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Chips, biscuits, soft drinks: Why a landmark US lawsuit is accusing big brands of engineering addictive, unhealthy foods

India, Dec. 3 -- San Francisco files a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against 10 major food companies. The city alleges that ultra-processed foods are deliberately designed to be addictive. Products link... Read More


Expanding agricultural area no longer viable: Report

India, Dec. 2 -- An FAO report warns that expanding farmland is no longer viable to meet future food demands. Agriculture already using 72% of global freshwater and accounts for over 60% of degraded ... Read More


Polluter pays: Developing nations call for 'meat tax' on high-income countries

India, Nov. 29 -- At COP30, 28 low-income nations urged high-income countries to adopt a GHG pricing mechanism targeting industrial meat production. They cited overconsumption and disproportionate em... Read More


Heat stress puts India's agriculture among high-risk in Asia-Pacific, warns UN ESCAP report

India, Nov. 27 -- India is among five Asia-Pacific countries where agriculture faces consistently high heat stress, according to a new UN ESCAP report. Rising temperatures threaten crop yields, lives... Read More


Asia's megacities face deadly heatwave risk: UN Report

India, Nov. 26 -- Delhi, Karachi, Shanghai, Dhaka, Manila, Seoul, and other such densely built Asian megacities could face an additional 2-7 degrees Celsius (degC) spike in local temperatures on top o... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 14, 2025): New draft text on Just Transition Work Programme; Indigenous protestors block main entrance

India, Nov. 15 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


COP30: First Global Climate-Health Adaptation Plan unveiled amid major financing gaps

India, Nov. 14 -- The COP30 Presidency launched the Belem Health Action Plan (BHAP), the first international climate adaptation framework dedicated specifically to health, on November 13. As climate ... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 13, 2025): Divisions emerge among Parties over Article 9.1 as Presidential Consultations continue for fourth day

India, Nov. 14 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


COP30 Diary (November 13, 2025): Parties seek more clarity as Presidential Consultations continue for fourth day

India, Nov. 14 -- The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belem, Brazil, began November 10, 2025. Here's a look at what happ... Read More


Unresolved issues on finance & unilateral trade measures loom over COP30

India, Nov. 13 -- Negotiators at COP30 have spent eight hours behind closed doors with no breakthrough on four unresolved issues. Finance under Article 9.1, unilateral trade measures, NDC synthesis, ... Read More