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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 us on a platter, wit...

Water Harvesting & Recharging- A Policy Planning Perspective

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

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 some of the biggest...

The essentiality of the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations

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

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 recorded globally....

Swerving Growing Food Insecurity

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

Water Transversality for Peace

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

Preserve and Conserve Rivers to attain their Pristine Glory

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Rivers are the lifeline of every country, similarly for millions of Indians through millennia. It’s a...

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 and pollution, the wor...

IWF’s Report on UNEA 6

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

Interview With Mr. Kapil Narula, Ph.D.

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

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 the specific laws that...

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 recognized as an essent...

Interview with Mr Takayuki Hagiwara

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

Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter conducted an interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General of ICIMO...

Tackling Agrarian Crisis for Viksit Bharat

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture contributes 16% of the overall GDP and accounts for employment of approximately 52% of the...

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 its vast resources,...

Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi

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

Accelerating Actions to address Planetary Crises

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body for matters...

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 in leveraging mine w...

Interview with Mr. Jaideep N. Malaviya

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

Harnessing the Multidimensionality of Wetlands for Human Wellbeing

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

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. Droughts, storms,...

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 record-breaking heat, wit...

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

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Economic corridors are infrastructure projects designed to enhance connectivity and facilitate economi...

Envisioning a paradigm shift in Agriculture sector!

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Agriculture represents a crucial sector that underpins our population growth and well-being. It has be...

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 catastrophic global h...

Biggest COP ever concluded without consensus

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

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 is a comprehensive li...

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 the effects of climat...

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 of the Holocaust, St...

Human Rights Day – Message of UN Secretary-General

Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” The i...

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 the irreversible imp...

World Sustainable Transport Day Message of UN Secretary-General

by FGR Bureau Message of UN Secretary-General António Guterres This first World Sustainable Transport Day reminds us tha...

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 not granted by any...

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 violation of human r...

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 result in dire real-worl...

India US strategic Partnership: Vision for a Vibrant Indo Pacific

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Our planet is buckling under the weight of intertwined environmental crises: conflict, climate change,...

Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action

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

Air Pollution: The Silent Killer

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

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 Pollution also arrive...

Agrifood Systems Transformation and Climate Action

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

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 September 11 to Oct...

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

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The world is facing increasingly complex climate-related challenges that are reducing our resilience t...

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 a ‘heat dome’ expand...

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 action or just old wi...

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 moment in history where t...

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). The Human Rights...

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 exceptional and unprecedent...

Recalibrating a New World Order via BRICS?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* One of the clearest trends the world witnessed in 2022 was the accelerating eastward shift in global e...

Water Water Everywhere: Who is Accountable?

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

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 developing countries...

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 for a world that mig...

Climate Justice: A privilege or Human Right?

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

Artificial Intelligence: Privilege or Plague?

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

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 Sustainable Development G...

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 death and destruction d...

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 of critical topics,...

Ushering CSOs to be the Catalyst for Transformation

Dr. Arvind Kumar* India is a diverse country with a large population that faces various challenges related to poverty, h...

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. The world’s pandemi...

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 time and opportunity...

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 scale of what the trip...

Prospective expectations from the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations

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

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 face multiple climate c...

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 "difficulty of colle...

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 guarantee that the...

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 his thoughts, experie...

Decoding the conundrum around Water Security in India!

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

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 time when the global e...

Marine litter and Microplastics: A pestiferous malady?

Dr. Arvind Kumar From the vehicle you ride to the television you watch; plastics are everywhere around us… quite literal...

Achieving the 2030 Agenda: Takeaways from 10th APFSD

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

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

Report: Travelogue Dr. Arvind Kumar* The ten day sojourn from Delhi- New York- Incheon- Bangkok-Delhi was almost 40 hour...

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 the theme of water was...

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 also globally, includ...

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 the triple planetary c...

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 commitment and strong l...

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 December 2022, will...

Millet: An environmentally sustainable super food?

