Priorities

A bid to link climate change to human rights

In March 2012, President Anote Tong of Kiribati, an archipelago nation in the Pacific, informed international journalists that his Cabinet has endorsed a plan to buy 6,000 acr...

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New school to focus on energy and environment

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s joint school of sustainable development in Xian will contribute to energy and environmental policies on the mainland, th...

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Delivering Hope is a labour of love

For some women it will be a day of celebrating achievements. For many others, though, International Women’s Day will offer no respite from the absence of even the most b...

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Global warming’s impact on humans far more immediate

Top climate scientists are gathering in Japan this week to finish up a report on the impact of global warming. And they say if you think climate change is only faced by some f...

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Government urged to promote use of solar energy

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF) in Sunyani has called on government to focus on solar energy to enable the nation benefit from its...

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DBT to embark on new research programme for innovative solutions in ‘maternal and new born care’

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) will soon embark on a new research programme to conceive innovative solutions and promote community-directed research and service in the ...

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Pollution levels in Indian cities progressively getting worse

A study pointing that the pollution levels in New Delhi is worse than that of Beijing may have been quoting the data from the worst period of the year but the air quality in I...

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India, Singapore win 2014 UN Water for Life award

India and Singapore have won the 2014 edition of the UN-Water’s Water for Life Best Practices Award for their sustainable practices of water resources. This was announce...

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Toronto to play host to maternal, child health summit in May

Canada will host an international summit on maternal, newborn and child health in Toronto at the end of May, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday. Harper said the summ...

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Empowering Girls Is A Human Right and Part of Sustainable Development

Many of us are shaped by what we experience as a child. In high-income countries, girls have lives often full of possibilities and choices, while for those girls in low- and m...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024