Inspired by protests, India's women farmers revive their own demands
India's neglected women farmers are seizing the moment to dust off their own long-standing demands
EU to seek fossil fuel phase-out in energy charter treaty talks -document
The more than 50 signatories to the Energy Charter Treaty will soon resume talks to update the agreement, created in the 1990s to protect international energy investments.
OPINION: How to stop violence against women in Kurdistan
COVID-19 is spurring child marriage and domestic violence. Governments and NGOs must empower women legally and financially, to take control of their own lives
Smart weather app helps Kenya's herders brace for drought
As climate change brings more weather extremes, access to village-level drought updates and advice via smartphones is helping under-pressure pastoralists cope
Spain's Iberdrola seeks EU funds for large-scale floating wind power farm
Iberdrola says in a statement it could begin designing a 300 megawatt (MW) project this year that would generate 2,800 jobs a year until it starts operating in 2026
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist's detention
The arrest of Disha Ravi, accused of sedition for an online document in support of farmers' protests, has caused social outrage
Airport robots give hi-tech boost to Kenya's COVID-19 fight
Three robots have been put to work at Nairobi's main international airport, keeping it disinfected and monitoring arrivals for signs of the virus
Tokyo 2020 organisers says new head needs deep understanding of gender equality
There are calls for the new Tokyo 2020 head to be younger and/or female, rather than another octogenarian male
Asian firms urged to do their 'duty', break with Myanmar military
The military controls vast swathes of Myanmar's economy, with funds diverted from essential services, human rights groups say
EXPLAINER - Why Indian police arrested a 22-year-old climate activist
Authorities say Disha Ravi created and shared an online document to support a mass farmers' protest - but critics of her arrest fear an escalation in government efforts to silence dissenters