The water crisis could jeopardise more than half of the world's food production and cause an average global GDP loss of 8 per cent by 2050, with lower-income countries facing up to a 15 per cent......
Would there be such a day when I could feel free from this emptiness, this vacuum that has taken over my heart? asks Aarti David. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Are we ever fully......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday welcomed a host of world leaders, including United States President Joe Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, at the Bharat Mandapam, the......
As the national capital gets ready to host the 18th G20 Summit on Saturday with global leaders in presence, it is very important to look at what it holds in its agenda. IMAGE: A view of the Bharat......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla have been named among the world's 100 most influential people of 2021 by......
Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal is set to attend a two-day meeting from October 23 at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, that would focus on finding solutions and giving......
Normally, the appointment of a World Bank president, like the International Monetary Fund head, happens without much debate or media coverage. The United States puts forward its candidate for the......
US nominee for World Bank President's post Jim Yong Kim met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and is believed to have sought India's support for his candidature. Jim, Dartmouth College......
Corrupt practices are robbing the developing nations as much as $40 billion annually, even a fraction of which can fund treatment of over 6 lakh AIDS-affected people, according to the World Bank.......
World Bank has discovered serious cases of fraud and corruption in the five health sector projects dealing with eradication of tuberculosis and malaria and HIV/AIDS control schemes. The probe into......
IMAGE: China's Haiyan Wu, Li Yang and team mates celebrate in front of their fans after the match. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters China and Spain played out a 0-0 draw in their final World......
Cameroon overpower Ecuador; Nigeria score late to draw with Sweden Cameroon's Gaelle Enganamouit (right) and Ecuador's Ligia Moreira battle for the ball during their FIFA Women's World Cup Group C......
Slack defending and a casual approach by rival goalkeeper Juje Siddi allowed Churchill Brothers to score a comprehensive 5-0 win over Salgaocar in the play-off for third place in the 27th......
Mahindra United staged a grand rally after being a goal in arrears torout Churchill Brothers 4-1 and enter the final of the Federation Cup football tournament.The star of their impressive victory......
Churchill Brothers defeated East Bengal 10-9 in sudden death to set up a meeting with Mahindra United in the semi-finals of the 27th Federation Cup football tournament, at Nehru stadium in Margao,......