Year: 2017

A man paddles his rickshaw pasts an advertisement of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) at a street in New Delhi, India, August 5, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Environmental Authorities Likely to Cancel SAIL’s Mining Plans in Jharkhand’s Saranda

Neha Dasgupta and Mayank Bhardwaj 07/12/2017

Saranda is home to endangered species of flying lizards...

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Cyclone Ockhi Death Toll Rises to 36

Rescue operations are on to trace the 96 missing...

Fishermen waiting for the rescue boats to return on Dec 3 at Poonthura beach in Thiruvananthapuram (2)

Fishermen’s Anger Boils Over Callous Attitude of Government in Issuing Alerts for Cyclone Ockhi

Rejimon K. 06/12/2017

The disappearance of around 96 fishermen has forced the...

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Canada and China to Strengthen Cooperation on Climate, Carbon Markets

Karl Mathiesen, Climate Home News 05/12/2017

On a state visit to Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister...

A worker places sandbags on a beach in Kochi after Cyclone Ockhi struck it on December 2, 2017. Credit: PTI

What’s Worse: Natural Disasters Like Ockhi or Manmade Ones Like Our Governments?

Nityanand Jayaraman 05/12/2017

From unwise land-use change to infrastructure erected to disrupt...

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Unable to Verify Fingerprints or Iris, Aadhaar Denies Leprosy Patients Basic Services

The Wire Staff 05/12/2017

It seems that UIDAI authorities overlooked making special arrangements...

Concepcion Yusop, a national immunization program manager, shows an anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia inside a vaccine storage room in Sta. Cruz city, Metro Manila, Philippines December 4, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

Philippines Authorities Stop Sale of French Dengue Vaccine Due to Health Risk

Reuters 05/12/2017

The move comes days after the Southeast Asian nation...