The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
In India, all said and done, despite steady growth in industrial and infrastructure projects and in the services sector, including the software industry in recent years, the Indian economy essentially remains agricultural-based,
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The reinforcement of global climate commitments and the expansion of carbon markets, an emerging pattern is traced, embedded in the mechanisms designed for the equitable distribution of climate finance; are replicating and
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Sri Lanka’s recent landslide tragedy, described by officials as a “model disaster,” has once again exposed a stark truth: the country’s development has advanced without the guidance of its own long-established planning
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Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the Cabinet of Ministers and the Disaster Management Committee to appear before it on July 15 to answer allegations that the government failed to take necessary
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The year 2025 was officially the world’s third-warmest year on record, with average temperatures just 0.01 degrees Celsius cooler than 2023, according to data released Wednesday by the European Centre for Medium-Range
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An American tourist and a female companion were arrested in Horton Plains National Park after officials discovered insect samples, chemicals, and small animal-catching devices in their luggage during routine checks at the
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The United States Embassy in Sri Lanka today announced an additional $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, bringing the total U.S. contribution to $4 million. This
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Sri Lanka’s Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries Association, along with the Government Accounts Service Association, have formally appealed to the Secretary of Defense for urgent action to address housing reconstruction and
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Erik Solheim needs no introduction. He was in Sri Lanka during the most pivotal time of the country’s political transition, and he became involved in the affairs of Sri Lanka purely by
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Scientists have warned that global carbon emissions must be reduced by nearly 50% by 2030 to keep temperature increases within 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current trends, however, show nations falling
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As dusk settles over Pampore, Kashmir’s famed saffron town, 73-year-old Mohammad Akbar Ganie sits outside his grass-thatched hut, watching the last light fall on fields that once glowed with purple flowers. For
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Climate change has compounded natural disasters, making them increasingly complex and challenging to manage as security issues, particularly for climate-vulnerable states with inadequate infrastructure. Pakistan, one of the countries most exposed to
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India is demanding over $30 billion in compensation from Reliance Industries and BP in an arbitration case over gas the companies allegedly failed to produce from offshore fields, Reuters has reported for
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is acquiring large tracts of farmland in Argentina’s Patagonia region as part of carbon offset initiatives, prompting growing concern among activists and local communities over what
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A SpaceX Starship test-flight explosion earlier this year posed a significantly greater risk to commercial aviation than was publicly acknowledged, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.
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