissioning of Reactor-1. Atomstroy Export is a Russian engineering company of the state-owned ‘Rosatom’ Corporation involved in constructing nuclear reactors abroad. It has constructed …
To the world’s military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts. By Arctic …
With fewer than 50 individuals remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard is thought to be the world's rarest wild cat, and the creation of a new protected area in Russia is an important step towards the conservation of this highly threatened species. Situated in Primorsky Province in Russia’s Far …
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday that he would offer “new initiatives” at the coming talks with world powers on its disputed nuclear energy program, apparently trying to strike a posture of conciliation without specifying which ideas he intended to propose. The assertion by the negotiator, Saeed Jalili, the secretary …
A European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions is "a deal-breaker" for global climate change talks, India's environment minister said, hardening her stance on a scheme that has drawn fierce opposition from non-EU governments. From January 1, all airlines using EU airports have come under the European Union …
Symptoms of a mysterious disease that has killed scores of seals off Alaska and infected walruses are now showing up in polar bears, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday. Nine polar bears from the Beaufort Sea region near Barrow were found with patchy hair loss and oozing sores …
Talks On With Russia For 2nd N-Sub: Antony Visakhapatnam: The 8,140-tonne steel shark floated menacingly, tethered to the jetty, as if waiting to break free. Soon, it will, to prowl silently underwater for extended periods hunting for enemies to track and kill. The nuclear-powered attack submarine INS Chakra, with lethal …
Countries of the Far North are set to be the new players in the emerging Arctic frontier. The polar ice cap is melting at much faster rates than previously predicted, and may be completely ice free by the summer of 2040 or sooner. There are vast untapped resources in the …
This year's frenzy of oil and gas exploration in newly accessible Arctic waters could be the harbinger of even starker changes to come. If, as many scientists predict, currently inaccessible sea lanes across the top of the world become navigable in the coming decades, they could redraw global trading routes …
