Deepak Lakhanpal* Dr. S. K. Sharma* Vimal Belani* Lalit Gupta* ABSTRACT India faces crisis and chall...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Healthy and clean environment, clean water and sanitation are basic human rights o...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* This is the age of information revolution and internet has made the world come to...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Whether it's the effects of climate change or deforestation, our planet is facing...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and po...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Climate scientists predicted that April 2024 will likely be the hottest April ever...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There is no food security without peace, and no peace without food security, it is...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is a basic human right of every individual inhabiting the planet, without wa...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rivers are the lifeline of every country, similarly for millions of Indians throug...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* On the face of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss an...
26TH February - 1st March, 2024, Nairobi, Kenya By Shweta Tyagi* OPENING: The sixth session of the U...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Kapil NARULA, Ph.D.,...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights reflect shared values and apply to every human being regardless of th...
Dr Eric Tardieu* Dr Eric Tardieu As water resource management at the basin level is increasingly rec...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara, F...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Direc...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture contributes 16% of the overall GDP and accounts for employment of appr...
6-9th February 2024, Goa Ms. Shweta Tyagi* India is not only embracing but also leading changes with...
Ms. Shweta Tyagi, Associate Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Sandeep Tr...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-maki...
Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya a professional in solar energy since 1996 is Founder-Secretary General of So...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is heading for a scorching three-degree increase in global temperatures...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In 2023 most of the planet including the oceans experienced above-average or recor...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Economic corridors are infrastructure projects designed to enhance connectivity an...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture represents a crucial sector that underpins our population growth and w...
30th November-12th December 2023, Dubai Ms. Shweta Tyagi* “The UN warns of an alarming path toward c...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations F...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In an agreement on a loss and damage fund to help developing countries cope with t...
Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of the horrors...
Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres “All human beings are born free and equal in dignit...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* A landmark deal to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries pay for...
by FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres This first World Sustainable Transpor...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are...
By FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres Violence against women is a horrific...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Summer 2023’s record-setting temperatures aren’t just a set of numbers – they resu...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is buckling under the weight of intertwined environmental crises: confl...
Shweta Tyagi* An Overview of the Third World Food Forum (WFF) Event Agrifood systems are a major con...
By Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution, stemming from the introduction of noxious agents such as gases,...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* At this time of year like the advent of festival season the annual ritual of Air P...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agrifood systems are a major contributor to climate change, but they also have the...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The 54th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), which was held from...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is facing increasingly complex climate-related challenges that are reduc...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Europe is experiencing some of the hottest temperatures of summer 2023 so far, as...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Is the Political Declaration at the UN SDG Summit 2023 actually a transformative a...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Under the theme of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ the G20 leaders met at a defining momen...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* 2023 mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UNDHR...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s G20 presidency has been regarded by experts across the world as an excepti...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* One of the clearest trends the world witnessed in 2022 was the accelerating eastwa...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Scorching heat gripped parts of Europe, Asia, and North America, bringing with it...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There has been increased attention put on the financial resources needed to help d...
10th -19th July 2023 By Dr. Arvind Kumar “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Artificial Intelligence is rapidly shaping the future of humanity across nearly ev...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is crying out for high-level political action. Actions to make the Susta...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The summer monsoon brings South Asia 70-80% of its annual rainfall, as well as dea...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The recent visit of Amina Mohammed UN Deputy Secretary General focused on a range...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is a diverse country with a large population that faces various challenges r...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are left in an interesting — and concerning — place these past couple of years....
Dr. Arvind Kumar* We are in a race against time in this climate emergency. Governments must use the...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Everybody agrees that we are living through unprecedented times. The nature and sc...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss and po...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* IPCC has warned that India—home to 20 percent of the world’s population—could fac...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The choice for the first set of single-use plastic items for the ban was based on...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The loss of biodiversity can have significant impacts on human health if we do not...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The format of Mann ki Baat is a monologue by the Prime Minister, where he shares h...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The overall human impact due to overpopulation on the environment is causing overc...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India's Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has come at a ti...
