China has developed its first domestically made nuclear reactor and is rolling new ones rapidly. The country’s new in-house technology means that it is no longer relying on Western technologies,…
The Mar Menor, Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon set in Murcia, Spain, has been a victim of what many refer to as “ecocide”: deliberate human activity that violates the main rules…
Citizen assemblies in France and the UK are meeting online to shape public policies for the recovery, in response to social distancing measures.
Facebook, Twitter and Google have been called out by a group of British politicians whose inquiry into hate crime has highlighted their failing efforts to prevent extremism on their platforms….
Amidst growing limitations on individual’s rights to protest in recent years, protesters in Russia are finding new ways to oppose the government. In light of strict self-isolation policies and financial…
Around 52,000 people in the city of Maricá in suburban Rio de Janeiro will receive a monthly stipend of 130 reais (£24), just under the national poverty line, as part…
Last week, 14 global cities signed up to the C40 Good Food Cities Declaration, committing to promote the Planetary Health Diet. City mayors will work with their citizens and introduce…
According to the Environment Ministry of India, 2,405 people lost their lives as a result of extreme weather related events in the country in 2018-19. Babul Supriyo, Minister of State…
In an initial move towards tighter gun control by the government in New Zealand, Christchurch held a gun collection drive, the first of 250 planned collections to happen after the Christchurch…
Deborah Frieze, co-founder of the Boston Impact Initiative is using a unique model, to help address economic inequality through equitable access to capital and opportunity. The Boston Impact Initiative Fund aims to…
PowerPaired is a new, free online platform which provides “a matchmaking service” to community energy groups and the owners of sites with potential for renewable energy generation. The project, conceptualised and…
Amidst controversy surrounding the genre of ‘miya’ poetry in Assam, Sanjib Pol Deka, editor of Assamese magazine Aalaap, has come out in support of the poems whose creators are now being…
