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Diversity

Animals and wildlife

A ‘People’s COP’ to Heal the Planet: UN Biodiversity Summit Opens in Colombia

Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species,...

OWSA Contributor - 21 October 2024

Democracy

Sri Lanka’s Tamil Progressive Alliance Backs Opposition Leader Premadasa; Outlines Conditions for Support

In addition to seeking cabinet positions, the TPA has articulated a broader set of demands in their memorandum of understanding with Premadasa. A key...

OWSA Contributor - 8 August 2024

Asia Pacific

Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific

The size of the world’s population in 2100 is now expected to be six per cent lower—or 700 million fewer—than anticipated a decade ago....

Inter Press Service - 11 July 2024

Diversity

Minorities Commission Advises States, UTs to Hold “Sarv Dharma Meeting”

The commission said that it should be the responsibility of citizens and society to disown and condemn the hate crimes done by anti-social and...

OWSA Staff - 9 July 2024

Corporate governance

Firms With Women in Board Perform Better: NCAER Study

Firms with women in board and in top management positions perform better, says a NCAER Study. The study says that such inclusion also reflect...

OWSA Staff - 3 July 2024

Bio-diversity

The Impact of Climate Change on a Biodiversity Hot Spot

The convenings of the apex body in matter of climate action, the Climate Change Council that is chaired by the Prime Minister have been...

Inter Press Service - 1 April 2024

Diversity

Can Traditional Wisdom and Modern Challenges Coexist?

Baiga people practised shifting cultivation within the forested areas and refrained from ploughing the land, viewing it as akin to harming their Mother Earth,...

OWSA Contributor - 15 March 2024

Asia Pacific

South Asia sides with China after Taiwan’s elections

Multiple South Asian governments affirmed their support for the ‘One China' principle and opposed interference in China's 'internal affairs’. India has not yet formally...

East Asia Forum - 13 March 2024

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Child Rights14 July 2026

Citizens Urge NHRC to Declare Extreme Heat a Human Rights Emergency in Delhi

The submission, coordinated under Greenpeace India’s Delhi Rising campaign, calls on the Commission to formally recognise extreme heat as a human rights issue and push for adequate state funding of heat action plans.

Agriculture14 July 2026

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