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India’s Akshaya Patra: 4 Billion Meals Celebrated at UN

The event highlighted The Akshaya Patra Foundation's remarkable accomplishment of serving 4 billion meals under the auspices of PM POSHAN Abhiyaan, showcasing significant progress towards nourishing the future of India.

Reforming the UN: A better path forward than creating new entities

At the inaugural General Assembly of the World Liberty Congress, an organisation dedicated to promoting democracy and human rights, more than 20 dissidents from 56 countries were present in Vilnius. The emergence of the World Liberty Congress is seen as a substitute for the United Nations, which is increasingly criticised for its ineffectiveness in maintaining […]

UNHCR cites water crisis as emergency, lauds India’s efforts

NEW DELHI: UN ECOSOC India Water Foundation analyzed policies and programs in India related to the human right to water and sanitation, especially in the context of the climate emergency the world is grappling with, at the 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) meetings. Speaking at an event titled “Safeguarding the […]

Russia-Africa ties flourish despite Ukraine war

Russia has promised more investment, military support and diplomatic presence to Africa

Jammu’s ‘White Oil’ moment has come

Discovering lithium reserves is an opportunity to benefit the long conflict-ravaged region and integrate it into the robust economy that is thriving post-pandemic

PM Modi attends ‘millet-lunch’ at Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a special lunch for members of the parliament. The millet-only lunch was hosted by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

India’s CO2 Target: Include Unrecognised MSMEs In Green Energy Initiatives, Experts Demand

NEW DELHI: Academicians, industry leaders, and experts on Monday asked the government to bring unrecognized micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the ambit of initiatives aimed at facilitating small industrial units to switch to clean energy. They also agreed that the sector has an important role for India to achieve the net-zero carbon target. […]

International Migration Review Forum: MoS V Muraleedharan To Represent India

  NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for external affairs and parliamentary affairs V Muraleedharan is slated to deliver an official statement at the Plenary Session of the first International Migration Review Forum. Muraleedharan will travel to the US along with a contingent from India on Wednesday for the first International Migration Review Forum. It […]

PM Modi To Attend Global COVID Summit

  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address the opening session of the second Global COVID Virtual Summit on Thursday. The PM will deliver remarks on the theme of ‘Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritising Preparedness’ at the summit that is hosted by US president Joe Biden, the foreign affairs ministry said in […]

EXPLAINED: Why India Abstained From UNGA Voting Against Russia

NEW DELHI: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly went to a poll on Wednesday, demanding Russia to immediately stop its military operation in Ukraine. India and 34 other states abstained from voting. Five states however voted in favour of Russia. The vote also saw a sharp division among the neighbours of India to vote. Bangladesh, […]