Change in leadership in the two countries brings the possibility of rapport. But there is a long history of hostility that is hard to overcome. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, speaks after giving his official seal of approval to newly-elected President...
In 1962 reporters arriving in Vietnam found an increasing U.S. military presence that wasn’t supposed to exist. Reporting what was happening took courage. Associated Press correspondent Peter Arnett, left, marches in column with Vietnamese troops as he covers...
In Japan and elsewhere, governments grapple with a frightening future: Too few young to support too many old. How big a problem is this? A maternity ward full of empty cribs. (Credit: Urosh Petrovic from Getty Images) This article was produced exclusively for News...
Elections jolted the ambitions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling party. But they may have breathed fresh life into India’s flagging democracy. Supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bike rally campaign for the general...
In India, tens of thousands need kidney transplants and can’t get them. High demand and short supply makes organs a valuable commodity. A line of people queue up for an organ transplant. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was produced exclusively for...
What’s a more powerful conservation incentive — a government jail or the wrath of a nature spirit? A shady path in a sacred forest in Myanmar. (Credit: Paul Spencer Sochaczewski) This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service. It is...
What’s a more powerful conservation incentive — a government jail or the wrath of a nature spirit? There are many ways to preserve wildlife. Correspondent Paul Spencer Sochaczewski ventures into Myanmar’s sacred forests to unearth the secret of conservation.
Exercise: Start a discussion on ways governments and communities can protect local flora, fauna and areas of natural interest. Read the article and discuss the suggested questions. Students should then undertake research to identify other examples of local folklore and community spiritual and religious beliefs affecting environmental conservation positively. Hint: Look to countries with a strong history of folklore and explore stories with links to the natural environment.
May 3 will mark World Press Freedom Day, reminding us that despite the important work journalists do, in many places it is difficult for them to do that job. Afghan cameramen cover a protest against U.S. President Joe Biden in Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 February 2022. (AP...
There are tales in history of common folk becoming supreme rulers. How difficult is that to do? This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service. It is through articles like this that News Decoder strives to provide context to complex...
Meeting a growing energy demand can go hand-in-hand with the green transition. This is what India could show the world. Workers carry a solar panel for installation at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited’s Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat, India,...
India’s position as a growing global economic leader, a leading producer of renewable energy and as a large consumer of energy puts it at the center of the debate on climate-friendly energy transition. Preety Sharma looks at how if India successfully manages the move towards greener energies, it will serve as a model for low and middle-income countries as they develop economically while striving to meet climate goals.
Exercise: Individually, or in groups, students put their research skills to the test. Use the following questions as a guide to finding out more about this topic.
What is energy transition? How does it relate to the UN SDGs? What energies should we transition to and what are the issues surrounding using each of these? What would a ‘model for low and middle-income countries’ look like?
Find examples of countries that have grown and managed energy transition well.
Sri Lanka is trying to do its part to combat climate change. But it will take a sea change to stop the ocean rising around the island nation. Cracks are visible from coastal erosion on sea shore in Iranawila, Sri Lanka, 19 June 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena )...