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PM strongly calls for reform of the UN

PM strongly calls for reform of the UN

In an address at a G7 session in Hiroshima, Modi wondered why different forums have had to deliberate on issues relating to peace and stability when the UN was formed to deal with these challenges

22 May,2023 08:01 AM IST | Hiroshima | Agencies
Russia’s exit from Ukraine grain deal would risk global food security

Russia’s exit from Ukraine grain deal would risk global food security

The breakthrough accord that the UN and Turkey brokered with the warring sides last summer came with a separate agreement to facilitate shipments of Russian food and fertilizer that Moscow insists hasn’t been applied

18 May,2023 08:20 AM IST | Geneva | Agencies
UN weather agency predicts 2 in 3 chance of briefly reaching key heat limit

UN weather agency predicts 2 in 3 chance of briefly reaching key heat limit

It likely would only be a fleeting and less worrisome flirtation with the agreed-upon climate danger point, the United Nations weather agency said on Wednesday

17 May,2023 03:50 PM IST | Washington | AP
West Bengal's Santiniketan on its way to become a UNESCO world heritage site

West Bengal's Santiniketan on its way to become a UNESCO world heritage site

Santiniketan, over 160 km from Kolkata, was originally an ashram built by Tagore's father Debendranath Tagore, where anyone, irrespective of caste and creed, could come to meditate, according to a description of the place on the official website of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre

11 May,2023 10:19 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
'Conflict, climate change, Covid, cost-of-living heighten threats for women'

'Conflict, climate change, Covid, cost-of-living heighten threats for women'

The report titled 'Born Too Soon: Decade of Action on Preterm Birth' is developed by more than 140 individuals from 46 countries and is produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) together with PMNCH -- the world's largest alliance for women, children, and adolescents

10 May,2023 11:44 AM IST | Cape Town | PTI
Increasing soil pollution having an adverse impact on food security: Report

Increasing soil pollution having an adverse impact on food security: Report

On the one hand, soil pollution can reduce crop yields due to toxic levels of contaminants, and on the other, crops grown in polluted soils are unsafe, causing a threat to human health, as well as to animals

09 May,2023 03:35 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Iran court issues USD 312.9M judgment against US

Iran court issues USD 312.9M judgment against US

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, in reporting the decision, offered no direct evidence to support the court’s allegation that American officials had any part in the June 2017 attack that killed at least 18 people and wounded 50 others

27 April,2023 08:16 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
India now most populous nation

India now most populous nation

UN report shows by 2050, India’s population is expected to rise to 166.8 crore while China’s would dip to 131.7 crore

20 April,2023 08:39 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies

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