Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millionsThe Trump administration's aid cuts have halted numerous water and sanitation projects globally, leaving communities vulnerable. Unfinished...
19 Jul, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigeria town submerged in floods, thousands displacedTragedy struck Nigeria as severe flooding in Mokwa claimed over 150 lives. The disaster in Niger state displaced more than 3,000 people. He...
31 May, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
At least 111 people dead after floods submerge a market town in NigeriaTorrential rains and a dam collapse in central Nigeria's Niger State led to devastating floods in Mokwa, resulting in at least 111 confirme...
30 May, 2025, 09.07 PM IST
India to have 350 million children by 2050, faces urgent challenges to secure their future: UNICEF reportA new UNICEF report reveals that India, projected to have 350 million children by 2050, faces critical challenges in ensuring their well-be...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
How a fertiliser shortage is spreading desperate hungerAdding to the troubles around Ukraine's grain exports and world's food supply, fertiliser is also now in short supply and becoming costly.
16 Oct, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Domino effect: India rice export ban puts market on edge for copycat curbsAnalysts say India's rice export ban is identical to those the country imposed previously in 2007 and 2008. This had triggered a domino eff...
14 Aug, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
With rising population and declining arable land, China may be staring at a major food crisisSince 1949, China lost one fifth of its arable land to urbanisation and industrialisation and currently only about 10 to 15 per cent of the...
05 Sep, 2020, 09.36 AM IST
Saudis escalate price war with huge output hike, Russia follows“There is a significant amount of market posturing going on between Saudi Arabia and Russia.”
10 Mar, 2020, 07.09 PM IST
Greta Thunberg’s climate change activism goes global18 Sep, 2019, 03.07 PM IST
India making all efforts to combat climate change, Harsh Vardhan on IPCC reportHarsh Vardhan said the government is putting all efforts to ensure that the global temperature does not further increase.
09 Oct, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
At 2 degree Celsius warming, Kolkata could see deadly heatwaves: IPCC reportThe IPCC has come out with a special report on global warming that said limiting it to 1.5 degrees Celsius will require rapid, far-reaching...
09 Oct, 2018, 12.58 PM IST
Opec and Russia extend output cuts, boosting oil alliance“We are united, shoulder to shoulder,” Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said.
01 Dec, 2017, 09.32 AM IST
Nearly 2.4 million people internally displaced in India: ReportInternal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council released a new report which ranked India third among countries mo...
22 May, 2017, 09.45 PM IST
Over 2 million displaced in India due to natural disasters in 2013China, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and the US had the highest numbers of people displaced by rapid onset disaster...
18 Sep, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impact: StudyKolkata and Mumbai are among cities where economic exposure to the impacts of extreme climate related events will be highest over the next ...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.58 PM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impactIndia is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, accordi...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- Terror attacks, floods damage 85 Airtel Nigeria cell sites
Terror attacks and floods in several parts of Nigeria have damaged 85 installation sites of Airtel Nigeria, part of India's telecom leader ...
31 Oct, 2012, 12.57 PM IST