Friday, November 28, 2025
Migration in South and South-East Asia Hits Record Levels
Millions from South and South-East Asia migrate “not by choice, but out of necessity” amid soaring inflation, fragile job markets and reduced healthcare and education. These systemic failures erode livelihoods, leaving few alternatives except risky migration routes that imperil lives and families, says UN human rights office.https://indianf.com/south-asia-southeast-asia-migration-crisis-2025/
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Mountains Facing Rapid Climate Change
Mountains worldwide are warming faster than surrounding lowlands, a phenomenon called elevation-dependent climate change (EDCC). This intensifies environmental shifts at higher altitudes, leading to melting glaciers, altered rainfall, and more frequent extreme weather. https://indianf.com/mountains-rapid-elevation-dependent-climate-change/
Friday, November 21, 2025
#Thyroid #Cancer on the Rise in #Adolescents and Young #Adults Worldwide
Thyroid cancer incidence rates among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 15-39 years have increased rapidly since 2000s in most countries, whereas thyroid cancer mortality rates have remained very low and stable. This comes up in a recent comprehensive study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). https://indianf.com/thyroid-cancer-on-the-rise-in-adolescents-and-young-adults-worldwide/
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Over 400 Million #Children Worldwide Live in #Poverty, #UNICEF Warns
Over 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries suffer severe deprivation in at least two vital areas such as nutrition, sanitation, or education, notes UNICEF. The situation is especially dire in regions like Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, says the UNICEF report The State of the World’s Children 2025: Ending Child Poverty – Our Shared Imperative. https://indianf.com/over-400-million-children-live-in-poverty-unicef-2025/
More countries report rising gonorrhoea
The World Health Organization warns that gonorrhoea is increasingly resistant to primary antibiotics like ceftriaxone and cefixime. Resistance to ceftriaxone rose from 0.8% in 2022 to 5% in 2024, while cefixime resistance jumped from 1.7% to 11%.
https://indianf.com/more-countries-report-rising-gonorrhoea/
Nearly 1 in 3 #women experience physical/ #sexual violence from #partners
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Higher #Stillbirth Rates in #US, Many Cases Still Unexplained
https://youtube.com/shorts/joOvinJyuhc?si=_5wX3Gv3BgrBIFih
45% of the world’s 8.2 billion people live in cities
Nearly 45% of the world’s 8.2 billion people live in cities, doubling urban population share since 1950. This rapid growth changes how societies develop, how resources are used, and challenges governments to build sustainable, livable spaces for all, according to the World Urbanization Prospects 2025: Summary of Results, released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) https://indianf.com/urban-shift-cities-reshaping-world-2025/
Ending world hunger costs less than 1% of military spending
Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year — less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP). About 318 million people will face crisis-level hunger or worse next year, more than double the figure in 2019, says WFP. https://indianf.com/global-hunger-crisis-318-million-2026/
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Why Women Live Longer Than Men: The Deep Evolutionary Roots of Longevity Differences
From ancient civilizations to modern societies, nearly every country and historical era shows women living longer than men. Medical progress and better standards of living have narrowed this gender gap in some regions, but recent research confirms the difference is deeply embedded in evolution. https://indianf.com/why-women-live-longer-evolution-biology-longevity/
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