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, …
The global human health impact of the diesel emissions scandal has been revealed by new research showing a minimum of 38,000 people a year die early due to the failure of diesel vehicles to meet official limits in real driving conditions. Researchers have created the first global inventory of the …
Existing bottom-up emission inventories of methane from global oil and gas systems do not satisfactorily explain year-on-year variation in atmospheric methane estimated by top-down models. Using a novel bottom-up approach this study quantifies and attributes methane and ethane emissions from global oil and gas production from 1980 to 2012. Country-specific …
This report aims to inform discussions on the fourth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition established under decision 3/CP.7 at the forty-sixth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation. It compiles and synthesizes information on how capacity-building activities have been implemented …
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's government may appeal last week's court judgment declaring a cooperation pact with Russia's state-owned nuclear company Rosatom unlawful, the energy minister said on Tuesday. South Africa and Russia signed an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) in 2014 for cooperation between Rosatom and South African utility Eskom, …
The percentage of men and women who use tobacco every day has dropped in most nations since 1990, but the total number of smokers and tobacco-related deaths has increased, a consortium of researchers reported Thursday. Mortality could rise even further as major tobacco companies aggressively target new markets, especially in …
Agricultural systems for space have been discussed since the works of Tsiolkovsky in the early 20th century. Central to the concept is the use of photosynthetic organisms and light to generate oxygen and food. Research in the area started in 1950s and 60s through the works of Jack Myers and …
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck near Komandorskiye Ostrava in Russia's far east on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of about 33 km (20 miles) just off the coast in the Bering Sea. It was originally recorded with a magnitude …
Casablanca – Morocco’s imports of wheat from Russia has increased by 300 percent over the last season, indicating a new level of economic cooperation between Morocco and Russia. Morocco’s importation of wheat quadrupled during the previous season. This increase was due primarily to the poor agricultural year 2015-2016 which resulted …
Russia’s state-run nuclear agency, Rosatom and the Zambian government on Thursday signed an intergovernmental agreement on construction of a Nuclear Science and Technologies Center. The document was signed by Likhachev and Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Simon Miti. This follows Zambia’s signing of four memoranda of understanding with …
In a statement following the signing of El-Dabaa nuclear station agreement, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed that establishing El-Dabaa nuclear station for peaceful uses is hopeful and a message for Egypt and marks the confirmation of the and strategic relations between Egypt and Russia. Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker will …
A new study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, locates hotspots of threats to wildlife and describes how they are related to consumers' demand in other parts of the world. Identifying hotspots of species threat has been a successful approach for setting conservation priorities. One important challenge in …
Limited human data suggest an association of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) with adverse effects on children’s growth. The authors evaluated the associations of OCPs with longitudinally assessed growth among peripubertal boys from a Russian cohort with high environmental OCP levels.
In the summer of 2010, most of the European part of Russia suffered a heat wave that was unprecedented both in strength and duration, which led to 55,000 excess deaths during this period. In Moscow alone, an estimated 10,900 excess deaths from non-accidental causes occurred during the 44-day heat wave …
Unless the world stops burning fossil fuels that are fuelling global warming, irreversible changes in the Arctic could have disastrous effects for the people that live there and for the rest of the planet, researchers warned on Friday. The Arctic’s ecosystems are fundamentally threatened by climate change and other human …
MUMBAI: Russia has invited India to join in developing next-generation nuclear reactors and to participate in its fast-reactor research project, an official of Rosatom, the country's state atomic energy corporation, has said. The multipurpose fast research reactor project, known by the Russian acronym MBIR, is coming up as the International …
On Saturday, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Putin dedicated second unit, which is expected to start commercial production soon, to the country The third and fourth reactors of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, are expected to start power production in around six years, according …
With Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday for the 17th India-Russia Annual Summit, both sides are getting ready to sign the inter-governmental agreement for the “third phase” of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. Sources said that the two sides are likely to sign the …
VADODARA/AHMEDABAD: Gujarat's cultural city, Vadodara, is set to turn into the powerhouse of the world with energy ministers from various countries coming together on one platform for 'Switch Global Expo, 2016', one of the largest electrical expos, to be held from October 6 to 10 in Vadodara. The mega exhibition …
A week before Russia’s Daldykan river was turned red by a leak from a metals plant, the UN issued a warning as chilling as it was overlooked: 323 million people are at risk from life-threatening diseases caused by the pollution of rivers and lakes. Cholera, typhoid and other deadly pathogens …
