![WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus](https://i0.wp.com/www.policycircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WHO-director-general-wednesday.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concerns over the alarming levels of spread and severity of the outbreak. Read more »
![ground water contamination is rampant across the world](https://i0.wp.com/www.policycircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/world-water-contamination.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Increased temperatures in the wettest periods of the year result in dissolved organic carbon concentration increases of up to 45%. Read more »
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Power generation from coal crashes by 24% in Europe and 16% in the US, but China’s dependence on coal-fired plants rises. Read more »
![World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus](https://i0.wp.com/www.policycircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/WHO-chief-Tedros-Adhanom-Ghebreyesus.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
The WHO did not call the new coronavirus disease a global pandemic, but officials indicated that it was close to making a declaration. Read more »
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Countries such as the United States, Mexico, China, Australia, Canada, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Pakistan may face huge damage. Read more »
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Traces of plastic in the body of the new species, Eurythenes plasticus, highlight the issue of marine plastic pollution. Read more »
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Sectoral relaxation to MSMEs may not work, financial literacy about schemes will. Read more »
![Pankaj Satija of Tata Steel](https://i0.wp.com/www.policycircle.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/pankaj-satija-tata-steel.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1)
Tata Steel Ltd’s Pankaj Satija calls for the simplification of tax regime by removing multiple levies. Read more »
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The mining industry is hampered by policy inconsistencies; needs a holistic approach to attain its full potential, say policy makers, industry brass. Read more »
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Climate targets can be met without compromising on food security and damaging ecosystems just by reducing demand for food, feed, and fibre, says The Drawdown Review. Read more »