Jul 19, 2021 In the News India Midday meals have a long-lasting impact: study (The Hindu) Health Nutrition Gender The Hindu published an article on new IFPRI research that found that the mid-day meal scheme was associated with 13-32% of India’s improvement in height-for…the scheme in 1999. By 2011, with an expansion […]

Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, is deeply saddened by the deaths of six Rohingya refugees as three days of heavy monsoon rains and strong winds pelted massive refugee sites in Cox’s Bazar, causing flash floods and landslides.

Sejumlah pengendara motor melintas di jembatan Bendung Katulampa, Kota Bogor, Jawa Barat, Rabu (28/7/2021). Memasuki musim kemarau, debit air di Bendung Katulampa, Bogor menyusut hingga 0 cm dari normal 40 ribu liter per detik …

Photo: Pixabay/marcinjozwiak The European Commission has released its hotly anticipated ‘Fit for 55’ package under the European Green Deal. The sweeping plan contains measures to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% before 2030 using a two-pronged strategy. The proposal involves employing economic levers to redirect the bloc’s course towards […]

Apex Clean Energy and Plug Power Enter PPA to Power Largest Wind-Supplied Green Hydrogen Plant in the Nation On 14 July 2021, Apex Clean Energy Inc. (“Apex”) and Plug Power Inc. (“Plug Power”) announced a power purchase agreement (“PPA”) to supply a green hydrogen production facility with 345 MW of […]

Jul 27, 2021 Press Release New Global Food 50/50 Initiative Provides Data to Address Gender Gap Rome: Just six percent of CEOs and board chairs of a sample of organizations active in food systems are women from low- and middle-income countries, according to initial findings from a new joint report […]

Pejabat Direktorat Jenderal Pengendalian Pencemaran dan Kerusakan Lingkungan (Ditjen PPKL) Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) mengungkapkan 59 persen sungai di Indonesia masih dalam kondisi tercemar …

Country: World Source: UN Children’s Fund “Based on our most recent estimates, a staggering 40 per cent of all school-aged children across Eastern and Southern Africa are currently not in school. Four in ten,” said UNICEF.