News
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Vaccine lottery: Indian states grapple with how to share Covid-19 jabsEveryone aged 45 or over is eligible for free vaccine doses from federal supplies, with state governments responsible for allocating their stocks to people aged 18 to 44. -
Explainer: Is tree planting as good for the Earth as we believe?As the world seeks solutions to global climate change, tree planting campaigns have become increasingly popular. But how strong is the evidence for their effectiveness? To find out, Mongabay conducted a review of scientific literature.
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Kenyan tea is under threat due to climate changeRise in temperature and extreme rainfall events in Kenya in the future will adversely affect tea production. -
US vaccine patent waiver: A 'game changer' for the global south?Health experts from India and South Africa welcomed Biden's U-turn on Covid-19 vaccine patents and urged the World Trade Organisation to urgently hammer out a deal.
Opinion
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It's time to shift to locally-led climate change adaptation– Communities on the frontlines of global warming impacts rarely have a say in decisions made to protect them. This must change. -
Four things Asia’s energy sector must do in 2021 to meet climate goals– Renewables could spur the post-pandemic recovery in Asia. But as this year’s climate change conference approaches, the region's energy planners have a lot of catching up to do. -
South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030– Tens of millions of people are migrating or are being displaced in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years unless countries in the region take strong measures to mitigate the worst effects of global warming.
Videos
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Eco-Business releases Arctic Awakening– Produced and directed by Eco-Business managing editor Jessica Cheam and video journalist Fraser Morton, who journeyed to Norway earlier this year, the documentary has played to thousands of visitors at Marina Bay Sands’ ArtScience museum since its premiere on 4 October.
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A social venture on the road to improve lives, reduce emissions with electric rickshaws– With a vision to end the drudgery of manual rickshaw pulling, social enterprise SMV Green is also helping restore clean air in one of India's most polluted cities through electric rickshaws.
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Watch: How an Indian professor is turning plastic trash into highways– Plastic pollution is a huge problem all over of the world. Will India's plastic roads be a solution?
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2016 was the deadliest year ever for environmental defenders– A Global Witness report has found that more than 200 people were killed for engaging in peaceful protest against corporate mining, logging, agribusiness and poaching activities last year. The trend is growing.
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