Are Intellectual Property Rights are a barrier in achieving SDGs?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* This is the age of information revolution and internet has made the world come to...

Water Harvesting & Recharging- A Policy Planning Perspective

Dr. S. K. Sharma*, Vimal Belani*, Lalit Gupta* ABSTRACT:  The article outlines practices &...

Shouldn’t we Unfold our Quest towards a Healthy Planet?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Whether it's the effects of climate change or deforestation, our planet is facing...

The essentiality of the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and po...

Is People First Approach an enabler for regional harmony and achieving Climate Targets?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Climate scientists predicted that April 2024 will likely be the hottest April ever...

Swerving Growing Food Insecurity

Dr. Arvind Kumar* There is no food security without peace, and no peace without food security, it is...

Water Transversality for Peace

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is a basic human right of every individual inhabiting the planet, without wa...

Preserve and Conserve Rivers to attain their Pristine Glory

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rivers are the lifeline of every country, similarly for millions of Indians throug...

How UNEA 6 outcomes are relevant for 55th UN HRC?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* On the face of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss an...

IWF’s Report on UNEA 6

26TH February - 1st March, 2024, Nairobi, Kenya By Shweta Tyagi* OPENING: The sixth session of the U...

Interview With Mr. Kapil Narula, Ph.D.

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Kapil NARULA, Ph.D.,...

The quest for Human Rights in a polarized World

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights reflect shared values and apply to every human being regardless of th...

INBO’s commitments to strengthen water management by the basins, for the basins!

Dr Eric Tardieu* Dr Eric Tardieu As water resource management at the basin level is increasingly rec...

Interview with Mr Takayuki Hagiwara

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara, F...

Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Direc...

Tackling Agrarian Crisis for Viksit Bharat

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture contributes 16% of the overall GDP and accounts for employment of appr...

IWF’s Report on India Energy Week 2024

6-9th February 2024, Goa Ms. Shweta Tyagi* India is not only embracing but also leading changes with...

Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi

Ms. Shweta Tyagi, Associate Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Sandeep Tr...

Accelerating Actions to address Planetary Crises

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-maki...

Every Drop Matters: Transforming Mine Water into Lifelines for Coal Communities

Shri B. P. PATI* & Shri SUNIL BHAWARIA** Coal/Lignite PSUs have spearheaded commendable efforts...

Interview with Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya

Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya a professional in solar energy since 1996 is Founder-Secretary General of So...

Harnessing the Multidimensionality of Wetlands for Human Wellbeing

Dr.  Arvind Kumar* In an era of planetary crises and increasing environmental challenges, findi...

World Economic Forum: Swanky gathering or Actionable Commitments too?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is heading for a scorching three-degree increase in global temperatures...

Climate Finance at COP28: Is it old wine in new bottle?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* In 2023 most of the planet including the oceans experienced above-average or recor...

IME Corridor: Will change World order or a missed opportunity?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Economic corridors are infrastructure projects designed to enhance connectivity an...

Envisioning a paradigm shift in Agriculture sector!

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture represents a crucial sector that underpins our population growth and w...

India Water Foundation’s Report On UNFCCC COP 28

30th November-12th December 2023, Dubai Ms. Shweta Tyagi* “The UN warns of an alarming path toward c...

Biggest COP ever concluded without consensus

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations F...

Freedom of association is a human and labour right: ILO’s tripartite constituents commemorate International Human Rights Day

By FGR Bureau 14 December, New Delhi: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which i...

Loss and Damage Fund an Edifice for Resilience?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an agreement on a loss and damage fund to help developing countries cope with t...

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of This Crime

Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of the horrors...

Human Rights Day – Message of UN Secretary-General

Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres “All human beings are born free and equal in dignit...

Redefining Climate Actions and Commitments at COP 28

Dr. Arvind Kumar* A landmark deal to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries pay for...

World Sustainable Transport Day Message of UN Secretary-General

by FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres This first World Sustainable Transpor...

