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Governance
The Paradox of China–India Relations
Recent relations between China and India have been divided by both security tensions and opposite alliances. But on 25 March, the China–India relationship seems...
Clean tech
World’s nations commit to ending plastic waste
The UN’s draft resolution on ending plastic pollution has been described as the most important international environmental deal since the Paris Agreement.
By Emma Bryce
The...
Environment
Beginning to gather data on plastics, for a start
Research is on to estimate the quantity of marine plastic litter. There is no creditable nor dependable data to drive informed decision on handling...
Disaster risk reduction
Sri Lanka to get Australian help for its maritime disaster preparedness mechanism
The effort is to build capacities to develop a suitable system, especially with a systems engineering approach to build a more resilient system that...
Climate change
State ministers moot environment council at TERI summit
Environment ministers from various state governments attending a session of the ongoing World Sustainable Development Summit have mooted the idea of an environment council...
Civil society
When the fate of half our planet is being discussed, it’s too important to shut out civil society
Over 100 governments claim to back ocean protection and almost five million people globally are demanding urgent action to tackle the ocean crisis. But...
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...
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...
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A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
The world is facing a crisis of the “rule of law” in disarmament. Key treaties have failed to achieve...
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Although in absolute terms the budget allocations have grown after the introduction of the New Education Policy in 2020,...
A Disasters Law for Nepal
Used effectively, disaster law and policy can support more integrated, inclusive and equitable approaches to building resilience.
By Laxmi Khanal
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A Russian Veto Threatens to Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race in Outer Space
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