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Environment

Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet

Since 2009, people around the world have celebrated World Oceans Day. The United Nations General Assembly took the concept, first proposed in 1992 and made it official on 5...

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Sustainable Development

Countries Pitch In For Early Warning Systems And Accurate Weather Projections

Taking into account the rising frequency of extreme weather events across the world and subsequent damages, the Subsidiary Body of Scientific and Technological Advice (SBST...

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Environment

10 Facts About Pollution In India

We need to harness scientific and social-scientific expertise to develop and promote eco-friendly technologies the World Environment Day is the biggest global celebration f...

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Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio Supports World Environment Day

Leonardo DiCaprio is supporting World Environment Day on June 5 with the United Nations Environment Programme. “Over consumption of food is detrimental to our health ...

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Environment

Here’s How Ikea Is Fighting Climate Change

It's a big challenge for the company that uses 1% of the world's commercially logged wood Ikea has seen its net income increased 31% in the past five years, a tribute to it...

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Environment

$150bn Needed To Save World From Climate Change, Warn Scientists

It took about $150bn in today?s money to put a man on the moon in the 1960s, and now it is said we need to come up with the same amount to save the world from climate chang...

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Environment

Climate change: Six energy companies write to United Nations for carbon pricing scheme

Six major energy companies have written to the United Nations asking for help in setting up a carbon pricing scheme to help tackle climate change.BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Tot...

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Health

World Health Statistics Reports On Global Health Goals For 194 Countries

13 MAY 2015 | GENEVA - 2015 is the final year for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ??goals set by governments in 2000 to guide global efforts to end p...

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Sustainable Development

India, A Victim Of E-Waste Crime

Much of the 40 million tonnes of electronic waste produced around the world — old smartphones, TVs, laptops and obsolete kitchen appliances — finds its way ille...

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Environment

Global Finance And Global Warming

NEW DELHI/LONDON ? Since 2008, when the global financial crisis nearly brought down the world economy, financial reform has been among the top items on policymakers? agenda...

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