Human Rights: A Privilege or What Else?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

By FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Violence against women is a horrific...

G20 Leaders Delhi Declaration: Setting a Precedent for COP 28?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Summer 2023’s record-setting temperatures aren’t just a set of numbers – they resu...

India US strategic Partnership: Vision for a Vibrant Indo Pacific

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is buckling under the weight of intertwined environmental crises: confl...

Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action

Shweta Tyagi* An Overview of the Third World Food Forum (WFF) Event Agrifood systems are a major con...

Air Pollution: The Silent Killer

By Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution, stemming from the introduction of noxious agents such as gases,...

From Breathing Noxious AIR to clear blue Skies ??

Dr. Arvind Kumar* At this time of year like the advent of festival season the annual ritual of Air P...

Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agrifood systems are a major contributor to climate change, but they also have the...

The 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC): An Overview

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which was held from...

Eco-fragile Himalayan Region: A clarion call for disaster Mitigation

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is facing increasingly complex climate-related challenges that are reduc...

Article 6.4: A tool for just transitioning?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Europe is experiencing some of the hottest temperatures of summer 2023 so far, as...

The SDG Summit 2023: Is it a Path to transformative action?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Is the Political Declaration at the UN SDG Summit 2023 actually a transformative a...

New Alliance and Global South the New Mantra of G20 India Presidency

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Under the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ the G20 leaders met at a defining momen...

Deciphering interlinkages of Nature and Human Rights at the 54th session of UNHRC

Dr. Arvind Kumar* 2023 mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR...

Did India’s G20 Presidency hit the bull’s eye?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s G20 presidency has been regarded by experts across the world as an excepti...

Recalibrating a New World Order via BRICS?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* One of the clearest trends the world witnessed in 2022 was the accelerating eastwa...

Water Water Everywhere: Who is Accountable?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Scorching heat gripped parts of Europe, Asia, and North America, bringing with it...

Human Right to Climate Finance: A chimera or Reality?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* There has been increased attention put on the financial resources needed to help d...

High Level Political Forum 2023: A Report

10th -19th July 2023 By Dr. Arvind Kumar “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph...

Climate Justice: A privilege or Human Right?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human...

Artificial Intelligence: Privilege or Plague?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Artificial Intelligence is rapidly shaping the future of humanity across nearly ev...

Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to Achieving SDGs by 2030

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is crying out for high-level political action. Actions to make the Susta...

Water Governance: Need for Commitment in Convergence

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The summer monsoon brings South Asia 70-80% of its annual rainfall, as well as dea...

Will India achieve the SDG 2030 Agenda before Time?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The recent visit of Amina Mohammed UN Deputy Secretary General focused on a range...

Ushering CSOs to be the Catalyst for Transformation

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is a diverse country with a large population that faces various challenges r...

Can Modi Yoga Recalibrate Soft Diplomacy for India’s Permanent seat at UNSC?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are left in an interesting — and concerning — place these past couple of years....

Will SB 58 decipher Just transition and transformational adaptation enroute COP 28?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are in a race against time in this climate emergency. Governments must use the...

Commitment to Good Governance, Pro-Activism or anything else can change the world?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Everybody agrees that we are living through unprecedented times. The nature and sc...

Prospective expectations from the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and po...

Recalibrating India’s Climate Solidarity with Global South

Dr. Arvind Kumar*  IPCC has warned that India—home to 20 percent of the world’s population—could fac...

Can we shatter the shackles of Plastic Debris?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The choice for the first set of single-use plastic items for the ban was based on...

Building Back Biodiversity: A Prerequisite for One Health Approach

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The loss of biodiversity can have significant impacts on human health if we do not...

Mann ki Baat: Rhetoric or Tool for Transformation?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The format of Mann ki Baat is a monologue by the Prime Minister, where he shares h...

Decoding the conundrum around Water Security in India!

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The overall human impact due to overpopulation on the environment is causing overc...

India’s SCO presidency: Thrust to regional diplomacy and resilient relations?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India's Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has come at a ti...

