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The vote in the 15-member council was 13-1 with the United Kingdom abstaining

Use of technologies to monitor water availability in borewells could be the first step to manage aquifers responsibly

Adoption of millet faces a substantial obstacle due to the impact of pricing dynamics, particularly the presence of subsidies that favour staple grains such as rice and wheat

This collaborative event with the Deccan Development Society, Zaheerabad, will take place from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm at the AV Room, St. Ann's College for Women.

The concentration of carbon dioxide is now 50% higher than before the start of the Industrial Revolution

Increasing wealth inequality and shrinking opportunities for the youth negates India’s ‘fastest growing’ tag

A comprehensive multidimensional strategy for the ‘War on Terror’ must include a comprehensive view of other strategic military and economic affairs

India is the largest user of groundwater globally, extracting more water than the combined usage of the United States and China

The number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights violations globally is likely to have exceeded 114 million at the end of September

The steady deterioration in the air quality of several Indian cities calls for radical long-term steps to arrest the tide

This came after the UN chief said that the attacks by Hamas "did not happen in a vacuum" further adding that the attacks cannot justify the "collective punishment of the Palestinian people"

India's permanent ambassador at the UN, Ruchira Kamboj called for reforms to the world body overcome the crisis of 'credibility'

Afghanistan's women have faced numerous challenges since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Girls and women in the war-torn country have no access to education, employment and public spaces.

Stating that the news about death of hundreds of civilians due to the bombing of a hospital in Gaza was distressing, the Minister said it was heartbreaking to learn that around 4,500 people have lost their lives in this conflict over the past two weeks.

Arindam Bagchi has been appointed India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva

One estimate says that meeting the Paris Agreement targets could reduce the price of oil to $10 a barrel by 2050

In Geneva, Bagchi would succeed Indra Mani Pandey who is set to return to New Delhi

There is a need for more dialogue, trust, cooperation and collaboration among countries to achieve the theme of G20

Gilad Erdan, asserted on Sunday: "It is imperative now to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas, eradicating it entirely to prevent the recurrence of such atrocities."

Doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements from 2.2 per cent to over 4 per cent annually across sectors by 2030 is also among the possible elements listed in the UN report for discussion at COP28.