A future on Earth of more extreme weather and rising seas will require better planning for natural disasters to save lives and limit deepening economic losses, the United Nations said on Wednesday

Expanding cities threaten to eat up a swath of land the size of France, Germany and Spain combined in less than 20 years, putting the world under even more environmental pressure, experts said at a

Corporate Environment Responsibility is as important as Corporate Social Responsibility, as the world faces grave climate change challenges, Mr J.M Mauskar, Special Secretary, Environment Ministry,

The World Bank will not reduce financial assistance to India for poverty alleviation measures because of the recent official data that showed a decline in the number of poor people in the country.

The international funding agency takes a long-term view on its commitments and the poverty data released on Monday will not have any bearing on that commitments,

The girl child seems to be disappearing from the progressive and urban areas of Gujarat.