Marine litter and Microplastics: A pestiferous malady?

Dr. Arvind Kumar From the vehicle you ride to the television you watch; plastics are everywhere arou...

Achieving the 2030 Agenda: Takeaways from 10th APFSD

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The discussions all throughout the year from South Asia Forum on sustainable devel...

#NewYork #Bangkok Diaries: Around the World in 11 Days

Report: Travelogue Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ten day sojourn from Delhi- New York- Incheon- Bangkok-Delh...

A game changer Paris moment for Water : UN 2023 Water Conference?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The UN 2023 Water Conference was convened from 22-24th March2023 in New York on th...

Probability of Equity and Inclusion for Civil Society Actors: Via Civil 20 India 2023?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Civil20 not only represents the voice of civil society in the G20 countries, but a...

APFSD a Road to HLPF: Reality or a Fallacy

Dr. Arvind Kumar* While the world was grappling with the adverse socio-economic impacts caused by th...

UN 2023 Water Conference: Laying bedrock of transformation and action commitments?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The cooperation and alignment are necessary, need to be scaled up, and require com...

India-Germany Relations: Is it heralding of a new Era?

ANALYSIS:G20 Dr. Arvind Kumar* The Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which was inked in...

Millet: An environmentally sustainable super food?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is currently experiencing the disastrous effects of climate change, incl...

The tremors that jolted Syria and Turkey: Is South Asia Safe?

Shweta Tyagi* Hazards always come as a surprise but are also inevitable. The tragic events in Syria...

India’s G20 Presidency: Relevant or Rhetoric for the Global South?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world faces multiple challenges of war, energy, food shortages, viruses, and r...

‘Showcasing India’s Growing Prowess as an Energy Transition Powerhouse’

A report on India Energy Week 2023 Shweta Tyagi* The first major event under India’s G20 Presidency...

Is Deep Tech a giant leap towards #Sustainability?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* As inevitable climate hazards worsen, the rate of global warming is outpacing atte...

Will Mission Green Energy alchemize India into a Global low Carbon Economy?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The main asset in the modern period is energy and unquestionably necessary for a d...

Demystifying Wetlands: Economic Indicator

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wetlands' vulnerability will undoubtedly rise as a result of climate change and it...

Is G20 India the Window to Strengthen Resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* From COVID-19 pandemic to violent conflicts, forced displacement and climate chang...

Is G20 India the opportunity to upturn healthcare?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* There are significant lessons that must be learned in order to navigate the future...

Is Green hydrogen the silver bullet for future Energy Security?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* With the announcements coming from the European Union, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Egypt,...

G20 India: Salience of CSOs globally

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The G20 India’s focus to cater to range of development challenges for the world ha...

Climate Emergency: Aren’t we playing with Danger??

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Experts on disaster management suggest the adoption of integrated watershed manage...

Can INC-1 promulgate us from the slough of plastics?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Without a common international regulatory framework, we will not be able to addres...

Historic biodiversity accord clinched at COP15 summit

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Participants in the WG meetings also discussed potential global benefit-sharing sy...

Will the Montreal GBF Agreement achieve biodiversity targets by 2030?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* This accord may be our final opportunity to stop the degradation of nature. As bus...

Warming Oceans and biodiversity loss: An interlinkage?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Shouldn’t the negotiations held during the Conference of the Parties meetings pres...

Moving towards indigenous wise for climate sustainability

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Now more than ever, the topic of climate change has been receiving global attentio...

Shaping the inclusive green growth narrative through G20 India

Dr Arvind Kumar* The G20 has no parallel among intergovernmental forums that comprises of major deve...

Was COP 27 a COP perfect?

ANALYSIS Dr. Arvind Kumar* Set against a difficult geopolitical backdrop, COP27 resulted in countrie...

Multisectoral Actions for Net Zero Transitioning

Dr. Arvind Kumar* To reach the Net Zero destination, countries should plan large-scale interventions...

Forests : From Commitments to Action

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The renewed political and financial commitment towards forest climate action shown...