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

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 and Turkey are virtu...

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 recession therefore a...

‘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 the India Energy Wee...

Is Deep Tech a giant leap towards #Sustainability?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* As inevitable climate hazards worsen, the rate of global warming is outpacing attempts to protect bill...

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 developing economy li...

Demystifying Wetlands: Economic Indicator

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

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 change, humanity is badly...

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 as the globe recove...

Is Green hydrogen the silver bullet for future Energy Security?

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

G20 India: Salience of CSOs globally

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

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

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Experts on disaster management suggest the adoption of integrated watershed management by advocating c...

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 address the global and inc...

Historic biodiversity accord clinched at COP15 summit

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Participants in the WG meetings also discussed potential global benefit-sharing systems for the use of...

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 businesses and governme...

Warming Oceans and biodiversity loss: An interlinkage?

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

Moving towards indigenous wise for climate sustainability

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Now more than ever, the topic of climate change has been receiving global attention and is at the fore...

Shaping the inclusive green growth narrative through G20 India

Dr Arvind Kumar* The G20 has no parallel among intergovernmental forums that comprises of major developed as well as dev...

Was COP 27 a COP perfect?

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

Multisectoral Actions for Net Zero Transitioning

Dr. Arvind Kumar* To reach the Net Zero destination, countries should plan large-scale interventions in 6 sectors i.e. e...

Forests : From Commitments to Action

Dr. Arvind Kumar* The renewed political and financial commitment towards forest climate action shown at COP27 is creatin...

Circular Economy: Enthusiasm to Realism?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Estimates suggest circular economy adoption in India will bring an annual benefit to a tune of Rs 40 l...

Disaster Risk Reduction in a Tottering World

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

Sustainable Energy: Tool to combat climate change

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

No Coherent Climate Action without Mainstreaming Biodiversity

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Biodiversity is vital to life on our planet. It is essentially the life support system for humanity. T...

Progression to Prosperity from Poverty??

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

Mainstreaming Wetlands

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

UNGA: PIECEMEAL OF AN EMERGING WORLD

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

Sustainable Cities: Prism of possibilities

*Dr. Arvind Kumar By 2050 the number of people living in cities will have nearly doubled, from 3.6 billion in 2011 to mo...

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 problem and one of the...

Testing Times for Indian Diplomacy

AGENDA Dr. Arvind Kumar* Assumption of the Indian presidency of the G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2...

Prospects for COP27- Water and Climate Change

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

India at SCO: Towards MULTI-ALIGNMENT

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

World Water Week 2022 in Review

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

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 agricultural development a...

Pakistan’s gushing conundrum

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

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 unmatched legacy. Ironicall...

India’s G20 Presidency: Challenges and Opportunities

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

Menace of Monkeypox

Dr. Arvind Kumar* When the world was recuperating from the damages done by the corona virus on our health and economy an...

I2 U2 for Sustainable Secure World

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Undeniably, the formation of I2 U2 with India joining it along with Israel, the UAE and the US is a we...

G7 Summit: Realigning the global South

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

Shattering the cudgels of Single use plastic

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Plastic particles have not just pervaded throughout the environment, but are pervading our bodies too....

Can wetland wide approach address climate emergencies?

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Accelerating extreme events largely due to destabilised climate systems are something India will have...

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 campaign mode, in a bid to...

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 Nations Convention to...

Mapping Economic Feasibility of Managed Aquifer Recharge System

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

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 fractured power has t...

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 International Confer...

Water a transversal tool: for catalyzing Sustainable Development

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Water is fundamental to all biotic life, including human life, on Earth, despite it being a finite and...

Water: A catalyst for Rural Development

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

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 more quickly than w...

Perils of the Sri Lankan Crisis

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

Reinvigorate Indo-Nepal Relations in new World order

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

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 the IPCC’s thorough re...

Is Technology the Answer to Climate Change?

