A growing body of research, including several recently published papers and reports, shows that the indoor environment is a significant source of our exposure to air pollutants. Although strict regulations in several countries have spurred dramatic improvements in outdoor air quality, indoor air remains largely unregulated.
2021 January
Three of the most active banks in financing oil exports from Ecuadorian amazon- an environmentally destructive industry with a long track record of trampling on indigenous people’s rights- have agreed to cease important parts of their financial supports after pressure from NGOs and a devastating oil spill in 2020.
Tunisia is extending its virus curfew and banning demonstrations as the country is trying to stem a rapid rise in infections and calm tensions after a week of protests and rioting over economic troubles. New clashes between protesters and police broke out Saturday hours after the new virus restrictions were announced.
For the first time since India first celebrated Republic Day on January 26, 1950, there will be two parades in India’s capital Delhi next week.
Ongoing clashes in Sudan’s restive Darfur have killed at least 83 people in two days, state media said Sunday, just over two weeks after a long-running peacekeeping mission ended operations
After the 10-month dark tunnel that upended millions of lives in 2020, a shed of light has given hope to people in 2021. India is all set to kick off what is touted to be the world’s largest vaccination drive against Covid-19 on January 16.
During the late 1990s, Taiwan was often touted as a best-case scenario of democratization. Despite internal national identity divisions, its authoritarian past, and the military threat from China, Taiwan went through a remarkably smooth and peaceful democratic transition.
Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city, is situated on the Mediterranean coast. It is known as a youthful, international city with a thriving nightlife.
Economic upheavals in modern global history have often been succeeded by promising periods of reinvention and revival.
Pakistan has started a five-day vaccination campaign to try to protect tens of millions of children against polio.