All posts tagged "United Nations"
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Social Media
India strongly rejects criticism of new IT rules by UN special rapporteurs
June 20, 2021India has dismissed criticism of its new IT rules relating to social media by three UN...
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Analysis
World Bicycle Day: COVID-19 pandemic has revived cycling
June 3, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has made us value health more than ever and as such, many of...
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News
S Jaishankar and UN Chief discuss COVID-19 vaccine solutions and supply chains
May 26, 2021India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres on Tuesday,...
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Environment
Right interventions and policies could help India decarbonize public transport
May 25, 2021India is the world’s fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) from fuel combustion after the...
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COVID19
UNICEF urges G7 countries to donate excess supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to global COVAX sharing scheme
May 17, 2021The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has requested G7 countries to donate excess supplies of COVID-19...
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Health
Global hunger was at 5-yr high last year; outlook for 2021 even worse: UN
May 6, 2021Around 155 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2020 as a result of global conflicts,...
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COVID19
India’s restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine exports to impact poor countries
March 26, 2021Poor countries will be impacted the most because of India’s decision to restrict COVID-19 vaccine exports....
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Environment
Top scientists warn of accelerating climate change, “ghastly future” ahead
January 14, 2021An international group of scientists believe the world is headed for a “ghastly future” because of...
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Climate Change
UN chief calls on world governments to declare State of Climate Emergency
December 13, 2020The UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on governments to declare a “State of Climate Emergency”...
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COVID19
Future pandemics will be deadlier than COVID-19: UN Biodiversity Panel
October 31, 2020The United Nation’s Biodiversity Panel has warned that future pandemic will be more deadlier than the...
