Global Stories
Twinkle Khanna and Natalia Vodianova at Panel on Gender Equality at SDGs Impact Summit
Author and producer Twinkle Khanna, otherwise known as ‘Mrs Funnybones’ will join supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova at the inaugural SDGs Impact Summit on the...
World Kindness Day – 5 Random Acts of Kindness
It's World Kindness Day today. It is observed in many countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and the U.A.E. World Kindness Day...
Anti-excess Consumerism In Fashion & Beauty Industries
A more conscious attitude to consumption, rising awareness of sustainability issues, and a sense of fatigue at influencers constantly pushing products are all contributing...
New Zealand Passed A Climate Change Bill Unanimously
The Paris Agreement of 2015 was accompanied by nationally determined contribution (NDC) targets set by countries domestically and reported to the United Nations Framework...
Italy to make climate change study compulsory in schools
Italy will next year become the world’s first country to make it compulsory for schoolchildren to study climate change and sustainable development, Education Minister...
World Tsunami Awareness Day: Are We Prepared If A Tsunami Strikes Again?
Coming December will mark 15 years since the Indian Ocean Tsunami which wiped entire towns and killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries.
On...
Twitter’s Commitment to Social Responsibility – Ban on Political Ads
Sophists were the first political philosophers, contemporary to Socrates, who believed that virtue, in general, is the ability to acquire those things that people...
Greta Thunberg Rejects Major Environmental Award
Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has turned down a major environmental prize.
"It is a huge honor," Thunberg said of the Nordic Council Environment Prize....
Responsible Business for Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture produces food, fuel and fibre. It is key to economic development and poverty alleviation at community, country
and higher levels. As populations continue to...
Face-off Over Human Rights in Kashmir
Basic freedoms are at risk in Kashmir. The latest news on the human rights violations front there is that American lawmakers are expressing serious...
Global Commission on Adaptation for Climate Resilience
From melting Arctic icebergs to record-breaking European heatwaves, Cyclones and Typhoons in Asia and super-charged hurricanes, floods, and wildfires in the Americas, climate change is making its impact felt across the...
Solving the Surplus Food Puzzle
Tech startups are designing sophisticated solutions to tackle global food waste.
According to the United Nations, approximately 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year,...