India said it will give $5 million in 2020, increasing its contribution to the UN's core budget from $1.25 million, but also demanded transparency in how funds are managed.
Speaking at an event in Riyadh Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the UN should not merely be an institution but also an instrument for positive change.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, with contributions from over 100 scientists, says heatwaves in oceans have globally doubled in 30 yrs.
Greta Thunberg had two choices — being a celebrity and making speeches or opting for increasingly radical rhetoric that will put her outside the mainstream.
At the UN climate summit, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg told leaders 'we are watching you'. But getting 197 nations to agree on anything is a fool’s errand.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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