Regional disaster response in Asia By Dr Arvind Kumar Recent media reports indicate that the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Center) was formally endo ...

Weather Disasters & Climate Change By Dr Arvind Kumar According to a UN science report released on 18 November the link between climate change and extreme weather events, including punishing heat ...

Cooking Stoves Linked to Pneumonia By Dr Arvind Kumar According to a recent study published in Lancet journal and reported by the media, in many developing nations around the world, cooking is primari ...

Global Fund in limbo By Dr Arvind Kumar Media reports show that international assistance to the Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and Malaria has more than halved the estimated amount of money available in ...

Climate Change & Rivers By Dr Arvind Kumar According to a recent study, soaring temperatures and erratic rains brought on by a changing climate may radically alter water flows in the world’s major ...

26th October 2011 Morning: Dr. Arvind Kumar at United Nations office to attend First International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations, Bangkok, 26-28 October 2011 ...

Children’s Day By Dr Arvind Kumar Today is 14th November; the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, and this day is celebrated as Children’s Day throughout the ...

International Meet on Water Use EfficiencyBy Dr Arvind KumarAn international conference on water use efficiency in the industrial sector was jointly organized by India Water Foundation and Rajasthan I ...

Downturn & Social Unrest By Dr Arvind Kumar A report released on 31 october 2011 by International Labour Organization, points to a disastrous global jobs situation and a “vicious cycle” sending th ...

India & Nepal By Dr Arvind Kumar The recent visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to India may prove instrumental in further cementing the bonds of friendship between New Delhi and Ka ...