by Our Correspondent in Colombo Updated Story 2: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that the death toll from the severe weather gripping the country has risen to 47, with 37 of
U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin is exploring partnerships with undersea mining companies to exploit its long-held seabed licences in the eastern Pacific, as the race to secure critical minerals intensifies globally. The
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As global plastic production continues to skyrocket, scientists and governments are warning that the planet is running out of time to curb the escalating crisis. From August 5 to 14, negotiators will
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For over two decades, the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) warned that climate change posed grave threats to global stability, from food and water insecurity to population displacement and ecological collapse. But in
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Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its green image lies a more complex
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In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through the treetops, rhinos roam free, and elephants share the land with tigers. It is the last place on Earth where they still coexist in the
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Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), delivered a powerful address at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, urging the international community to confront the
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) remains locked in a high-stakes firefighting operation aboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503, which caught fire off the Kerala coast on June 9. Despite
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The world’s oceans recorded their second-highest average temperature for May, intensifying concerns among scientists that the planet’s largest carbon sink may be losing its capacity to buffer the worst effects of climate
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As the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) approaches, bringing renewed attention to SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and the rights of ocean-dependent communities, India’s Vizhinjam coast highlights the environmental injustice and human cost
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Our global ocean, which feeds billions, supports coastal communities and regulates the climate, is in crisis. Every day, roughly 2,000 garbage trucks’ worth of plastic is dumped into oceans, rivers and lakes. One-third of
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