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Next round of G20 meetings in Gujarat from March 27

Gujarat will host the next round of G20 meetings from March 27 to April 4, during which three conclaves will be held in the state on a range of issues, where delegates from different countries will......

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Engaging The Indian Diaspora Is A Must

The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a result of their talent, perseverance and hardworking nature, asserts Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

India ranked ninth in world tree planting

India has been ranked ninth in the tree planting roll of honour in a campaign to plant a billion trees, which was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in November 2006. The......

What Supreme Commander Told Officers...

This is what President Droupadi Murmu, supreme commander of India's defence services, told the student officers and faculty at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, November 28, 2024:......

UN consultant among 4 Indians killed in Ethiopia plane crash

Four Indians, including a United Nations consultant attached with the environment ministry, were among those killed when a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed after taking-off from Addis......

India saw steepest surge in greenhouse emission in 2023, says report

Among major economies, India in FY23 recorded the steepest increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission, climbing 6.1 per cent, with China trailing close behind at 5.2 per cent, according to the......

Amazing photos reveal the state of world environment

The United Nations Environment Programme established World Environment Day in 1972 and every year for the past 40 years, countries around the world have dedicated June 5 to environmental causes.......

All about the World Environment Day

'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' The World Environment Day is the biggest global celebration for positive environmental action, coordinated by......

Indian wins the World Environment Day logo contest

The World Environment Day 2015 logo has an Indian touch. With a thought provoking design, Shibin K K has won the United Nations Environment Programme’s competition for the best logo......

Climate change: Adaptation cost in developing nations to be huge

Public source funding reached $23-36 billion dollar in 2012-2013 but the report states that ‘new and additional’ finance must be made available to avoid a 'significant gap' in the......

Vikram is the youth envoy of UN Habitat

Catch the action in the Tamil film industry right here! Tamil actor Vikram has been selected as the Youth Envoy for the UN Habitat (United Nations Human Settlement Programme). Out of the four......

CWG preparations going well: Kalmadi

The organisers of the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi have claimed that the preparations are progressing well and the venues would be ready by the end of 2009. Organising Committee......

New York all set for India vs Pakistan: 'Super Bowl on steroids'

IMAGE: The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York is expected to be packed with fans for Sunday's big clash featuring India and Pakistan. Photographs: ICC 2023 New York officials......

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