Dr. Arvind Kumar From the vehicle you ride to the television you watch; plastics are everywhere arou...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The discussions all throughout the year from South Asia Forum on sustainable devel...
Report: Travelogue Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ten day sojourn from Delhi- New York- Incheon- Bangkok-Delh...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The UN 2023 Water Conference was convened from 22-24th March2023 in New York on th...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Civil20 not only represents the voice of civil society in the G20 countries, but a...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* While the world was grappling with the adverse socio-economic impacts caused by th...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The cooperation and alignment are necessary, need to be scaled up, and require com...
ANALYSIS:G20 Dr. Arvind Kumar* The Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which was inked in...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is currently experiencing the disastrous effects of climate change, incl...
Shweta Tyagi* Hazards always come as a surprise but are also inevitable. The tragic events in Syria...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world faces multiple challenges of war, energy, food shortages, viruses, and r...
A report on India Energy Week 2023 Shweta Tyagi* The first major event under India’s G20 Presidency...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* As inevitable climate hazards worsen, the rate of global warming is outpacing atte...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The main asset in the modern period is energy and unquestionably necessary for a d...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wetlands' vulnerability will undoubtedly rise as a result of climate change and it...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* From COVID-19 pandemic to violent conflicts, forced displacement and climate chang...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* There are significant lessons that must be learned in order to navigate the future...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* With the announcements coming from the European Union, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Egypt,...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The G20 India’s focus to cater to range of development challenges for the world ha...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Experts on disaster management suggest the adoption of integrated watershed manage...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Without a common international regulatory framework, we will not be able to addres...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Participants in the WG meetings also discussed potential global benefit-sharing sy...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* This accord may be our final opportunity to stop the degradation of nature. As bus...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Shouldn’t the negotiations held during the Conference of the Parties meetings pres...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Now more than ever, the topic of climate change has been receiving global attentio...
Dr Arvind Kumar* The G20 has no parallel among intergovernmental forums that comprises of major deve...
ANALYSIS Dr. Arvind Kumar* Set against a difficult geopolitical backdrop, COP27 resulted in countrie...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* To reach the Net Zero destination, countries should plan large-scale interventions...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The renewed political and financial commitment towards forest climate action shown...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Estimates suggest circular economy adoption in India will bring an annual benefit...
Dr. Arvind Kumar The climate emergency continues to challenge existing norms and ways of working....
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Governments are more focused on energy security in the short-term, relying on low-...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Biodiversity is vital to life on our planet. It is essentially the life support sy...
OPINION 1.3 billion people still live in multidimensional poverty with almost half of them children...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world has witnessed climate change impacts in the form of rising temperatures,...
SPECIAL REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* Metaphorically, the UN may well be “First among Equals”,its success...
*Dr. Arvind Kumar By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, from 3.6 b...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Air pollution harms our health, economies and the planet and is a global scale pro...
AGENDA Dr. Arvind Kumar* Assumption of the Indian presidency of the G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Org...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water scarcity has particularly emerged as a highly critical and contentious issue...
REGIONAL COOPERATION-REPORT Dr. Arvind Kumar* The SCO declaration 2022 was a set of a mine run and p...
REPORT Shweta Tyagi* “Almost half of the world’s human population relies heavily on groundwater for...
BLOG (COP 27) Dr. Arvind Kumar* Hence, it’s a Hobson’s choice to initiate a paradigm shift in agricu...
Shweta Tyagi* The first half of this decade will be apparently remembered for deadly climate related...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* An era comes to an end as Queen Elizabeth passes away and leaves behind an unmatch...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India’s assumption of the G20 presidency entails both challenges and opportunities...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* When the world was recuperating from the damages done by the corona virus on our h...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Undeniably, the formation of I2 U2 with India joining it along with Israel, the UA...
By Shweta Tyagi* The recently concluded G7 meet in Germany evince why the West may be adapting to ac...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Plastic particles have not just pervaded throughout the environment, but are perva...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Accelerating extreme events largely due to destabilised climate systems are someth...
World Environment Day - States/ UTs and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campai...
A report on UNCCDCOP-15 Shweta Tyagi* 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Na...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* In a world increasingly impacted by geostrategic shifts, ideological rivalry and f...
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the fourth edition of the...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is fundamental to all biotic life, including human life, on Earth, despite i...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rural development is often construed in terms of a procedure of facilitating impro...
Ms. Neha Chaudhary, IRS* "Climate change is the defining crisis of our time and it is happening even...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Sri Lanka, an island nation inhabited by 22 million people with having tourism-bas...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The close linguistic, marital, religious and cultural ties at people-to-people lev...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The release of the IPCC’s latest report on April 4, the third and final part of th...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The latest report of the IPCC endeavours to tackle the ticklish question of how hu...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Recently-held 5th BIMSTEC Summit (29-30 March), apart from adopting a charter has...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Wildfires are wreaking havoc on the environment, wildlife, human health, and infra...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The current and rapidly evolving geopolitical global situation, especially in the...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* On average, 1,000,000 plastic bottles are bought every minute worldwide, and less...
The Indian government is participating in a big way at the 9th World Water Forum. The Prime Minister...
The Webinar will discuss the initiatives of the Government of India in the energy and resources sect...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Even if emissions are cut as promised in the Paris Agreement levels, there is the...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Trans-boundary Cooperation It is worth mentioning here that the Indus Water Treaty...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ongoing Ukrainian crisis does not augur well for global peace and security bec...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* High hopes are often pegged at increased budgetary allocations each time as and wh...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* With Ukraine and Taiwan hogging limelight as the most dangerous hotspots entailing...
Dr Arvind Kumar* Plenty of optimism seemingly lurks in the Economic Survey 2021-2022 tabled by the u...
DISCUSSION Dr Arvind Kumar* Utterances in the global forums like COP26 or Davos 2022 call for innova...
OPINION Dr. Arvind Kumar* [This is a necessitated reform for a Democracy like India where the need f...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* People of Afghanistan are reeling under woeful plight in socio-economic, political...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Women constitute half of total global population and they entail the potential of...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is the land of villages as rightly said by Mahatma Gandhi “I would say that...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Cities are fast emerging as the major hub of sustainable development activities an...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* (Image Courtesy: Freepik) The fashion value chain is of global importance, with mi...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call to the farming community to adopt natural farmi...
*Dr. Arvind Kumar Image 1-Courtesy: India Water Foundation The rugged landscapes and dramatic scener...
Editor's Desk* Dr. Arvind Kumar A pall of uncertainty that had descended on the inaugural day of th...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Higher expectations and lofty aspirations are always at place prior to the conveni...
FGR Bureau Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi availed of the occasion of his visit to Rome, Italy, wh...
Dr. Arvind Kumar* Group of Twenty or G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and t...
Latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions only take...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region in general an...
Dr Arvind Kumar On road to COP-26 India has been participating in the COPs actively and adhering to...
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Image Courtesy: marca.com Glasgow (UK) is goi...
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation In the ‘New Normal’ that has come to prevail...
By Dr Arvind Kumar The Indo-Pacific region is characterized by the emergence of Quad and now coming...
By India Water Foundation This report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and ac...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar The IUCN World Conservation Con...
The water community plays a central role in nature conservation efforts. On the occasion of the Worl...
By Dr Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picturesque and enchanting, Kashmir is cradled...
*Dr. K. Balachandra Kurup[1] *Dr. Balan is a Governance and institutional development expert with mo...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation The G20 recently held Ministerial Meetings at th...
The Indian states with the highest fertility rates also have the lowest socioeconomic indicators. As...
*Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Only in India we are liberal with the health co...
