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COVID-19

An international treaty on pandemic prevention?

A narrow focus on a pandemic preparedness treaty would be a missed opportunity to truly revolutionize global health governance and with it, reset and...

Inter Press Service - 12 February 2022

Finance and Economy

Sri Lanka: From organic farming to power cuts and water shortage

Sri Lanka is facing foreign exchange shortages that have made it difficult to buy and import fuel. The situation has worsened after a coal-run...

OWSA Contributor - 11 February 2022

Air

Environment ministry pursues ‘ease of business’, one office order at a time

India’s environment ministry has introduced a series of changes in the regulations through office orders for speedy clearances, many of which have been brought...

Mongabay-India - 11 February 2022

Education

Will the hijab row undo India’s youth demographic dividend?

Girls and women negotiate multiple challenges in making choices or pursuing their interests, even when it comes to education. Muslim girls have moved forward...

OWSA Contributor - 11 February 2022

Forests

Ken, Betwa linking ready for implementation, says jal shakti minister. Environmentalists call it a poll gimmick

The river linking projects are based on the idea of transferring water from water-surplus basins to water-deficit basins. But it is riddled with environmental...

OWSA Staff - 11 February 2022

India

High quantities of marine litter noticed during monsoon, minister tells Rajya Sabha

Research by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) has established the spread of marine litter along entire water column and sediment. Scientists at the...

OWSA Staff - 11 February 2022

Civil society

Feminists, democratic groups condemn targeting hijab wearing Muslim students

An open letter signed by over a thousand people thus far says that the Hijab is just a pretext to impose apartheid on and...

OWSA Staff - 10 February 2022

Climate change

Himalayan glaciers melting rapidly, minister informs Lok Sabha

Melting glaciers have significant impact on water resources of Himalayan rivers due to a change in glacier basin hydrology, reduced water downstream, and impact...

OWSA Staff - 10 February 2022

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