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Small farmers need $443 bn a year to adapt - less than what's spent on harmful farm subsidies

India, Oct. 23 -- A new analysis reveals that helping small-scale farmers adapt to climate change requires $443 billion annually, less than the $470 billion spent on harmful subsidies. Despite produc... Read More


Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry: What we found in a 4-country study

India, Oct. 23 -- In a groundbreaking study, researchers found that a significant portion of anticancer drugs in four African countries, including Kenya and Ethiopia, are substandard or falsified. Th... Read More


Fish is good food and demand outstrips supply in Kenya: how to produce more and get it to market safely

India, Oct. 23 -- Kenya faces a fish supply challenge as demand for nutritious fish like tilapia and Nile perch exceeds availability. To address this, investment in aquaculture is crucial. By adopti... Read More


Circularity has a hidden price: Who pays for fair and compliant recycling?

India, Oct. 23 -- Pune's waste pickers, through Project Protoprint, sought to create a fully compliant, waste picker-owned plastic recycling unit. The unit's commitment to fair wages, environmental c... Read More


'Green' fireworks push Kolkata's Diwali air pollution to 'severe' levels as violations run rampant

India, Oct. 23 -- Air quality index hit 'severe' levels despite claims that 'green' fireworks reduce pollution Weather played no role in the spike, say meteorologists Noise and air quality norms flo... Read More


Plug the leaks: UNEP warns 90% of methane alerts still ignored

India, Oct. 22 -- The world is getting better at spotting methane leaks, but not nearly fast enough at stopping them. A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report released on October 22 wa... Read More


To do or not to do

India, Oct. 22 -- As I write this, there is massive churning in the world-not the kind that makes headlines, but deeper undercurrents: collisions of powerful forces working against each other. What wi... Read More


Slow murder continues: Particle by Particle

India, Oct. 22 -- The toxic journey begins in the womb. When mothers are exposed to polluted air during pregnancy, the foetus is at serious risk. The risk escalates into a massive disease burden for i... Read More


Lead exposure in children costs world $3.4 trillion a year, study warns

India, Oct. 21 -- A new study estimates global yearly losses from childhood lead exposure at $3.4 trillion, or 2% of global GDP. Despite the ban on leaded petrol, contamination persists through unsaf... Read More


Finnish author's 2023 novel to come to India on October 23; will bring spotlight back on Steller's sea cow

India, Oct. 21 -- The publisher MacLehose Press will bring out the ebook version of Finnish author Iida Turpeinen's award winning novel Beasts of the Sea in India on October 23, 2025. It will bring ba... Read More