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Girls in refugee camp, Myanmar

Common aid standards and certification stir debate

A drive to create a common set of standards and a certification scheme for humanitarian organisations has received a mixed welcome.

18 June 2013 | EN

India girl with computer

'ICT vital in women’s empowerment'

ICT has a major role in women’s empowerment, but issues such as the rural-urban divide need attention, an international meet heard.

10 June 2013 | EN

Eggplant farm

Philippine court calls a halt to GM eggplant trials

GM crops in the Philippines have had a setback as a court rules out more fieldwork on pest-resistant Bt eggplant.

8 June 2013 | EN

Newborn baby in Dhaka

Lower birth rates linked to economic opportunity

Lower birth rates are driven by economic development and factors such as education for women and a diversified workforce, says a study.

4 June 2013 | EN

Tuberculosis DNA sequencing

Japanese fund to tackle infectious diseases in 'historic' agreement

Through a new US$100 million research fund, Japan will help finance the search for drugs to target the world's deadliest diseases.

31 May 2013 | EN

South Asia on the clean brick road

South Asia could retrofit its existing brick kilns as a first step to modernising a sooty, coal-burning industry.

31 May 2013 | EN

New INO site at West Bodi Hills near Madurai

India’s neutrino project sparks fresh debate

Controversy dogs India's planned neutrino lab in the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot with known seismicity.

30 May 2013 | EN

Jaffna aquifer depleting from overuse

Researchers are calling for regulation of groundwater use in Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula to prevent a future crisis.

24 May 2013 | EN

Medical supply drop off

Rich and poorest nations face off over TRIPS extension

A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.

21 May 2013 | EN

Water

Experts urge water's inclusion in development goals

Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.

20 May 2013 | EN

The malaria mosquito forming the eye-sockets of a skull, representing death from malaria. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941

Is city growth driving malaria elimination?

A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.

16 May 2013 | EN | ES

Local worker at community seed bank in Nepal

Panel from least developed nations to 'jumpstart' SDG debates

Development experts from the world's least developed countries have launched an independent group to bring local concerns to the UN debating table.

10 May 2013 | EN | FR

Nepal to generate electricity from waste

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

3 May 2013 | EN

Francisco Bolívar

Mexican presidency creates entity to coordinate ST&I

A new entity of the Mexican Presidency will seek to ensure increased budget for science, technology and innovation.

26 April 2013 | ES

Hazard Irritant symbol

Chemical weapons convention fails to address key issues

A conference fails to address the use of chemicals to disable civilians, as indications of chemical weapons' use in Syria emerge.

26 April 2013 | EN

Women scientists at a conference in India speaking to astronaut Sunita Williams

Men blamed for hindering female Arab scientists

Female researchers in Arab nations are being hampered by a lack of support from research bodies and male scientists, a conference has heard.

25 April 2013 | EN

Kids enjoying Sunclean

Mobile and web apps tackle sanitation challenges

A game and two other mobile apps that help citizens tackle local sanitation problems have won a World Bank-funded technology competition.

22 April 2013 | EN

Dryland in Mali

Developing nations have 'more to lose' from loss of drylands

The economic value of drylands from such things as farming and tourism is far greater in developing than developed nations, a study reveals.

15 April 2013 | EN

India to award biotech solutions in health and farming

India hopes to boost biotech research in health, nutrition and agriculture through official awards.

10 April 2013 | EN

New ministry will be taking care of science in Uganda

Uganda steps closer to creating science ministry

Plans to create a dedicated science ministry to harmonise research in Uganda are moving ahead with the passing of a bill in parliament.

5 April 2013 | EN