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

BIMSTEC – Towards New Horizons

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

Perils of Wildfires

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

India, Japan and Uncertain World Order

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

Tackling Plastic Pollution

Dr. Arvind Kumar* On average, 1,000,000 plastic bottles are bought every minute worldwide, and less than half of all pla...

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 is being represente...

‘Heralding India Africa relations in New World Order’

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

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 sector including the Bud...

Climate Emergency: Clarion call for India?

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

Can Indus Water Treaty be Renegotiated?

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

Ukraine Crisis and Russian Game Plan

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

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 when a budget is prese...

Indo-Japan Cooperation in Indo-Pacific Region

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

Hope or Despair?

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

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 innovative and pragmatical...

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 for stable government...

Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Catastrophe

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

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 playing pivotal role...

Rural Development: A National Priority

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

Making Cities as Main Bulwark of Development

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Cities are fast emerging as the major hub of sustainable development activities and are destined to pl...

Is our FASHION Sustainable??

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

Prioritizing Natural Farming

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Prime Minister Modi’s clarion call to the farming community to adopt natural farming is very timely. A...

Scotland Diaries

*Dr. Arvind Kumar Image 1-Courtesy: India Water Foundation The rugged landscapes and dramatic scenery, striking landmark...

COP26: India Leads the Climate Charge

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

COP26 – A Balance Sheet

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Higher expectations and lofty aspirations are always at place prior to the convening of a global confe...

India-Holy See Relations

FGR Bureau Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi availed of the occasion of his visit to Rome, Italy, where he had gone to p...

G20 Summit-A Preliminary Assessment

Dr. Arvind Kumar* Group of Twenty or G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union th...

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 7.5% off predicted...

Revisiting Neighbourhood First Policy

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Editor, Focus Global Reporter Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region in general and South Asia in part...

India and COP-26

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

COP-26: Challenges and Opportunities

By Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Image Courtesy: marca.com Glasgow (UK) is going to be the focal p...

PM Modi’s Multipurpose Visit

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

In the Vortex of Geopolitics

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

Review assessment of Transboundary Water Cooperation

By India Water Foundation This report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and acceleration needed to...

Marseille Diaries

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar The IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s l...

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 World Conservation Congr...

Rethinking Development in Jammu & Kashmir

By Dr Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picturesque and enchanting, Kashmir is cradled high in the lofty g...

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 more than four decades...

Special Report on the G20 Ministerial Meetings

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation The G20 recently held Ministerial Meetings at the end of July, 2021....

Revisioning a Holistic approach to combat Population Boom?

The Indian states with the highest fertility rates also have the lowest socioeconomic indicators. As India’s population...

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 concerns, Will you eat...

EMRIP14: Item 8 – Draft Report on “efforts to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Self-Determination”

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Maharashtra government presents draft policy for electrical vehicles

According to the draft, the government will offer fiscal incentives for EV buyers. This will be based on the model of ve...

BRICS nations agree on innovation co-operation

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

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 water supplies in the...

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 adding four natural s...

Rethinking the Water Diplomacy for Peace and Prosperity

by Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Picture credit: Wikipedia India’s geographical setting render it...

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 vaccine doses, on th...

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 Narendra  talked of...

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 “High-Level Dialogue on...

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 “undermines the well-be...

Cabinet approves Deep Ocean Mission

PIB: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal o...

Restoration is not a substitute for conservation

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

Civil Society Climate Action Story posted by UN

Proud moment for #IndiaWaterFoundation to be showcased as one of the four best civil societies in the world fo...

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/stakeholderdays/e-po...

Biodiversity conservation: A gamechanger for Changing Climate

by Shweta Tyagi, Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation Ms. Shweta Tyagi Biodiversity (biological diversity), is the...

Climate Change and Ecosystem Restoration

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

Policy Response for the Ecosystem Restoration for Saving Planet Earth

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

The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: Valuing Water

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The 2021 World Water Development Report on “Va...

Making Peace with Nature

United Nations Environmental Programme This report provides the bedrock for hope. By bringing together the latest scient...

Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought

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

Land Degradation Neutrality for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) The establishment of a global target on LDN within the SDG f...

Climate Change-Related Disasters a Major Threat to Food Security

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

2nd edition: Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability

United Nations Environmental Programme Sanitation, Wastewater Management and Sustainability: From Waste Disposal to Reso...

Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane Emissions

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

Ecosystem Restoration

By Dr S. K. Sharma1, 1 Retd. Member,Central Ground Water Board, Government of India, Consultant, WAPCOS and Pr...

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. M. Mehta More than...

Ecosystem Restoration: Trajectory to accelerate ecosystem recovery

By Ms. Kavita Prasad Kavita is a documentation consultant and an experienced environmental science writer.She is the Fou...

Turtles: Warriors of Biodiversity

By Ananya Malik, Junior Researcher , India Water Foundation Turtles are reptiles that have been roaming the earth for ov...

Agroforestry for Green India

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

Eco sensitive zones

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

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, Health): भारत में संय...

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 escalating pollution...

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 Sciences, Government...

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 environmental protection, tw...

Envisaging Biodiversity and Health Nexus

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation With the world s...

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-disease-and-stroke-wh...

Interview with Dr. Julie Ladel

International Development and IWRM Expert Dr. Julie Ladel Dr. Julie LADEL has completed her PhD in Applied Hydrology fro...

Interview with Dr. Sandeep Tripathi, IFS

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

Interview with Sh. Ashwin B. Pandya

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

From Climate Rhetoric to Reality

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

Interview with Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui

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

Interview with Dr. Rose Mwebaza

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

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 South Asia region that...

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 pitched for concret...

Interview with Dr. Pema Gyamtsho

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

Rethinking Climate and Health Emergency

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

Interview with Mr. Satya S. Tripathi

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

Interview with Prof. Ashutosh Sharma

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

Interview with Mr. Atul Bagai

Head | UN Environment Country Office, India Mr. Atul Bagai Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Ozone Action programme...

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: The world is “a lo...

Interview with Mr. M P Singh

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

Interview with Dr. Nagesh Kumar

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

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 decade, according to th...

Interview with Mr. R. M. Mishra, IAS

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

Interview with Mr. Loïc Fauchon

President | World Water Council Mr. Loïc Fauchon is President of the World Water Councilsince 2018 after having previous...

Interview with Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

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

Interview with Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, IAS

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

Wetlands and Rivers: Undeniable Linkage

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation Dr. Arvind Kumar In the last three decades alone, nearly one-third o...

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. His vision for Meghal...

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 nations today concluded a...

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 helps meet the city’s...

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: In Zambia, where th...

A Catastrophic Barrage

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

Uttarakhand disaster teaches lesson to Bihar

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

Correlation between Environmental Pollution and COVID-19: Impacts

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

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 risks facing organiz...

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 financing shortfall...

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 the Yamuna had promp...

Restrengthening the BLUE GREEN Economy

Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation “The goal is to find the most appropriate blend of green and blue in...

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 $400 million projectto...

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 Madhya Pradesh, hun...

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 environmental degradatio...

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 Atmanirbhar Bharat: Dr Ha...

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 contaminated by a pla...

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

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

The Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) in the state of Meghalaya envisaged rejuvenating the local water capacity and empowering entrepreneurial capacity.

DESCRIPTION OF GOOD PRACTICE Introduction The Integrated Basin Development and Livelihood Promotion (IBDLP) Programme wa...

India deteriorates to 131 in UN Human Development Index

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

Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list

The Gwalior Fort occupies a sandstone plateau overlooking the city and is accessed via a winding road lined with sacred...

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 progress” on reducing p...

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 three times that of...

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 have internet connecti...

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 Wednesday morning, while...

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 10 (d) of UNEA reso...

KCI3-inputs-India Water Foundation

Summary of Takeaways to be incorporated within the framework of climate change https://unfccc.int/documents/254231 The n...

Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020

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

Writing a greener story in Asia and the Pacific

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