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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The US-based International Food Policy Research Institute has warned that while the food requirements of south Asian countries could double in the next 25 years, its natural resource base is likely to shrink further. The report titled Managing Resources for Sustainable Agriculture in South Asia, observed that the subcontinent's countries …
ecological interests seem to have prevailed in a row involving the Yellowstone National Park, one of the best-known us sanctuaries and also a tourist attraction. The area was in the centre of a dispute when plans to start a gold mine - New World mine - just three km north-east …
for the millions suffering from tuberculosis, especially in the Third World countries, the development of a new vaccine offers a glimmer of hope. Scientists at the Medical Research Council, uk, have reported success in preventing mice in laboratory tests from falling prey to the tuberculosis bacterium. This could be the …
it is unbelievable but absolutely true that almost all the developmental activities for villages in the Himalaya are designed by planners who know virtually nothing about the village psych
the title of the book might convey the impression that it is limited to birds and their habitats. But it actually gives an exhaustive overview of the environment, with birds as the parameter for judging the state of the natural world. A rare degree of knowl edge and experience is …
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is now airing a new weekly series, Earth Report, hosted by the renowned film-maker, David Attenborough. Attenborough, known for creating some very popular serials on natural history and the environment like Life on Earth and the Secret Life of Plants, Believes strongly in the universal …
a report highlighting a progressive decline in sperm counts in men over a period of time has recently created a sensation the world over. Carried in The British Medical Journal (March, 1996), it says that researchers in Edinburgh studied 577 men in Scotland and reported that those born after 1970 …
debate and discussion, dialogue and the spirit of inquiry. These are the factors that are ushering in a gradual change in Saidapur village in Wardha district. The change is all about a new lifestyle that is kinder on the environment and the pocket. Motivated by Dharamitra, a Wardha-based non-governmental organisation …
nearly hundred and fifty years ago, William Grove, an amateur British scientist, discovered that he could produce electricity as a byproduct of the process which mixes hydrogen and oxygen to make water. Now, some British engineers say that his discovery will be the key to smog-free driving in the next …
with environmental cognisance echoing across the world, the United Nations Environment Programme (unep) has come under fire for not delivering its desired objectives. Founded 25 years ago to act as the world's environmental watchdog, critics believe that it has run adrift without an imaginative leadership and also suffers from lack …
the much abused Huai river in China seems to have won a reprieve after a small but increasing number of environmentalists fought against it being used as an outlet to discharge industrial sludge. The environmental protection bureau recently issued an order to shut down all paper mills - numbering a …
it might no longer be easy for scientists to move into Greenland, study its environment and then zip back to their own lands to analyse what they have found. The island's government, until now in the dark about its own resources, is making it mandatory for the researchers to share …
farming in Nepal expectedly is a tough job with hilly terrains all around where irrigation is extremely difficult. The bleak economic scenario, too, adds to the disadvantages and the use of external inputs such as chemical fertilisers is minimal. Cultivation of crops almost entirely depends on locally available nutrients from …
The government of Pakistan recently endorsed the setting up of a US $50 million fund dedicated to the cause of the environment. It was approved by the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council at its sixth meeting held recently. The fund would invest in projects with a substantial impact in terms of …