Circular Economy: Enthusiasm to Realism?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Estimates suggest circular economy adoption in India will bring an annual benefit...

Disaster Risk Reduction in a Tottering World

Dr. Arvind Kumar The climate emergency continues to challenge existing norms and ways of working....

Sustainable Energy: Tool to combat climate change

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Governments are more focused on energy security in the short-term, relying on low-...

No Coherent Climate Action without Mainstreaming Biodiversity

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Biodiversity is vital to life on our planet. It is essentially the life support sy...

Progression to Prosperity from Poverty??

OPINION 1.3 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty with almost half of them children...

Mainstreaming Wetlands

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world has witnessed climate change impacts in the form of rising temperatures,...

UNGA: PIECEMEAL OF AN EMERGING WORLD

SPECIAL REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* Metaphorically, the UN may well be “First among Equals”,its success...

Sustainable Cities: Prism of possibilities

*Dr. Arvind Kumar By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, from 3.6 b...

Prospects for COP 27-Addressing ‘Black Cloud’ of air pollution: Detrimental for health and climate

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution harms our health, economies and the planet and is a global scale pro...

Testing Times for Indian Diplomacy

AGENDA Dr. Arvind Kumar* Assumption of the Indian presidency of the G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Org...

Prospects for COP27- Water and Climate Change

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water scarcity has particularly emerged as a highly critical and contentious issue...

India at SCO: Towards MULTI-ALIGNMENT

REGIONAL COOPERATION-REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* The SCO declaration 2022 was a set of a mine run and p...

World Water Week 2022 in Review

REPORT Shweta Tyagi* “Almost half of the world’s human population relies heavily on groundwater for...

Friday prospects for COP 27 – Agriculture Sector

BLOG (COP 27) Dr. Arvind Kumar* Hence, it’s a Hobson’s choice to initiate a paradigm shift in agricu...

Pakistan’s gushing conundrum

Shweta Tyagi* The first half of this decade will be apparently remembered for deadly climate related...

The Demise of the Monarch: An end of an Era

Dr. Arvind Kumar* An era comes to an end as Queen Elizabeth passes away and leaves behind an unmatch...

India’s G20 Presidency: Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s assumption of the G20 presidency entails both challenges and opportunities...

Menace of Monkeypox

Dr. Arvind Kumar* When the world was recuperating from the damages done by the corona virus on our h...

I2 U2 for Sustainable Secure World

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Undeniably, the formation of I2 U2 with India joining it along with Israel, the UA...

G7 Summit: Realigning the global South

By Shweta Tyagi* The recently concluded G7 meet in Germany evince why the West may be adapting to ac...

Shattering the cudgels of Single use plastic

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Plastic particles have not just pervaded throughout the environment, but are perva...

Can wetland wide approach address climate emergencies?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Accelerating extreme events largely due to destabilised climate systems are someth...

Centre writes to States to phase out Single Use Plastic (SUP)

World Environment Day - States/ UTs and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campai...

Land, Life, Legacy: From scarcity and prosperity

A report on UNCCDCOP-15 Shweta Tyagi* 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Na...

Mapping Economic Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge System

*Deepak Lakahnpal & Dr. S.K. Sharma Abstract A multi-stage process is recommendable towards dete...

Modi’s Golden triangle visit will rebalance the New World Order

Dr. Arvind Kumar* In a world increasingly impacted by geostrategic shifts, ideological rivalry and f...

Prime Minister addresses inaugural session of fourth edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the fourth edition of the...

Water a transversal tool: for catalyzing Sustainable Development

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is fundamental to all biotic life, including human life, on Earth, despite i...

Water: A catalyst for Rural Development

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rural development is often construed in terms of a procedure of facilitating impro...

India: Pressing Issues in Climate and Energy Policy and the Possible Solutions

Ms. Neha Chaudhary, IRS* "Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it is happening even...

Perils of the Sri Lankan Crisis

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Sri Lanka, an island nation inhabited by 22 million people with having tourism-bas...

