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Jaishankar to address UNGA on Sep 24, counter-terrorism among key focus areas

Counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, reformed multilateralism, climate action and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines will be among the key focus areas for India during the high-level UN General......

India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the 'Lifestyle for the environment movement', a global initiative, and asserted that its vision is to live a lifestyle that is in tune with our......

Pachauri resigns from UN climate panel after sex harassment charges

Buffeted by allegations of sexual harassment, R K Pachauri on Tuesday quit as chairman of United Nation's prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose meeting here he has avoided.......

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was Thursday named a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Environment Programme. Tendulkar will use his massive global popularity to raise awareness and harness......

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

How many times has someone cautioned you -- be careful, you are living beyond your means! Generally, this happens because you are heading towards a financial mess -- by either spending more than......

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

India ranked 132 out of 191 countries in the 2021 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Kindly note that this image has been......

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

Renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, regarded as the ‘Nobel Prize for the......

271 mn Indians came out of poverty between 2006 and 2016

India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multi-dimensional poverty index values during the period with strong improvements in......

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

Public source funding reached $23-36 billion dollar in 2012-2013 but the report states that ‘new and additional’ finance must be made available to avoid a 'significant gap' in the......

UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams sceptics

The UN environment chief has come out in strong support of the embattled climate change panel led by R K Pachauri, hitting out at sceptics whose criticism of the body and its Indian chair, he said,......

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Jaishankar to address UNGA on Sep 24, counter-terrorism among key focus areas

India ready to back any effort for better environment, global wellness: Modi

Pachauri resigns from UN climate panel after sex harassment charges

Sachin named UNEP's Goodwill Ambassador

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

India slips 2 spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index

Indian green economist wins 'environment Nobel'

271 mn Indians came out of poverty between 2006 and 2016

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams sceptics

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