Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India has a deep commitment to maintaining global harmony, improving socio-economic equity, preserving nature's balance, and that India will play its role in full support of the UN agenda
India is Europe’s Energy Shock Absorber: Its Refineries are at Heart of Global Energy Stability
India is not merely a buyer of cheap oil from Russia or an exporter of refined fuels to Europe. India is a system stabiliser, ensuring the flow of oil in the world market in the context of economic necessity as well as geopolitical compulsions. India ranks among the top five refining nations globally.
How European Green Laws Are Reshaping Regional Trade and Industrial Development
European green laws represent a major shift in the relationship between trade and environmental sustainability. For South Asia, they create both risks and opportunities. While compliance costs and market access challenges are real, these regulations can also accelerate the region's transition towards greener and more resilient economic development. The long-term success of South Asian economies will depend on their ability to integrate sustainability into industrial growth strategies while ensuring that environmental goals complement, rather than hinder, broader development objectives.
Of Judges, Protesters and Cockroaches: The Household Pest's Little-Known Role in Maintaining a Sustainable Planet
India's Gen Z seeks opportunity, purpose and impact. The cockroach's greatest lesson is not survival but service—quietly sustaining ecosystems through recycling, resilience and adaptation. As young people lead the journey towards sustainability and Net Zero, the question is not whether they are cockroaches, but whether they will learn from them.
India’s Fast Breeder Reactor Success Strengthens Energy Security Vision
India maintains a separation between civilian and military nuclear programmes and remains outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Consequently, the PFBR is not under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
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UN releases Bangladesh flood aid in record time
The UN has released $5.2 million in emergency funds in record time to fight flooding in Bangladesh
China, India stand very differently at UN: India's former UN envoy
India's former permanent representative at the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Saturday said countries like China and India stand very differently at the UN, in terms of their perspective and approach
UN chief wants custody killings in Tamil Nadu investigated
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants the death of a father and a son from Sathankulam in Tamil Nadu while in police custody with alleged signs of torture investigated, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric
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India good example in solar auctions amidst pandemic: UN Secretary General
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Sri Lanka ensures UN peacekeepers are trained and equipped to maintain peace while upholding human rights
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AIDS-related deaths on the rise in Pakistan
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UNDP and GNHC sign project on COVID-19 response and recovery
The Gross National Happiness Commission and UNDP Bhutan signed a partnership agreement on July 2 to mark the start of a new UNDP-supported COVID-19 response and recovery project funded by the Government of Japan (GoJ)
UNHCR hails Bangladesh’s efforts to curb coronavirus at Rohingya camps
The UN refugee agency UNHCR’s Representative Steven Corliss has hailed Bangladesh’s efforts to strangle the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Rohingya camps
UN court rejects Italy's claim of compensation from India in 2012 naval dispute
An independent court of the United Nations has held Italy guilty of breaching India's freedom of navigation in the 2012 naval dispute between the two countries and rejected Italy's claim of compensation from India
UNICEF, EU to prevent malnutrition in Nepal
European Union and UNICEF have expanded their partnership on nutrition to prevent malnutrition in children due to the socio-economic impact of the pandemic
UNSC adopts resolution on COVID-19
The UN Security Council (UNSC) has adopted a resolution on COVID-19, demanding a general and immediate cessation of hostilities
UNESCO chief calls for prosecution of Indian journalist's killers
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has asked Indian authorities to prosecute the killers of journalist Shubham Mani Tripathi in order to end “gunpoint censorship