Reinvigorate Indo-Nepal Relations in new World order

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The close linguistic, marital, religious and cultural ties at people-to-people lev...

IPCC Report 2022: Implications for India

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The release of the IPCC’s latest report on April 4, the third and final part of th...

Is Technology the Answer to Climate Change?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The latest report of the IPCC endeavours to tackle the ticklish question of how hu...

BIMSTEC – Towards New Horizons

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Recently-held 5th BIMSTEC Summit (29-30 March), apart from adopting a charter has...

Perils of Wildfires

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wildfires are wreaking havoc on the environment, wildlife, human health, and infra...

India, Japan and Uncertain World Order

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The current and rapidly evolving geopolitical global situation, especially in the...

Tackling Plastic Pollution

Dr. Arvind Kumar* On average, 1,000,000 plastic bottles are bought every minute worldwide, and less...

The Road to Dakar: Water Security for Peace and Development

The Indian government is participating in a big way at the 9th World Water Forum. The Prime Minister...

‘Heralding India Africa relations in New World Order’

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Safari is a Swahili word· meaning ‘Journey’ which has become· ...

PM to address the plenary session of the Webinar on “Energy for Sustainable Growth”

The Webinar will discuss the initiatives of the Government of India in the energy and resources sect...

Climate Emergency: Clarion call for India?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Even if emissions are cut as promised in the Paris Agreement levels, there is the...

Can Indus Water Treaty be Renegotiated?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Trans-boundary Cooperation It is worth mentioning here that the Indus Water Treaty...

Ukraine Crisis and Russian Game Plan

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ongoing Ukrainian crisis does not augur well for global peace and security bec...

Budget 2022: Is it a Sledding towards Climate Action?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* High hopes are often pegged at increased budgetary allocations each time as and wh...

Indo-Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific Region

Dr. Arvind Kumar* With Ukraine and Taiwan hogging limelight as the most dangerous hotspots entailing...

Hope or Despair?

Dr Arvind Kumar* Plenty of optimism seemingly lurks in the Economic Survey 2021-2022 tabled by the u...

Can Vishwa Guru Shows the Way in this Conundrum?

DISCUSSION Dr Arvind Kumar* Utterances in the global forums like COP26 or Davos 2022 call for innova...

Can holding elections every 7 years sustain the development milieu?

OPINION Dr. Arvind Kumar* [This is a necessitated reform for a Democracy like India where the need f...

Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

Dr. Arvind Kumar* People of Afghanistan are reeling under woeful plight in socio-economic, political...

Gender Equality and Inclusion key to Achieve Agenda 2030

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Women constitute half of total global population and they entail the potential of...

Rural Development: A National Priority

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is the land of villages as rightly said by Mahatma Gandhi “I would say that...

Making Cities as Main Bulwark of Development

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Cities are fast emerging as the major hub of sustainable development activities an...

Is our FASHION Sustainable??

Dr. Arvind Kumar* (Image Courtesy: Freepik) The fashion value chain is of global importance, with mi...

Prioritizing Natural Farming

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call to the farming community to adopt natural farmi...

Scotland Diaries

*Dr. Arvind Kumar Image 1-Courtesy: India Water Foundation The rugged landscapes and dramatic scener...

COP26: India Leads the Climate Charge

Editor's Desk* Dr. Arvind Kumar  A pall of uncertainty that had descended on the inaugural day of th...

COP26 – A Balance Sheet

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Higher expectations and lofty aspirations are always at place prior to the conveni...

India-Holy See Relations

FGR Bureau Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi availed of the occasion of his visit to Rome, Italy, wh...

G20 Summit-A Preliminary Assessment

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Group of Twenty or G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and t...

Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net-zero pledges provide hope

Latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions only take...

Revisiting Neighbourhood First Policy

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region in general an...

India and COP-26

Dr Arvind Kumar On road to COP-26 India has been participating in the COPs actively and adhering to...

