The green belt and road initiative by the G7 summit is seen as an effort by the Western powers to retain world leadership in an era of increasing Chinese influence. Read more »
Climate change will not destroy the world even if humanity failed to achieve emission targets, but long-term climate shifts could have disastrous consequences to agriculture and food security. Read more »
Concerted action at personal, political and global levels is needed to manage the world's water resource and to achieve SDG 6 set by the United Nations. Read more »
The world generated around 931 million tonnes of food waste in 2019, of which 61% was from households, 26% in food service and 13% from retail trade, reveals the Food Waste Index... Read more »
The study by scientists at the University of Illinois establishes that humidity plays an important role in creating warmer climate in cities. Read more »
The study used computer models to establish that the nitrogen dioxide concentrations since February were lower by around 20%. Read more »
Renewed efforts to mitigate plastic pollution may fall short of requirement, says a study by researchers at the University of Toronto. Read more »
Can same policy measures address the twin challenges of air pollution and climate change effectively? A new study provides the answer. Read more »
The new maps will help scientists with routine, widespread data to detect variations throughout the year. Read more »
Dutch scientists have detected the presence of the new coronavirus in sewage waters, highlighting the need to develop effective monitoring systems against coronavirus outbreaks. Read more »