In the depths of India's illegal mica mines, where children as young as five work alongside adults, lurks a dark, hidden secret - the cover-up of child deaths ...

Widespread flooding across Malaysia starting late last year shocked urban residents, with green groups urging a new approach as climate change impacts become more severe *Malaysian floods hit ...

What we choose to eat, how we move around and how these activities contribute to climate change is receiving a lot of media attention. In this context, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and ...

C40 network of mayors said filling up buses and trains that were emptied by the COVID-19 crisis can help cities revitalise their economy and tackle climate change ...

When women enter politics, they make a difference. So why are so few in the highest ranks of power?

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stoning, a form of execution where a group throws stones at a person until they are dead, still happens in parts of the Muslim world, mostly as a punishment ...

Use of facial recognition technology to identify women breaking hijab law puts them at greater risk of abuse, activists say Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law Technology ...

From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers * Smallholder farmers ...

As energy demand grows, with much of it still met from fossil fuels, emissions from building operations hit an all-time high in 2019 ROME, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Planet-warming ...

Report stops short of advocating going meat-free, but says dietary changes, featuring plant-based foods and sustainable animal-sourced food, could free up land and cut emissions * Report most ...

Up to 40% of global crop production is lost to plant pests and diseases, says the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization NAIROBI, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ravenous pests are on the ...

Support for the goal to keep global warming to 1.5C has won fresh political backing in 2021 - but it remains out of reach ...