Research indicates that women in Nigeria occupy 99% of menial, under-paid and direct-contact with plastics jobs, such as sorting, washing and labelling.
The forest fires started in British Columbia & Alberta. While most fires in the western provinces are under control, they have now opened new fronts spreading to eastern provinces.
As El Nino looms, wheat output in Australia, the world’s second-largest exporter of the grain, is also expected to take a hit from dry weather, forecasters and analysts said.
Tribunal was hearing application by Delhi resident claiming violation of compensatory plantation scheme and construction carried out without approval of Delhi Urban Art Commission.
Long-term management planning, monitoring of the lake, development of a properinstitutional framework are some of the measures that can be taken up, writes Kannan Vaithianathan.
Love in the Times of Climate Change, a collaboration between CEEW and Unerase Poetry, wants to make the dialogue around climate change accessible to everyone.
Yamuna's sewage-filled waters are breeding ground of Chironomus Calligraphus. Males exhibit swarming behaviour while mating, and deposit their droppings on monument's pearly white surface.
The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.
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