COP-26: Challenges and Opportunities

By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Image Courtesy: marca.com Glasgow (UK) is goi...

PM Modi’s Multipurpose Visit

By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation In the ‘New Normal’ that has come to prevail...

In the Vortex of Geopolitics

By Dr Arvind Kumar The Indo-Pacific region is characterized by the emergence of Quad and now coming...

Review assessment of Transboundary Water Cooperation

By India Water Foundation This report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and ac...

Marseille Diaries

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar The IUCN World Conservation Con...

Launch of a historic call for signatures: “No water security without ecological security / No ecological security without water security”

The water community plays a central role in nature conservation efforts. On the occasion of the Worl...

Rethinking Development in Jammu & Kashmir

By Dr Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picturesque and enchanting, Kashmir is cradled...

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT DURING COVID -19 PANDEMIC

*Dr. K. Balachandra Kurup[1] *Dr. Balan is a Governance and institutional development expert with mo...

Special Report on the G20 Ministerial Meetings

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation The G20 recently held Ministerial Meetings at th...

Revisioning a Holistic approach to combat Population Boom?

The Indian states with the highest fertility rates also have the lowest socioeconomic indicators. As...

Envisaging an Adulterated Food and Counterfeit Drugs free Country

*Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Only in India we are liberal with the health co...

Maharashtra government presents draft policy for electrical vehicles

According to the draft, the government will offer fiscal incentives for EV buyers. This will be base...

BRICS nations agree on innovation co-operation

PIB: BRICS Nations have unanimously agreed on an innovation co-operation at the 11th BRICS S&T S...

River runoff, glacier melt and seasonality of flow in rivers projected to increase in future

PIB: Snow and glaciers are melting rapidly in the Himalayan range due to climate change, altering wa...

Four sites including Great Barrier Reef could become “World Heritage in danger”, while Selous may lose its status – IUCN advice

IUCN NEWS: IUCN, the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends a...

Rethinking the Water Diplomacy for Peace and Prosperity

by Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picture credit: Wikipedia India’s geographica...

Public participation is key to success of Vaccination Drive

Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr. V. K. Paul has informed that India has administered nearly 81 lakh...

Yoga remains ray of hope in Covid-hit world, says PM Modi

Sh. Narendra Modi PIB: On the occasion of seventh International  yoga day, The Prime Minister, Shri...

PM delivers keynote address at the UN ‘High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land degradation and Drought’

Shri Narendra Modi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address at the UN “Hig...

UN chief: Desertification and drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people

Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “un...

Cabinet approves Deep Ocean Mission

PIB: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has app...

Restoration is not a substitute for conservation

By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar While we can successfully re...

Civil Society Climate Action Story posted by UN

Proud moment for #IndiaWaterFoundation to be showcased as one of the four best civil socie...

Selected E-Poster of India Water Foundation for #IPBES8 Stakeholder Days

3 - 7 June 2021 https://ipbes.net/ipbes-8/stakeholderdays/e-posters Link: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-8/...

Biodiversity conservation: A gamechanger for Changing Climate

by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Ms. Shweta Tyagi Biodiversity (biological...

Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration

By Prof Ajit Tyagi, Honorary Patron & Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, India Water F...

Policy Response for the Ecosystem Restoration for Saving Planet Earth

By Afroz Ahmad* Formerly Advisor to the Government of Maharashtra  &    Formerly...

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: Valuing Water

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The 2021 World Water Devel...

Making Peace with Nature

United Nations Environmental Programme This report provides the bedrock for hope. By bringing togeth...

Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) As water is the most disruptive element...

Land Degradation Neutrality for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) The establishment of a global target on...

Climate Change-Related Disasters a Major Threat to Food Security

Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) This report constitutes a further step towards bridging pers...

2nd edition: Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability

United Nations Environmental Programme Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: From Wa...

Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The Global Methane Assessment is working to better chara...

Ecosystem Restoration

By Dr S. K. Sharma1, 1 Retd. Member,Central Ground Water Board, Government of India, Consu...

