How Data Can Improve the Impact of Stories

‘Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose. Any good story, any good novel, should have a message’, wrote Chinua Achebe, the ...

2015: the year businesses recognize that climate change is real

With new climate policies, civil unrest and supply-chain disruptions in 2014, more businesses are becoming activists It would be an understatement to say that a lot happene...

No change in India?s stand on climate change: Govt

India wants developed countries to fulfil their commitments ? under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ? of providing resources to developing countri...

Commonwealth Bank sued in bid to reveal carbon pollution it finances

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility launches proceedings after failing to force bank to put the issue up for shareholder vote A court case has been launched ag...

Bonn climate talks: New fundingmechanism proposed at side event totackle energy poverty

CSE and What Next Forum say Globally Funded Feed-in Tariff Mechanism

(G-FiT) for enabling renewable energy has the potential to provide energy access to all as well...

High-risk wards for maternal care in govt hospitals: Khader

The department of health and family welfare will set up high-risk wards in taluk and district hospitals across the state to mitigate risks during delivery. While five wards...

Stress on developing climate-resistant crops

With global warming increasingly influencing the climate pattern, government agencies and policymakers should adopt proactive short and long-term strategies to mitigate the...

Climate change's potential impact must figure in food production efforts

Countries need to shift to more sustainable food systems, stepping up action to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, FAO Director-General Jos? Graziano da S...

Farm yields may drop if climate change impact not addressed

New Delhi: Agriculture yields are likely to decline to 9 per cent in the next 25 years if the climate change impact is not mitigated, Minister of State for Agriculture Tari...