Mothers’ education has a powerful role shaping their children’s futures
London: The educational status of mothers has greater influence over their child’s educational status today than it did before
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 14 May, 2023
EAM Jaishankar discusses Sudan situation with UN chief Guterres, pitches for ‘successful diplomacy’ for early ceasefire
United Nations: The team in New Delhi is said to be "continuous touch" with the Indians in Sudan, advising them to keep calm and not to take unnecessary risks
BY PTI / Friday, 21 April, 2023
India surpasses China to become world’s most populous nation: UN data
New Delhi: Estimates by different agencies have suggested that India's population is expected to keep rising for nearly three decades before it peaks at 165 crore and then start declining
BY PTI / Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
Why democratic countries around the world are not prepared to support Ukraine – and some are shifting closer to Russia
Non-alignment allows countries to avoid becoming entangled in the rising geopolitical tensions between the west and Russia
BY The Conversation / Sunday, 16 April, 2023
Religious leaders join UN Secy-Gen Guterres in praying for peace – ‘our most precious goal’
United Nations: "Let us hold firm to the common faith that unites the human family. Let us come together as communities and countries. Let us pray for peace," Guterres said
BY PTI / Saturday, 15 April, 2023
India elected to UN Statistical Commission for four-year period
United Nations: The United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the highest body of the global statistical system
BY PTI / Thursday, 6 April, 2023
India must immediately end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN expert
United Nations/Geneva: Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders made this comment days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) formally arrested jailed Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society programme coordinator Khurram Parvez in connection with its
BY PTI / Friday, 24 March, 2023
UN: Jal Shakti minister says India will invest over $240 bn in water sector
United Nations: Jal Jeevan Mission or Water Life Mission aims to achieve safe and affordable drinking water in rural households by 2024
BY PTI / Friday, 24 March, 2023
Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN Chief
United Nations: In Asia, 10 major rivers originate in the Himalaya region, supplying freshwater to 1.3 billion people living in its watershed
BY PTI / Thursday, 23 March, 2023
India likely to be most severely affected as global urban population facing water scarcity projected
United Nations: Globally, two billion people do not have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation
BY PTI / Thursday, 23 March, 2023
Significant increase in seizures of drugs in India over past five years: UN narcotics watchdog
United Nations: The report noted that South Asia remains an important transit area for traffickers smuggling illicitly produced opiates from Afghanistan to Europe and North America
BY PTI / Friday, 10 March, 2023
