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By Balsher Singh Sidhu More than half the world’s population faces water scarcity for at least one month every year. Meanwhile, some people have to deal with too much water, while others have access to only poor water quality. That’s billions of people living with drought in Africa and India, facing flood risks in Bangladesh […]
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Pragmatism and national interest form the key pillars of diplomacy. When the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which actually translates into an East-West standoff, presented a major challenge to its diplomatic skills, India did well to navigate the turbulent weather and strike a fine balance. New Delhi’s response reflected pragmatic pursuit of national interest. The Russian equipment, especially […]
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Russia's negative vote did not have the power of a veto and it passed with the support of 11 members from Europe, the Americas and Africa in the 15-member Council.
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Hyderabad: About 40 Ukrainian soldiers and 10 civilians have been killed so far in Russian shelling, while the former claims that around 50 Russians occupiers have been killed. As one would expect, two countries going for war will have social media abuzz. Ideally, one would want to see people condemning the onslaught with civilians being […]
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United Nations: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on Wednesday said global foreign direct investment flows showed a […]
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Hyderabad: Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement. It earlier said another member, Suga, tested positive for the virus on Friday. […]
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United Nations: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will comply with medical guidelines by self-isolation. “I would like to inform you that, earlier today, as part of routine testing for work, I received a positive result on a Covid-19 PCR test. I am in […]
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United Nations Day is commemorated on October 24 every year, marking the day United Nations (UN) was established in 1945. To honour the role the UN plays, the students of Pallavi Aware International School organised a virtual meet on October 23. The students informed the audience what the UN is and the role it plays […]
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Hyderabad: What do you think is essential for man’s existence? It is food. Though the word food is called differently in different languages, cooked differently, obtained from different sources, it serves three important functions. It makes our body immune to diseases, grow and get energy. World Food Day is observed on October 16 every year. […]
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United Nations: Mourning the loss of lives lost due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated India’s commitment to start giving vaccines to needy persons in other countries, even as he gave a clarion call to manufacturers to “Come, Make Vaccine in India”. “For the last one-and-a-half years, the whole […]
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Ravaged by prolonged wars and now under the control of Islamist group, Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse, economically and socially. The global community is wary of extending financial support because of the Taliban’s failure to honour its promise of protecting human rights. While the concerns of the countries around the world about providing […]
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Business influencer Raj Shamani was all of 16 when a personal liability forced him to take on the responsibility of a family-run soap business. With no know-how of how to go about the business, Raj took the proverbial bull by its horns, learnt how to make soaps from YouTube and reached out to homemakers to […]
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As the US called curtains on its ‘forever war’ and evacuated its last soldier, it left behind a country in a complete mess. Even its own coalition partners were dismayed and could make little of Washington’s harried exit. Many Afghans are now without a ‘home’ and almost half the population needs humanitarian assistance to survive. […]
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Noting that six years of war "overshadows everything" in the Western Asian country, UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffith on Monday told the Security Council meeting on Yemen that the war "grinds on"
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Hyderabad: Expressing concern over the crisis in Afghanistan, Industries Minister KT Rama Rao questioned the United Nations over its lack of intervention. The Minister tweeted: “Where is the United Nations. Aren’t you supposed to intervene when situations become horrendous! Truly disturbing visuals from Afghan crisis.” Where is the UN? Aren’t you @UN supposed to intervene […]
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The yearlong activities conducted as part of the initiative culminated on July 5.
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Inspector Padma Palle shares her enriching, empowering UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
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Food and Agriculture Organization of UN has nominated Telangana State Seed and Organic Certification Authority Director K Keshavulu to serve in the scientific advisory panel at FAO global seeds conference
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The report warns that globally, 9 million additional children are at risk of being pushed into child labour by the end of 2022 as a result of the pandemic.
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In 1972 after discussions on environment-related issues during the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, the United Nations Assembly established World Environment Day.
