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15-year-old Greta Thunberg spoke for her generation at the COP24 climate...
Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg minced no words at the COP24 climate talks in Katowice, Poland this week. Speaking to the assembled countries Wednesday, at the most important...
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There’s now a rulebook for everyone in the Paris climate agreement to follow,...
Nearly 200 countries have agreed to rules for how they’ll adhere to the Paris climate agreement. The text of a new “rulebook” was finalized Saturday (Dec. 15) at the 24th Conference of Parties in...
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Why the latest climate summit is a mixed bag for India
The COP24 summit, concluded over the last weekend in Katowice, has left a lot to be desired for developing countries like India. This is despite the outcome of the talks being officially welcomed by...
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India’s proposed anti-trafficking law may end up targeting sex workers
Hoping to protect women from sexual exploitation, Indian lawmakers are pushing a bill that amends the criminal code to harden legal and financial penalties for sex trafficking. The “Trafficking of...
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North and South Korea are celebrating a new rail line they can’t construct
Relations between North and South Korea are improving, as evidenced by a groundbreaking ceremony today (Dec. 26) at the North Korean border town of Kaesong for a new rail line connecting the...
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Germany wants to stop the world from descending into the chaos it once caused
Angela Merkel has big plans for Germany in the new year. In her year-end address, the chancellor focused on the country’s international role, committing to taking on more responsibilities in a...
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“I did it”: Saudi teen who fled her family gets asylum in Canada
A Saudi teen who fled her family and opened a Twitter account as part of a daring bid to seek her freedom has been granted asylum in Canada. The announcement came after a Thai official on Friday (Jan....
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Indians are the biggest believers in the rags-to-riches fairytale
India’s faith in the slumdog millionaire story is far more resolute than anywhere else in the world. People in the country have the highest confidence in upward social mobility, according to a World...
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Watch: Quartz interviews UN secretary-general António Guterres live in Davos
As the world’s business and political leaders gather for the annual World Economic Forum, Quartz’s economic reporter Eshe Nelson interviewed United Nations secretary-general António Guterres at the...
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Where to find out everything about water
If you want to keep on top of the ways water is changing around the world—and how people are trying to preserve its supply for…
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India’s two-million-tonne e-waste problem has deadly consequences
The world produces 50 million tonnes of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) per year, according to a recent UN report, but only 20% is formally recycled. Much of the rest ends up in landfill, or...
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A democratic experiment in Ireland could become the model for fighting...
Ireland’s struggle with climate change cuts to the heart of people’s daily lives and reflects the country’s revival after recession: more cars on the road and thriving cattle farms. That makes it a...
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Was the Saudi crown prince’s visit a success for India?
The Saudi Arabian crown prince’s visit to India this week ended under the same cloud where it began. Just days before Mohammed bin Salman’s visit, over 40 uniformed men were killed in the state of...
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Afghanistan’s war killed a record number of civilians in 2018
The United Nations said today that 2018 was marked by the most civilians killed in Afghanistan’s war since it began counting in 2009. The casualties included 3,804 deaths and 7,189 injured in fighting...
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A group of world leaders says populist politics are eroding women’s rights
Gender equality is at the core of what the world needs, according to the United Nations’ development goals for 2030. But the rise of populism around the world, along with its conservative and...
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10 iconic terms that defined the Modi era
The search for weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) by invading US forces in Iraq came a cropper over a decade-and-a-half ago. Yet, WMDs remain piled up across the world, literally. A quick reading on...
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Indians are trending #BoycottChineseProducts—using Chinese smartphones
Chew on this: For the past few days, Indians have probably been using Chinese-made phones to seek a boycott of made-in-China products. After China blocked a March 13 UN Security Council move to...
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Why millions of Indian traders are setting Chinese goods on fire
The prevailing bilateral frost between India and China is having a chilling effect on local trade as the south Asian nation prepares to celebrate its annual festival of colours. Around 60 million...
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Cyclone Idai has left 500 people dead and devastated southern Africa’s most...
Cyclone Idai has devastated the Mozambican city of Beira and turned it into an inland lake. The city of 500,000 people is at the epicenter of one of the worst natural disasters to hit southern Africa...
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Mission Shakti: Can we leave space out of earthly conflicts, please?
On March 27, India announced it had successfully conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, called “Mission Shakti.” After the United States, Russia and China, India is now the fourth country in...
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