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Environment
The ‘kidneys of the earth’ are disappearing
Wetlands, the earth’s most threatened ecosystem, are disappearing three times faster than forests. In just 50 years since 1970, the world has lost 35...
COVID-19
Omicron sweeps across 57 countries: WHO
The past week saw a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Americas and the South-East Asia Region, including India. However the...
Governance
SouthAsia calls for increased tax revenues from the digitalized economy
Recent research indicates that a tax-GDP ratio above 15 per cent is a “tipping point” that helps countries generate sufficient domestic resources that can...
COVID-19
Tonnes of COVID-19 health care waste expose urgent need to improve waste management systems
About 87,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment procured between March 2020 and November 2021 to support countries’ urgent COVID-19 response needs is expected to...
Human rights
A special adviser to probe racism and discrimination at UN
A survey of UN staff in Geneva revealed that “more than one in three staff have personally experienced racial discrimination and/or have witnessed others...
Health
Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’: study
A study published 6 January in The Lancet Public Health says the increase in dementia is largely due to population growth and ageing. Predicting...
Agriculture
More evidence emerges of deadly weedicide in people in France
The weed-killing agro-chemical, glyphosate, has been found in over 99 per cent of samples collected in a study of 6,848 individuals in France, according...
Civil society
WHO funding model ‘left world ill-prepared’ for COVID
Two letters, both signed by global health leaders and non-profits have called on the WHO leadership to review its funding strategy. The signatories have...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
By restoring the ponds, the community at Patqapara Village, a small hamlet in India's West Bengal State, was able...
Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
Odisha’s APC Project was initiated as a collaborative effort between the state government, non-governmental organizations, and international development agencies...
Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address...
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Revival of Hope: How a Remote Indian Village Overcame Water Scarcity
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Odisha’s APC Exemplifies Successful Government-Civil Society Partnerships
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