Ground Water Recharge: Towards the Next Step of Developing Standards

By Mr. M Mehta, Former Commissioner,  Ministry of Water Resources Govt. of India, New Delhi Mr....

Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to accelerate ecosystem recovery

By Ms. Kavita Prasad Kavita is a documentation consultant and an experienced environmental science w...

Turtles: Warriors of Biodiversity

By Ananya Malik, Junior Researcher , India Water Foundation Turtles are reptiles that have been roam...

Agroforestry for Green India

By FGR Bureau There is no need to explain the importance of trees in our lives. History shows that t...

Eco sensitive zones

By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary India Water Foundation Figure 1 Eco-sensitive zones, Source: Proj...

भारत: कोविड-19 की दूसरी लहर का रूप बहुत अलग, बहुत घातक

UN Newsभारत में संयुक्त राष्ट्र की रैज़िडेण्ट कोऑर्डिनेटर, रेनाटा डेज़ालिएन. UN NEWS (26 May 2021, H...

Everyone will lose unless humanity makes ‘peace with the planet’, declares Guterres

UN NEWS Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and...

Foreword from Dr. Harsh Vardhan in United Nations : 75 and Beyond

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth...

SDGs: Greater urgency needed to meet environmental goals, improved data likely key

UN NEWS Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environm...

Envisaging Biodiversity and Health Nexus

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundat...

Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO

WHO NEWS: https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2021-long-working-hours-increasing-deaths-from-heart-d...

Interview with Dr. Julie Ladel

International Development and IWRM Expert Dr. Julie Ladel Dr. Julie LADEL has completed her PhD in A...

Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IFS

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force | Odisha Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IFS...

Interview with Sh. Ashwin B. Pandya

Secretary General | International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) Sh. Ashwin B. Pandya...

From Climate Rhetoric to Reality

A report on the concluded Leaders Summit on Climate “Mother Nature is not waiting; we need a green p...

Interview with Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui

Executive Director | United Nations Global Compact Network India Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui Ms. Shabnam Si...

Interview with Dr. Rose Mwebaza

Director and Advisory Board Secretary | Climate Technology Centre & Network Dr. Rose Mwebaza (Ph...

Nature based Solutions for reducing disaster risks and resilience building: moving ahead from theory to practices

Dr. Shalini Dhyani1,2 Increased frequencies of extreme climate events are alarming for the entire So...

Need High-speed, Large Scale Concrete Action to Combat Climate Change: PM Modi

File photos of Joe Biden and Narendra Modi. News 18 India : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday...

Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho

Director General | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Dr. Pema Gyamts...

Rethinking Climate and Health Emergency

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Don’t you feel in addition to socio-economic det...

Interview with Mr. Satya S. Tripathi

UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UNEP |Secretary of the UN Environment...

Interview with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

Secretary | DST |Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India Prof. Ashutosh Sharma Mr....

Interview with Mr. Atul Bagai

Head | UN Environment Country Office, India Mr. Atul Bagai Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Oz...

Paris goals still ‘long way off’, says President of UN climate conference

WMO/Boris JordanWind farms, like this one in Belgium, are a key source of sustainable energy. UNNEWS...

Interview with Mr. M P Singh

Chief of Development Operations | JICA India Office | New Delhi| Mr. M. P. Singh Mr. M P Singh, Chie...

Interview with Dr. Nagesh Kumar

Director & Head | South and South-West Asia Office | United Nations ESCAP Dr. Arvind Kumar Dr. N...

Climate change top challenge over the next decade, UNESCO global survey finds

UN NEWS: Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the dec...

Interview with Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS

Secretary |Ministry of Women and Child Development | Government of India Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS Mr. R...

Interview with Mr. Loïc Fauchon

President | World Water Council Mr. Loïc Fauchon is President of the World Water Councilsince 2018 a...

Interview with Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

Executive Secretary | Convention on Biological Diversity Ms. Elizabeth MarumaMrema, is the Executive...

Interview with Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS

Director General |NMCG | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Government of India Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS,...

