Revisiting a key policy debate in light of high food prices.

Photo: Pixabay/MaxxGirr Air pollution is one of the most insidious forms of health hazards and prolonged exposure to it has been linked to a whole gamut of passing ailments and chronic conditions. Even shorter exposure to airborne pollutants can have adverse health effects, however. In fact, researchers at the University […]

Country: World Sources: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Plan International “From Ukraine to South Sudan, conflict is disrupting girls’ education as families are forced to flee for their safety – indeed, half of all refugee children are out of school,” said Plan’s Omollo.

Photo: Pixabay/atimedia  Chalk another benefit up for electric vehicles. Not only do they help us reduce C02 emissions, they can also help reduce incidents of asthma. So says a team of researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California who examined the role that EVs […]

The first provisions of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into force on 28 June 2022 and the remainder are expected to be implemented by October 2023. The BSA introduces a new regime governing the design, construction, maintenance, and occupation of buildings and has been classed as the most […]

Country: Ethiopia Source: Save the Children More than 13 million people, including 6.8 million children, need safe water. The situation is likely to get worse in the January-March dry season, while the April rains are set to be below average.