Indian agri on the cusp of disruption, says Bain research report
Indian agriculture is on the cusp of a disruption based on technology, regulation, investment and stakeholder behavioural changes across consumers to farmers, making the idea of doubling farmer incomes a reality in the next few years, a research report said on...
Cuba’s Vaccine Shield and the Five Monopolies that Structure the World
In 1869, at the age of fifteen, José Martí and his young friends published a magazine in Cuba called La Patria Libre (‘The Free Homeland’), which adopted a strong position against Spanish imperialism. The first and only issue of the magazine carried Martí’s poem,...
Climate Finance is for Global South
There is no justification for Green Climate Fund to consider giving a dirty company access to public funds needed for urgent climate action. We urge the GCF Board at #GCFB29 to reject and keep. Link to letter and signatories here: https://bit.ly/NoToSMBCinGCFB29
Make India Asbestos-Free: India’s search for asbestos alternatives
Health care is the most important factor for each country on this planet. Many environmental factors affect human health and well-being. Heavy industry, harmful emissions, other types of pollution and inappropriate resources used in various products can have a...
SDG INDIA INDEX & DASHBOARD 2020-21 – A report by NITI Aayog
The SDGs encompass all the key development sectors including education, health, sanitation, employment, infrastructure, energy, and environment, and set time-bound targets to achieve them. From a global perspective and in its own cause, the need for India to achieve...
How solving air pollution can boost the Indian economy and saves lives
India is in the process of improving its air quality. This is a much needed measure as 21 of the world’s 30 cities with the worst air pollution are in India. New Delhi has the poorest air quality among cities globally, with PM2.5 concentration levels nearly 10 times...
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Japan Enacts Relief for Asbestos-Exposed Workers
Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, approved on Wednesday a bill to provide financial assistance to former construction workers exposed to asbestos. The new law, expected to go into force by next April, comes after the Supreme Court last month...
Soaring e-waste affects the health of millions of children – A WHO Report
First WHO report on e-waste and child health calls for more effective and binding action to protect children from growing health threat. Effective and binding action is urgently required to protect the millions of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide...
An Observation on Elimination of Child Labour on World Day Against Child Labour
This year, the theme of World Day Against Child Labour is 'Act Now: End Child Labour'. In 1883, Samuel Gompers led the New York labor movement to successfully sponsor legislation prohibiting cigar-making in tenements, where thousands of young children worked in the...