Wetlands and Rivers: Undeniable Linkage

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar In the last three decades alone...

Interview with Dr. Conrad K. Sangma, Chief Minister, Government of Meghalaya

Born on 27th January 1978, Dr. Conrad K. Sangma is the 12th Chief Minister of Meghalaya. H...

UN Environment Assembly concludes with an urgent call for action to solve planetary emergencies

Nairobi, 23 February 2021 –Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 150 nation...

Water crisis looms as Nangal channel gears up for repairs

Delhi receives at least 232 MGD (million gallons per day) water through the Nangal channel, which he...

FROM THE FIELD: The goats helping Zambians to reach economic independence

UNDP Zambia Sylvia Chiinda has boosted her income by farming goats. 20 February 2021 | SDGs UN NEWS:...

A Catastrophic Barrage

By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Footage shows the flood in Chamoli, Uttar...

Uttarakhand disaster teaches lesson to Bihar

Post Source/Credit: ETV Bharat, Published on: Feb 2021, 10:59 PM IST Having taken notes from the Utt...

Correlation between Environmental Pollution and COVID-19: Impacts

Analysis by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation and Amritha J, Intern, India Wat...

World Economic Forum releases the Global Risks Report 2021

Each year the World Economic Forum publishes a report looking ahead to the short term and long term...

Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges

Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change adaptation, there are significant...

Yamuna pollution on top court radar again

By Abraham Thomas PUBLISHED ON Hindustan Times, JAN 14, 2021 05:18 AM IST High levels of ammonia in...

Restrengthening the BLUE GREEN Economy

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation “The goal is to find the most appropriate blend...

World Bank Approves $400 Million Project to Protect India’s Poor and Vulnerable from the Impact of COVID-19

WASHINGTON DC, December 15, 2020 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $4...

Bird Flu in Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana, MP: What We Know So Far

While lakhs of poultry were reported dead from Haryana, migratory birds died in Himachal Pradesh. In...

Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems

https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/7819/ The global food system is causing large‐scale envi...

Dr Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Digital Ocean’ -the first of its kind digital platform for Ocean Data Management developed by INCOIS of MoES

Digital Ocean is a big step towards Digital India, will help expand ‘Blue Economy’ and promote Atman...

Smart new technologies can play a vital role in addressing plastic pollution crisis in our waters – new study

UNEP: Pixabay / 17 Dec 2020 Nairobi/Colombo, 17 December 2020 - From source to sea, our waters are c...

“JSA II: Catch the Rain” Awareness Generation Campaign launched

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangthan to undertake ‘Catch the Rain’ awareness campaign covering 623 districts a...

India deteriorates to 131 in UN Human Development Index

India figured in the bottom third for most development indicators, including quality of health and e...

Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list

The Gwalior Fort occupies a sandstone plateau overlooking the city and is accessed via a winding roa...

Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row

About this contentKaren McVeigh@karenmcveigh1Mon 7 Dec 2020 09.12 GMT Companies accused of “zero pro...

China is using Tibet’s waters against India | Analysis

Dechen Palmo Updated: Dec 05, 2020, 20:46 IST The new dam’s ability to generate hydropower could be...

A ‘digital canyon’: 1.3 billion school-aged children can’t log on to internet at home

A staggering two-thirds of world’s school-aged children – 1.3 billion children aged 3-17 – do not ha...

Delhi’s air quality inches closer to ‘severe’ zone

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Delhi's air quality was in the upper end of the very poor category Wedne...

INDIA WATER FOUNDATION OF POTENTIAL RESPONSE OPTIONS PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH 10 (D) OF UNEA RESOLUTION 3/7

UNEP (2020-06-24) India Water Foundation of Potential response options pursuant to subparagraph...

KCI3-inputs-India Water Foundation

Summary of Takeaways to be incorporated within the framework of climate change https://unfccc.int/do...

Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020

Striking lack of progress on environmental SDGs in Asia-Pacific, reveals new UN report There is over...

Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the...