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Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...

From dirty to dazzling: Why Tiruppur is recycling 130 million litres water everyday
It was 2011, a year deeply etched in Tiruppur’s memory. The Madras High Court, after hearing a contempt petition, delivered a landmark judgment, ordering the closure of all dyeing and bleaching units in Tiruppur to save the Noyyal River from...

UN Sustainable Development Goals Index 2025: 10 best and worst countries; India breaks into top 100 for the first time
UN Sustainable Development Goals Index 2025: Even after a decade of adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress remains largely off course.According to the 2025 Sustainable Development Report (SDR), none of the 17 Global...

Swedish app developer Studio555 raises €4 million for app that merges interior design with gaming
Stockholm-based technology company Studio555 has raised €4 million in Seed funding to launch a playable app that merges interior design with gaming, allegedly creating an entirely new creative category. The round was co-led by HOF Capital, a...

Syre partners with Gap, Target to offer recycled polyester and polyester chips
Swedish textile impact company Syre has entered a partnership with the U.S. retailers Gap and Target to meet the growing sustainable clothing demand. With this partnership, This company will offer recycled polyester and polyester chips to the two...

Who is Canada’s “climate king”?
The following is a re-print of the May 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and climate change. Click here to subscribe to Shift Storm and get the latest updates straight to your...

Sweden Uranium Ban Lifted to Fuel Nuclear Revival, Igniting Local Backlash and EU Realignment
Key Takeaways Sweden to lift a 40-year uranium mining ban amid plans to double nuclear power by 2035. Massive uranium reserves in Viken and Häggån could reshape Europe’s energy landscape. Mining companies ramp up investment as legislation moves...

India ranks among top 100 nations for first time in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
India ranked among the top 100 nations out of 167 countries for its progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reported the news agency PTI, citing UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 10th and latest Sustainable...

New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks
Columbia Climate School identifies 65 ‘Red Zone’ nations across four separate climate scenarios. 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, six in Asia-Pacific, six in the Middle East, and two in Europe are most...

Swedish defense company acquires Latvia’s Ammunity
The Swedish defense and security company Scandinavian Astor Group (SAG) has signed an agreement to acquire the Latvian small-caliber ammunition manufacturer Ammunity, representatives of Ammunity have announced. SAG has acquired 100% of Ammunity’s...

Finding Consensus on Arctic Ocean Climate History
The Arctic is experiencing the most rapid climate change on Earth as average temperatures there rise up to 4 times faster than on the rest of the planet. Among the many environmental effects of this warming, the Arctic Ocean, critically, is moving...

Sweden Opens SI Scholarships to Iraqi Students
The Swedish Institute (SI) has officially added Iraq to its list of eligible countries for the prestigious SI Scholarship for Global Professionals. This exciting development opens new educational opportunities for Iraqi students aspiring to pursue...

Minnesota author Sally Franson to discuss ‘Big in Sweden’ in Brainerd
BRAINERD — Minnesota author Sally Franson will discuss her new book, “Big in Sweden: A Novel,” noon- 1p.m. Monday, June 30, at the Brainerd Public Library as part of the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library’s Summer 2025 Brown Bag Lunch Author...

Can solar geoengineering solve the climate crisis?
In 2021, a team of researchers from Harvard University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences arrived in Kiruna, a small town in northern Sweden. Their mission: to carry out a field trial of something they had only modeled on computers –...

New map reveals where specific climate change policies are active
From carbon pricing to net zero emissions, the graphic shows which countries are leading the way on progressive regulations. Based on data from REN21 — a policy network and a multi-stakeholder governance group which focuses on low carbon an...

New Global Coalition Urges Rights-Based Climate Relocation Policies
Last week, Human Rights Watch hosted the launch of the “Coalition on Dignified Climate-related Planned Relocation,” a new global alliance working to ensure communities forced to plan relocations due to climate change can do so on their own terms...

Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped on the African shores in countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, before trickling further inland into some of...

Morrissey cancels Stockholm show at last minute blaming ‘zero industry support’
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India enters top 100 in UN’s Sustainable Development Goals ranking
India News India has secured a place among the top 100 out of 167 countries ranked for their progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. | Photo: Getty Images New Delhi: India has, for the first time, secured a place among the top 100...

ABB among TIME’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - EQS Newswire - 25 June 2025 - ABB ranked 14th in the "World's Most Sustainable Companies 2025" list by TIME Magazine and Statista ABB named third most sustainable company across all industries in Switzerland Companies...