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Launch of the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development”

Secretary-General Angel Gurría launched the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development” at the 48th High Level Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee in London.




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An Overview of the OECD ENV-Linkages Model - Environment Working Paper No. 65

This document provides a detailed technical description of the ENV-Linkages model. The OECD ENV-Linkages Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model is an economic model that describes how economic activities are inter-linked across several macroeconomic sectors and regions. It links economic activity to environmental pressure, specifically to emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs).




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Think Green: education and environmental awareness

Education plays a crucial role in raising awareness of environmental challenges and shaping the attitudes and behaviours that can make a difference. A recently released Trends Shaping Education Spotlight looks at the role of education in both preparing and providing our citizens with the skills needed for a sustainable and productive future.




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Webinar: What we think about global warming?

Cloudy head on climate change? Join the webinar on Wednesday 30 March 2016 from 1-2 pm (Paris time) with Professor Per Espen Stoknes on What we think about... when we try not to think about... global warming!




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OECD’s Gurría calls for overhaul of economic thinking to address global challenges

The challenges we face in our era of rapid, disruptive change are daunting, but we are starting to develop the tools, techniques and concepts to meet them, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said.




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Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development

This new publication looks at how renewable energy can bring the greatest benefits to host regions.




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Launch of the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development”

Secretary-General Angel Gurría launched the 2012 Development Co-operation Report “Lessons in linking sustainability and development” at the 48th High Level Meeting of the Development Assistance Committee in London.




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Places with Eye-popping Customs of Drinking and Eating Habits

Each place has its own distinct feature of eating habits. As there are diversities in races so are the differences in food habits. So, below mentioned are some places with eye-popping customs of drinking or eating habits




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Environmental taxes: Key findings for Germany LINK

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Germany. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.




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Project: Local economic strategies for shrinking and ageing labour markets

The project will identify the policy levers and instruments that can be helpful in the design of strategies to accompany the transition to older local labour markets, and identify how national policy frameworks can best support these transformations.




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15th OECD/Japan Seminar - Global Strategies for Higher Education-Global Trends and Rethinking the Role of Government”

This seminar will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences on issues such as the influence of accelerated commercialization of education and a knowledge-based society.




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What do youth think? (OECD Education Today Blog)

Interview with Allan Päll - Secretary General of the European Youth Forum




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Rethinking the learning environment (OECD Education Today Blog)

What do innovative learning environments around the world look like? How might they be led and evaluated? What policy strategies stimulate and support them? For the past decade the OECD’s Centre for Education Research and Innovation (CERI) has addressed these and similar questions in an international study called Innovative Learning Environments.




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Linking Renewable Energy to Rural Development

This new publication looks at how renewable energy can bring the greatest benefits to host regions.




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Project: Local economic strategies for shrinking and ageing labour markets

The project will identify the policy levers and instruments that can be helpful in the design of strategies to accompany the transition to older local labour markets, and identify how national policy frameworks can best support these transformations.




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Japan will need reforms to ease economic blow of a shrinking workforce

Japan must make revitalising growth its number one priority with reforms to boost productivity and encourage more women and older people into jobs to compensate for its rapidly shrinking labour force, according to the OECD.




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Linking indigenous communities with regional development

This OECD project on Linking indigenous communities with regional development aims to develop policy recommendations for OECD and partner countries to improve economic outcomes for indigenous communities by better linking them with regional development efforts.




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The Gefahrstoffdatenbank der Länder is now linked to eChemPortal

The Gefahrstoffdatenbank der Länder, a german database, is now linked to eChemPortal. 102545 substance records can be searched through the substance search. This includes German hazardous substances legislation as well as other sources reflecting the state of technology and occupational health and safety relating to activities involving hazardous substances. In addition, it contains links to various other German data bases.




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The joint Substance Data Pool of the German Federal Government and the German Federal States (GSBL) is the 30th database linked to eChemPortal

The Joint Substance Data Pool of the German Federal Government and Federal States (GSBL) is now linked to eChemPortal. Records contain information on physical and chemical properties, on ecotoxicological and toxicological parameters and on environmental fate. They provide descriptions of environmental hazards, health dangers, fire and other technical hazards and give information on relevant chemicals-related legislation.




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Fighting talk as American might shrinks

Obama is seeking to scale back US global responsibilities without signalling a retreat






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How to Think More Effectively During a Crisis

Shift your thoughts so you can move into the future with more clarity, confidence and control.




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Kremlin-linked cyber hackers steal hundreds of medical trial records from British coronavirus lab 

This newspaper revealed last week how hackers linked to Russia and Iran were behind 'utterly reprehensible' hits on British institutions.




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Diary of an NHS doctor: my blood boils when I think of hypocrite Neil Ferguson

The worst may now be over, but as one frontline doctor reveals in her latest diary, traumatised medics now have time to reflect on the life-and-death decisions taken in the heat of battle… 




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President Trump drinks bleach, gives commencement speech to 'the class of COVID-19' in SNL cold open

Alec Baldwin reprised his imitation of President Trump on the season finale of Saturday Night Live - this time with the Commander in Chief giving a commencement speech via Zoom.