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According to the draft, the government will offer fiscal incentives for EV buyers. This will be base...
PIB: Snow and glaciers are melting rapidly in the Himalayan range due to climate change, altering wa...
IUCN NEWS: IUCN, the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends a...
by Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picture credit: Wikipedia India’s geographica...
Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr. V. K. Paul has informed that India has administered nearly 81 lakh...
Sh. Narendra Modi PIB: On the occasion of seventh International yoga day, The Prime Minister, Shri...
Shri Narendra Modi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi delivered a keynote address at the UN “Hig...
Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “un...
PIB: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has app...
By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar While we can successfully re...
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by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Ms. Shweta Tyagi Biodiversity (biological...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The 2021 World Water Devel...
United Nations Environmental Programme This report provides the bedrock for hope. By bringing togeth...
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) As water is the most disruptive element...
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) The establishment of a global target on...
Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO) This report constitutes a further step towards bridging pers...
United Nations Environmental Programme Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: From Wa...
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) The Global Methane Assessment is working to better chara...
By Ms. Kavita Prasad Kavita is a documentation consultant and an experienced environmental science w...
By Ananya Malik, Junior Researcher , India Water Foundation Turtles are reptiles that have been roam...
By FGR Bureau There is no need to explain the importance of trees in our lives. History shows that t...
By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary India Water Foundation Figure 1 Eco-sensitive zones, Source: Proj...
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UN NEWS Humanity is “waging a war on nature”, threatening biodiversity loss, climate disruption and...
UN NEWS Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environm...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundat...
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International Development and IWRM Expert Dr. Julie Ladel Dr. Julie LADEL has completed her PhD in A...
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A report on the concluded Leaders Summit on Climate “Mother Nature is not waiting; we need a green p...
Executive Director | United Nations Global Compact Network India Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui Ms. Shabnam Si...
Dr. Shalini Dhyani1,2 Increased frequencies of extreme climate events are alarming for the entire So...
File photos of Joe Biden and Narendra Modi. News 18 India : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday...
Director General | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Dr. Pema Gyamts...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Don’t you feel in addition to socio-economic det...
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UNEP |Secretary of the UN Environment...
Head | UN Environment Country Office, India Mr. Atul Bagai Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Oz...
WMO/Boris JordanWind farms, like this one in Belgium, are a key source of sustainable energy. UNNEWS...
Chief of Development Operations | JICA India Office | New Delhi| Mr. M. P. Singh Mr. M P Singh, Chie...
UN NEWS: Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the dec...
Secretary |Ministry of Women and Child Development | Government of India Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS Mr. R...
President | World Water Council Mr. Loïc Fauchon is President of the World Water Councilsince 2018 a...
Executive Secretary | Convention on Biological Diversity Ms. Elizabeth MarumaMrema, is the Executive...
Director General |NMCG | Ministry of Jal Shakti | Government of India Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS,...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar In the last three decades alone...
Delhi receives at least 232 MGD (million gallons per day) water through the Nangal channel, which he...
UNDP Zambia Sylvia Chiinda has boosted her income by farming goats. 20 February 2021 | SDGs UN NEWS:...
By Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Footage shows the flood in Chamoli, Uttar...
Post Source/Credit: ETV Bharat, Published on: Feb 2021, 10:59 PM IST Having taken notes from the Utt...
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti and India Water Foundation (IWF), ce...
Analysis by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation and Amritha J, Intern, India Wat...
Each year the World Economic Forum publishes a report looking ahead to the short term and long term...
Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change adaptation, there are significant...
By Abraham Thomas PUBLISHED ON Hindustan Times, JAN 14, 2021 05:18 AM IST High levels of ammonia in...
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation “The goal is to find the most appropriate blend...
WASHINGTON DC, December 15, 2020 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $4...
While lakhs of poultry were reported dead from Haryana, migratory birds died in Himachal Pradesh. In...
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India figured in the bottom third for most development indicators, including quality of health and e...
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