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Guterres calls for improved world governance as UN marks 75 years

Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for improved world governance, underlining that there is a surplus of multilateral challenges today but a deficit of solutions.

Covid updates: Guidelines for schools, India's first low-cost test & more

The Drugs Controller General of India has approved of the commercial launch of 'Feluda', the Tata CRISPR Covid-19 test

Virtual UNGA to see record participation of world leaders: Guterres

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will next week address the high-level meeting to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the General Debate

India supports multilateralism, need to adopt speedier UNSC reforms: Envoy

India supports multilateralism in the United Nations Security Council and it is high time that the status quo should be changed and the reforms are introduced at the earliest, TS Tirumurti said

UN Antonio Guterres chief urges all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all parties in Yemen to cease hostilities and pledged that the UN will continue to support them in implementing agreements signed since 2018

Covid-19: Donald Trump again scorns science on masks and vaccines

The president's comments put him at odds with the CDC, the world's premier public health agency, over the course of a pandemic that he keeps insisting is "rounding the corner" to an end

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns UN facing its '1945 moment'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world body was facing its own "1945 moment", noting that efforts must be made to "meet that moment"

Showdown set as US to declare United Nations sanctions on Iran are back

In defiance of overwhelming opposition, the United States is preparing to declare that all international sanctions against Iran have been restored

Guterres calls for positive move on Kashmir, sidesteps demography question

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon India and Pakistan to move in a positive way to resolve their differences

Landmark 75th session of UNGA commences in virtual format amid Covid-19

The landmark 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly has commenced amidst the devastating coronavirus pandemic

United Nations demands all countries enforce UN arms embargo on Libya

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that all countries enforce the widely violated UN arms embargo on Libya, withdraw all mercenaries from the North African nation

India beats China to win crucial election to UN commission on women

India got elected as Member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global body focussed on gender equality and women empowerment, beating China in a hotly-contested election

US must ban surveillance system exports to Saudi over Khashoggi killing: UN

The United States should consider a moratorium on the export of surveillance equipment to Riyadh over the killing of former Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi

Pakistan raises Ayodhya to cover its treatment of minorities: India at UN

India has accused Pakistan of spreading a "culture of violence" and suppressing the rights of minorities while Islamabad brings up the Ayodhya temple construction at the General Assembly

Pak continues to foment culture of violence at home, across borders: India

India has said Pakistan's deplorable human rights records and discriminatory treatment of religious minorities is a cause of persistent concern for the global community

UN chief asks to pitch in $35 bn for WHO's initiatives to fight Covid-19

He called for a "quantum leap" in funding to increase the chances of a global solution that could restore normality to the world

France backs India's candidacy for permanent seat in UN Security Council

French Defence Minister Florence Parly on Thursday reiterated her country's support to the candidature of India for a permanent seat in UNSC

Climate change did not stop for Covid: Brace for warmest 5 years on record

1.7 billion people to face severe water shortage due to the decline in glacier runoffs in Central Europe and Tibetan Plateau between 2030 and 2050

Protecting environment

The govt should revisit the draft EIA notification

Modi govt's environment rules overhaul sparks fears of return to grim past

Courts and tribunals have struck down at least three efforts in the past three years by the environment ministry to dilute or waive environmental rules