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Three children in New York die from a rare inflammatory syndrome that may be linked to coronavirus

Three children in New York have died and 73 more cases have been reported of a rare inflammatory syndrome exhibiting symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome.




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BRITs 2020: Emily Atack keeps it classic in a slinky LBD 

The Inbetweeners star, 30, mingled with the great and good of the music world as she attended the 2020 BRIT Awards at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday night.




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Lewis Capaldi hits back at troll as he is criticised for drinking

On Wednesday, a Twitter troll shared a snap of his winning moment while penning: 'We have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol in Scotland. This doesn't help'




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Why police think Telstra trechnician Bradley Robert Edwards is the notorious Claremont serial killer

Accused serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards, now 51. was just 19 when he donned a woman's nightie, crept into a bedroom and climbed on top of a sleeping Perth teenager in 1988.




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Indian pharmacist dies after drinking chemical mix they made to come up with coronavirus treatment

K Sivanesan, 47, and his colleague Rajkumar worked for a herbal medicine company and tested their treatment - a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate - at a home in southern Chennai city.




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Bartenders get back to pouring drinks in Las Vegas as dine-in restaurants reopen

On Saturday, Phase One of Nevada's 'Roadmap to Recovery' officially commenced, with some nonessential businesses able to open for the first time in seven weeks.




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Jessica Ennis-Hill coach blasts Nike link in decision to stand by Alberto Salazar

Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach hit out at UK Athletics, suggesting they may have been compromised by a lucrative sponsorship deal with Nike in their decision to stand by Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar.




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Kremlin-linked cyber hackers steal hundreds of medical trial records from British coronavirus lab 

This newspaper revealed last week how hackers linked to Russia and Iran were behind 'utterly reprehensible' hits on British institutions.




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Diary of an NHS doctor: my blood boils when I think of hypocrite Neil Ferguson

The worst may now be over, but as one frontline doctor reveals in her latest diary, traumatised medics now have time to reflect on the life-and-death decisions taken in the heat of battle… 




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President Trump drinks bleach, gives commencement speech to 'the class of COVID-19' in SNL cold open

Alec Baldwin reprised his imitation of President Trump on the season finale of Saturday Night Live - this time with the Commander in Chief giving a commencement speech via Zoom.




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HOT OR NOT: Steve Smith showed his class in the Ashes while Nigel Benn return seems wishful thinking

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.




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Louise Thompson showcases her washboard abs in a pink bikini

The former Made In Chelsea star, 30, showcased her washboard abs and toned figure in a skimpy pink two-piece.




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Pink opens up about recovery from coronavirus with son Jameson, three: 'It was a terrifying time'

The 40-year-old wrote: 'Battling COVID-19 along with my 3-year-old son was the most physically and emotionally challenging experience I have gone through as a mother.'




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When children think abuse is ‘normal’


A new child-led survey has documented the types of violence children in Maharashtra are exposed to. Alka Gadgil reports the important findings from the survey.




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The river linkages payoff


The lure of gigantism today is the prospect of large and easy kickbacks, says Prashant Bhushan.




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Grand distraction called river-linking


The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand. But this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction from the business at hand, writes Sunita Narain.




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River links and judicial chinks


At every turn, the Supreme Court has had two options, and always the justices leaned towards the unconvincing one, says Videh Upadhyay.




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Good girls don't drink


Why is it that whenever there is any talk of values, it is women's behaviour, their dress, their attitude that comes into question, even though there are more men than women in India? Societal values and morality should apply to everyone, men and women, says Kalpana Sharma.




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Think of the mother


Even the most calculating and hard-hearted woman will not be indifferent to what happens to the child she has birthed. This is the reason that female infanticide remains a phenomenon restricted to only a few areas while sex selective abortions are rampant, writes Kalpana Sharma.




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Chinks in security, heroin recovered from goods train form Pak

Despite claims of strict safety measures taken post November 2nd Wagah , Pakistan, suicide bomb blast, the security officials here recovered 7.480 kilogram heroin from goods train that arrived from Pakistan on Wednesday.




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'I think of myself as Indian in a sense that includes Pakistan'

He's one of the subcontinent's most exciting literary talents. His new book 'Noon' explores violence in South Asia. Son of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer, assassinated after defying Islamist groups, Aatish Taseer speaks with Srijana Mitra Das about nations, truth, lies and ties that bind - or break - people.




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Twinkle Khanna: The Patriot Games, and why we’re all losing




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3 more with mandi link among 16 to test positive for Covid-19 in Gurugram




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South Korea, Germany Show Life Beyond Lockdown Isn't What People Think it Will Be

The South Korean government on Wednesday started to relax its strict social distancing rules but only in line with a set of guidelines referred to as the 'distancing in daily life' policy.