A pollution scene in India's capital New Delhi which is the most polluted national capital in the world. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

Covid-19 and Environment Travel Advisory for India

November 2, 2021November 4, 2021 RMN News Air Pollution, COVID-19, Delhi, Pollution

Covid-19 and Environment Travel Advisory for India By RMN News Service As lethal air pollution in India is exacerbating the

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UNEP Invites Applications for Special Environment Programme

July 21, 2021July 23, 2021 RMN News Environment, Pollution, UNEP

The Special Programme e-learning platform is available to assist Governments with the process of completing a Special Programme application based

European Parliament President David Sassoli at the EU Summit. Photo: European Parliament (file photo)

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Europe Plans to Revamp Environmental Liability Rules

May 25, 2021May 27, 2021 RMN News Environment, Europe, Human Rights

Parliament strongly condemns any forms of violence, harassment or intimidation against environmental human rights defenders. The Members of European Parliament

Climate activist, Greta Thunberg (l), former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and the UN Secretary-General António Guterres (r) meet at the R20 Austria World Summit in Vienna. (28 May 2019). Photo: UN Vienna / Nikoleta Haffar (file photo)

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Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg Faces Police Action in India

February 4, 2021February 6, 2021 RMN News Delhi Police, Farmers, Greta Thunberg, India, Narendra Modi

Environmental Activist Greta Thunberg Faces Police Action in India It is learnt that in response to Greta Thunberg’s support to

Children – who studied at the RMN Foundation free school – participating in a pollution-control campaign in Delhi. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman, founder, RMN Foundation. (file photo)

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Clean Air Is a Human Right: UN Environment Programme

February 10, 2020February 12, 2020 RMN News Clean Air, Environment, Human Right, Human Rights, UN

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 23 per cent of all deaths worldwide—a total of 12.6 million people in

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Environmental Degradation Drives Sexual Exploitation: Study

February 3, 2020February 5, 2020 RMN News Climate Change, Environment, Sexual Exploitation, Violence

The degradation of nature can lead to gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence, and forced prostitution, according to a