Other UN bodies India was elected to was include Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowermnet, Children's Fund, Population Fund, UN Development Programme among others.
The UNDP stated the urgency of dealing with such issues as they steadily become unmanageable, also adding that developing countries are bearing the brunt of climate change.
Around 273 million people were lifted out of multidimensional poverty in India, the study by Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative with United Nations Development Programme has noted.
Achim Steiner says several countries have been able to stymie air pollution, and suggests that India should go for the source of the problem, not the tail-end.
Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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